#1: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:15 am ---- Ok, so my bulb went out the other day so i thought fine i shall check the fuse's, they were all ok, i put it on main beam and it worked, so i replaced the bulb and the dipped beam still didnt work, i replaced it back to the old one and the dipped beam came back on and worked for the whole day.
Next day, no dipped beam again, so i drove around with no dipped beam for a few days *early mornings wasn't great as i hate people who dont replace bulbs*
Then i come to change the bulb again just to check if a new one will work, one of the pins on the old bulb had snapped off inside the connector and bent over, and part of the connector had melted.
I put a new bulb in and after a wiggle around it came on.
I just need to know what might have caused this to start happening, how to stop it happening anymore.
All the fuses are still fine, the bulb that the pin broke on was still fine but useless.
All fuses have been checked *just so you dont ask me if i checked the fuses*
Thanks in advance.
#2: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:02 am ---- One of my dipped beam plugs melted to the point where it just crumbled off. Still not got around to replacing it, I just cleaned the connectors off and plugged it back in. Not had a problem since.
Have you got higher wattage bulbs in? Having said that I had 100w bulbs in at one point and they were fine.
Its probably down to poor connection; Not pushed on properly, broken like you said or dirty contacts causes arcing. This creates more heat than normal and can melt plastic etc.
#3: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:13 am ---- This is the 1st time i have had to replace my bulbs.
Never touched them in the year or so ive owned it.
Bulbs are normal ones, nothing fancy.
#4: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:31 am ---- I would still say poor connection down to the broken pin. I decent scrap yard will probably cut you a plug of something for free.
#5: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:16 pm ---- what bulbs have you got i have h7 adaptor in my room sitting from when i had a 206 i can send it to you if you want?
#6: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:21 pm ----
pic of it buddy
#7: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: MNARAA, Location: In a traffic jamPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:20 pm ---- Fairly normal I'm afraid. Mine used to have this problem occasionally. Easy enough job to cut the connector off and replace with a new one (preferably join the wires with a screw-based connector to make things even easier next time). If you don't want to do it yourself a half-decent independent garage will do it for beer money in about 10 minutes.
#8: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:27 pm ---- High resistance in the circuit is what causes melted connectors.
#9: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:22 am ---- It's a very low resistance across the terminals or to earth that creates the heat so water ingress or dampness will do it as will terminals nearly touching enough to make a circuit. The bulb is low resistance and that's why it's hot. High resistance in the circuit will make the bulb function badly or not at all
#10: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:12 am ---- Cheers all.
And Dan, yeah thats the bit *well just the bottom h7 connector*
I take it i'd have the cut the wire about an inch back, then do the same on mine and place a screw connector in its place.
#11: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:47 am ---- Nah not at all, you can remove your old loom in 1 peice like this, where te wire plugs into the headlamp on the top, squeeze the notch with a screw driver that's what I used as my lights were on the bench being stripped for bin, then push inside the lamp, then remove the 2 h7 plug and pull out, just do the opposite to fit this one
#12: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:50 am ---- I thought that was a h4 - h7 adapter?
Sounds awsum if its just the whole section.
How much do you want for it?
#13: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: Dan-, Location: BiggleswadePosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:07 pm ---- Nah i removed that from my old crystals when i purchased some masked 1's back last year
dont be silly no use to me mate, rather see it help someone out than sitting hopelessly!
#14: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:22 am ----
Dan- wrote:
Nah i removed that from my old crystals when i purchased some masked 1's back last year
dont be silly no use to me mate, rather see it help someone out than sitting hopelessly!
Very decent of you. PM'd
Some good members on here still i see
#15: Re: Dipped beam not working, melted holder. Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:41 am ---- Can anybody point me in the direction of where to buy one of these, i can only find a 2 cabled version.
Also could someone point out where the grey connector end is under the bonnet.
Cheers
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