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cedric9146
post Jan 12 2018, 01:59 AM
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Hi guys, need your help !
I'm not a mechanic at all, but want to fix my car myself for once ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Driver side High beam is not working. All rest is fine. What could it be? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
They are sealed beam lamps, so i presume the high and normal driving bulbs are inside, and you can not open it? So need to replace it with a complete new light?
Fuses are ok.

Removed the plastic cover and chrome ring. There is only one big plug connected.
What is the small white wire for?

I have read about replacing them by H4's . Is this just plug and play?

Thanks for the help !

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mihai914
post Jan 12 2018, 06:48 AM
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Hi,

The white wire is your power to the high beam. You just need to put it back in the connector and it will most likely work.

If you still have issues, you can try and swap the headlights from side to side just so you’ll know that you’re not dealing with a bad headlight.

Going to H4s is a nice upgrade and not very expensive. Just be sure to buy quality.
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post Jan 12 2018, 10:01 AM
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QUOTE(mihai914 @ Jan 12 2018, 01:48 PM) *

Hi,

The white wire is your power to the high beam. You just need to put it back in the connector and it will most likely work.



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post Jan 12 2018, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(cedric9146 @ Jan 12 2018, 09:01 AM) *

QUOTE(mihai914 @ Jan 12 2018, 01:48 PM) *

Hi,

The white wire is your power to the high beam. You just need to put it back in the connector and it will most likely work.



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There should be a little tab on the back of the terminal on that white wire that you might want to GENTLY bend up just a little with a small standard screwdriver to help it lock into place in the plastic plug so it doesn't pop out again. But once that female terminal is on the blade of the bulb terminal, it will be secure, so don't sweat it if it still wants to pop out.
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post Jan 12 2018, 11:38 AM
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QUOTE(bbrock @ Jan 12 2018, 10:59 AM) *

There should be a little tab on the back of the terminal on that white wire that you might want to GENTLY bend up just a little with a small standard screwdriver to help it lock into place in the plastic plug so it doesn't pop out again. But once that female terminal is on the blade of the bulb terminal, it will be secure, so don't sweat it if it still wants to pop out.


I googled: "female wire connector with tab" the connector on the left shows the tab.

The tab may be missing or as mentioned it need to be re-sprung into the proper place to keep the connector in the 3 wire housing. If it is missing, once you connect the 3-wire connector to the bulb, you can just slide the white wire in to the proper place on the 3-wire connector. Give it a slight tug once you think you have it connected. If it is loose you need to work on the connector a bit to make it hold

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QUOTE(malcolm2 @ Jan 12 2018, 06:38 PM) *

QUOTE(bbrock @ Jan 12 2018, 10:59 AM) *

There should be a little tab on the back of the terminal on that white wire that you might want to GENTLY bend up just a little with a small standard screwdriver to help it lock into place in the plastic plug so it doesn't pop out again. But once that female terminal is on the blade of the bulb terminal, it will be secure, so don't sweat it if it still wants to pop out.


I googled: "female wire connector with tab" the connector on the left shows the tab.

The tab may be missing or as mentioned it need to be re-sprung into the proper place to keep the connector in the 3 wire housing. If it is missing, once you connect the 3-wire connector to the bulb, you can just slide the white wire in to the proper place on the 3-wire connector. Give it a slight tug once you think you have it connected. If it is loose you need to work on the connector a bit to make it hold

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Noticed that the connectors are not looking verry fresh, so will replace them all, with a new plastic plug. Small piece broke off.
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cedric9146   Headlight question   Jan 12 2018, 01:59 AM
mihai914   Hi, The white wire is your power to the high beam...   Jan 12 2018, 06:48 AM
cedric9146   Hi, The white wire is your power to the high bea...   Jan 12 2018, 10:01 AM
bbrock   Hi, The white wire is your power to the high be...   Jan 12 2018, 10:59 AM
malcolm2   There should be a little tab on the back of the t...   Jan 12 2018, 11:38 AM
cedric9146   [quote name='bbrock' post='2567286' date='Jan 12 ...   Jan 13 2018, 01:33 AM
bbrock   Noticed that the connectors are not looking verry...   Jan 13 2018, 10:47 AM
burton73   Hi, The white wire is your power to the high be...   Jan 12 2018, 12:21 PM
clapeza   The H4 housing upgrade is a perfect time to upgrad...   Jan 12 2018, 07:06 AM
cedric9146   The H4 housing upgrade is a perfect time to upgra...   Jan 12 2018, 10:05 AM
clapeza   [quote name='clapeza' post='2567220' date='Jan 12...   Jan 12 2018, 10:53 AM
Spoke   LED is not allowed to pass the technical control ...   Jan 12 2018, 02:13 PM
mepstein   LED is not allowed to pass the technical control...   Jan 12 2018, 02:40 PM
porschetub   [quote name='Spoke' post='2567350' date='Jan 12 2...   Jan 12 2018, 03:18 PM
98101   I saw a reply to that from another Belgium or Ger...   Jan 12 2018, 06:47 PM
Phoenix914   The H4 bulbs will plug in to the existing harness,...   Jan 12 2018, 11:02 AM
Jeff Bowlsby   Great advice for cleaning the terminals up, but it...   Jan 13 2018, 11:13 AM
bbrock   Great advice for cleaning the terminals up, but i...   Jan 13 2018, 11:45 AM
restore2seater   Great advice for cleaning the terminals up, but i...   Jan 13 2018, 12:03 PM


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