lost high beam

Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Location: nsw maitland

all of a sudden i have no highbeam they will work when i flas them but will not work when switched over to high is there a fuse for high and where is the high beam relay?
cheers al

Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne

Sounds like the switch.
I don't know about the disco's but in my early Rangies the power all ran through the switch and it used to burn out the contacts.
That problem was solved by rewiring through a relay.
Hope this helps, Glen.

Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Location: nsw maitland

hope its not the switch but wouldnt surprise me strange it has never played up before btw it is a 94 series 1 disco Very Happy

Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Location: nsw maitland

turned out to be the switch the plastic near the contacts had melted a bit and reset at a weird shape and was stopping the rocker contact from touching the switch contact shaved the plastic back a bit and she works good again

Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Location: New Zealand

I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly

Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Location: St Helena, Melbourne.

bigbad wrote:

I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly

Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.

Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Location: Yinnar South, Vic

Loanrangie wrote:

bigbad wrote:

I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly

Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.

Better yet, just buy a double pole relay, some plugs and make it yourself Very Happy

But seeing as he was asking what the problem could be without whipping out a multimeter (you got one yet? Confused

) I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet #Rofl

Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne

Lucky it wasn't completely buggered Smile

Pretty easy to rewire with a bit of thought, once you only have switching current through the switch it should be all good Laughing

Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Location: Lake Macquarie NSW

Common problem and more so if high wattage globes are used.

Fitting relays saves running high current through the switch and the lower voltage drop at the globes results in better lights.

I have the traxide kit from drivesafe and they are good.

Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Location: Hobart, Australia

Funny, I just replaced my switch as both high beam and low beam melted the plastic. So got another in (thanks Pete) and now all I need to do is wire it up with some relays (thanks Justinc).

Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Location: nsw maitland

cloughy wrote:

Loanrangie wrote:

bigbad wrote:

I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly

Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.

Better yet, just buy a double pole relay, some plugs and make it yourself Very Happy

But seeing as he was asking what the problem could be without whipping out a multimeter (you got one yet? Confused

) I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet #Rofl

mate i now a bit about auto elect but it is good to know where components are located before you test anything. Besides my multi meter is locked in my toolbox at work and there is no way i was goin to work whilst on holidays Very Happy

Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Location: St Helena, Melbourne.

cloughy wrote:

Loanrangie wrote:

bigbad wrote:

I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly

Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.

I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet #Rofl

At least he stayed long enough for the lessons on tact and modesty Very Happy

Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Location: Yinnar South, Vic

Loanrangie wrote:

cloughy wrote:

Loanrangie wrote:

bigbad wrote:

I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly

Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.

I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet #Rofl

At least he stayed long enough for the lessons on tact and modesty Very Happy

I attended those.......................And failed armsup