Thread: headlight switch

'Has a......."

.....crappy bit of soft plastic in it, which softens and moves all your contact points around.........

Originally Posted by ciapek

'Has a......."

.....crappy bit of soft plastic in it, which softens and moves all your contact points around.........

.... especially if you or a previous owner has put in higher wattage headlight bulbs!

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

.... especially if you or a previous owner has put in higher wattage headlight bulbs!

John

it eventually wears out anyway - higher current seems to accelerate this

the switch (or a non-genuine copy) is readily available from LR parts suppliers, relatively cheap and easily replaced

it is a problem and an inconvenience though when they fail without warning (always at night - because that's when they're used)

..... a useful spare part to carry I think

am i right that its the headlight bulbs if they been upgraded that cause,s the switch to fail ????

Not so, mine are original bulbs, it's just taken a little longer, than with uprated bulbs to melt down the white plastic board that holds the contacts in place.

hey hans

the long term fix is a new switch and some relay so that all the current by-pass's the switch......switch should last 10 times longer

Originally Posted by weeds

hey hans

the long term fix is a new switch and some relay so that all the current by-pass's the switch......switch should last 10 times longer

X2 Kelvin is right I have a relay for each headlight and the previous owner installed those back in 1997 when he replaced the headlight switch.

Still going strong and have higher wattage headlight bulbs but cannot remember what wattage

One reason why I installed one of those Traxide headlight upgrade kits to my Defender.
Brighter lights for a start and hopefully less chance the headlight switch will fail.
Well worth the effort.