headlight

[SPOOKIE01]

problems with lights turn pass dim to main and full comes in got new switch still the same and stalk and still stays on full can someone help to uncover this

[kevtherev]

Welcome to the forum


Nice intro

[ghost123uk]

Aye, welcome to club 80-90

I have read and re-read your question, but I cannot understand it. Could you perhaps post it again, but with some punctuation please ?

[Titus A Duxass]

Welcome to the forum


Nice intro

Don't have a go at him, there will be complaints.

[SPOOKIE01]

sorry lights turn the side lights on and turn on to main lights and full bean come on and stays on when to gsf for new light switch and still the same so i got a new stalk to see if this was it and no still stays with full bean on
can someonehelp

[kevtherev]

lights turn the side lights on and turn on to main lights and full bean come on and stays on

so to try and decipher this...
..you turn the lights on..just side lights first. which is ok
Then you turn on the head lights and full beam comes on?

[daddiehomiedog]

I would suggest a bad earth or the wiring is plugged in wrong.

The earth will be behind the fuse box lots of Brown wires connected to the van. Ensure they are clean and you have a good connection. I always coat my connectors to protect them from water.

If you can't find an issue with the earths, its got to be the wiring, either someone's plugged the fuse board connections in the wrong place or the switch is wired up wrong.

On the back of your headlight switch, you have a good few wires, pull the switch out of the dash, squeeze in tabs at side of switch and it'll come out of the back; still attached to the wires, turn on the lights with ignition off, check you have side lights on, if you have a multi meter or lead light, check which cable is the side light supply, it'll have a voltage, readable with your meter/lead light, alternatively unplug 1 input cable at a time till they go out. The connectors do come out of the connector block that plugs into the switch, youll need to disconnect the switch from the connector, get a very small screwdriver that'll slide into the connector block to bend a tab in on the metal crimp connection on the end of the wire, it'll release easily, do not pull it out without releasing the tab, you risk breaking the connection. Once you've worked out side lights, turn on ignition to run position, you should now have headlights, not dipped, (really bright) and not just sidelights, your sidelights should still have a 12v supply, if you have dipped your wiring is definately confused, again check to see which cable does what, (obviously check the stalk doesn't switch dipped off 1st.)

Left side of steering column, off the top of my head it has 3 wires going into it, the dipped beam connection for the stalk, ensure its connected properly and all connections are good.

I had similar problems a while ago, it turned out to be a melted connector creating a bad connection on the back of the fuse board, caused all sorts of strange goings on.

The wiring for the lights is fairly easy, but it helps identify what does what if you have a diagram, do you have one? What year is it I may be able to take a pic and post it.

hOpe; mY puntUation is. Ok,!?

[kevtherev]

its ok but there's summat up with your caps lock

[daddiehomiedog]

[daddiehomiedog]

Oops wrong way round

[daddiehomiedog]

[daddiehomiedog]

So 2 pics 2nd one shows the switch in the centre and has codes on the wires coming off that tell you the colour, check this is the same as your switch before going any further

[daddiehomiedog]

Earth point is located "under instrument panel near relay panel"

Firstly check there's no empty connectors loose wires or a gunked up terminal.