Headlamp wiring

[krisd76]

Hi all,
1984 t25, round headlights.

I've just took out the old tnugston bulbs and replaced them with the halogan converters. However, whilst messing around, I noticed that, when the normal driving lights are on, and I flash , both mainbeam & driving lights are on, however, when I switch just to mainbeam, the driving lights turn off.

Is this the way these work? As I cannot find a fault when I tested the wiring (and spending about an hour on it, and superglueing me fingers together, don't ask)


Thanks

Kris

[marlinowner]

I'm going to assume that when you say "normal driving lights", this is what I call " dipped headlights".

If that's right, then your headlights are working correctly - unless mine are wrong as well!

[krisd76]

Yeah. dipped lights.

Thats a relief. I had nowhere else to go with the testing.

Thanks for looking.

[CovKid]

In more recent months, a great deal has been added to the WIKI in terms of getting some 'real' light from round headlights including relays, upgraded wiring and fitting modern headlight units. Worth a browse. Makes a massive difference going from tungsten to halogen but the stock wiring is already maxed out and the above takes things a good deal further.

[krisd76]

In more recent months, a great deal has been added to the WIKI in terms of getting some 'real' light from round headlights including relays, upgraded wiring and fitting modern headlight units. Worth a browse. Makes a massive difference going from tungsten to halogen but the stock wiring is already maxed out and the above takes things a good deal further.

Excellent, some good work gone in there. Might be worth the work now, instead of mid winter when we remember how bad our lights are