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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: Half8 on September 22, 2007, 02:08:43 PM

Title: Strange headlight problem
Post by: Half8 on September 22, 2007, 02:08:43 PM

Low beams work fine.  Turning on the high beam switch results in both hi & lo being lit on the right side, and neither hi nor lo on the left side.  Any ideas?  Thanks in advance,
Drew Z.

Title: Strange headlight problem
Post by: christophbmw on September 22, 2007, 03:36:31 PM

fuse.....i forget which number (11 or 12 not sure).

Title: Strange headlight problem
Post by: Half8 on September 24, 2007, 06:04:47 AM

The fuses are good.

Quote from: christophbmw;34224

fuse.....i forget which number (11 or 12 not sure).

Title: Strange headlight problem
Post by: christophbmw on September 24, 2007, 02:15:48 PM

there must be a circuit issue for the left side lights. check the relays (although i think our car has the same relay for the left and right side). check wiring from the fuse to lights, check power at the lights.

Title: Strange headlight problem
Post by: Febi Guibo on September 24, 2007, 02:43:24 PM

headlight relay?

Title: Same thing on my car ....
Post by: Blackice on October 02, 2007, 08:28:15 PM

Quote from: Half8;34220

Low beams work fine.  Turning on the high beam switch results in both hi & lo being lit on the right side, and neither hi nor lo on the left side.  Any ideas?  Thanks in advance,
Drew Z.

Did you solve this ? This same thing happened to me.........

I found 2 problems.  The fuse for the high beam, was blown. Fuse # 2 for me. But I had the reverse problem, the Left lights worked fine and the right lights would die if I switched to high beams. Which would make it fuse # 1 I think, for you.

 The second place to look is the connector at the back of the light switch. Corrosion on one terminal, caused my low beams to work fine but when I turned on the lights, low beams would die and the high beams could be turned on or off by the beam selector switch. Good luck !