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Location: East Sussex
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main beam,
guys, cannot get to the bottom of my main beam comming on all on its own when driving or parked up, anyway is it possible to fit an on off switch for the main beam only, so when this light comes on i can just switch off,
22nd Mar 2017 6:32 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
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I think you had some suggestions in the other thead,
1) cut a wire at the stalk to see if that stopped it
2) remove the bulbs!
22nd Mar 2017 6:40 pm
Redgull
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Location: East Sussex
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remove the buls or cut a wire, really!!!
22nd Mar 2017 7:10 pm
Pete K
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well cutting a wire somewhere is what you are requesting!
It would be very useful to cut the wire at the switch.
Could help understand where the fault lies
22nd Mar 2017 7:14 pm
Redgull
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Location: East Sussex
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given up trying to fix the problm, just trying to get around it, so a on off switch would be good for just the main beam, dont know if it can be done without setting off loads of lights on dash
22nd Mar 2017 7:28 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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As suggested above, just whip the high beam bulbs out. Simples til you can get to the bottom of it.
22nd Mar 2017 7:32 pm
Seasidemews
Member Since: 28 Feb 2017
Location: St Marys |Bay
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Re: main beam,
Redgull wrote:
guys, cannot get to the bottom of my main beam comming on all on its own when driving or parked up, anyway is it possible to fit an on off switch for the main beam only, so when this light comes on i can just switch off,
My high comes on by itself when dark, it's the auto high beam function, you can disable it on the set up menu .
I think it's called high beam assist.
They should only come on when lights are in the auto mode.
22nd Mar 2017 7:40 pm
Redgull
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del, just thought a switch was a good idea, as think it might be the cjb and thats KK's
22nd Mar 2017 7:52 pm
Pete K
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Location: GL
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I guess the way out of it is to remove the function from the cjb and fit a relay there controlled by the stalk.
I'll try and knock you up a diagram in a day or two.
22nd Mar 2017 8:08 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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That's all to complicated for me, I just thought that the bulb was the easiest temp fix, and can be easily put back in to test repairs.
22nd Mar 2017 8:13 pm
Redgull
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pete if you could , could then give to a auto spark, way to above me !!
22nd Mar 2017 9:21 pm
Globetrotter448
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Location: Londonderry NSW
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turn the switch from auto or check the high beam stalk
23rd Mar 2017 10:19 am
Pete K
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You could fit a relay would be cheaper to fix.
And a piggy back fuse to get power from the horn fuse.
Don't know how easy it is to find the wires at the connectors though
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25th Mar 2017 6:29 pm
Redgull
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thanks pete,took it to my local and now have a nice little red switch so now when they come on ie anytime,can just switch off main lights, dont know what they did but very neat, connected to both lights earth?? something like that, everything works as it should
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