Td5 vs PUMA - Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by BilboBoggles

Just as a matter of interest - Has anyone found the relay for the headlights. I've tried listening everywhere and cannot here a click for when the high beam flash is used. So I'm beginning to think it's an urban myth.

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its behind the steering wheel, have a picture but dont know how to copy it to post.
there is a second relay there for hazard lights.
ian

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Originally Posted by BilboBoggles

Just as a matter of interest - Has anyone found the relay for the headlights. I've tried listening everywhere and cannot here a click for when the high beam flash is used. So I'm beginning to think it's an urban myth.

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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/317.jpg

Thanks for those updates! But I wonder if that relay is just there to cut the power to the switch when the ignition is off. My old TD5 has a similar feature, but I think the power to the lights still goes through the switch, which is why fitting the extra relay makes the lights brighter.

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Originally Posted by BilboBoggles

Thanks for those updates! But I wonder if that relay is just there to cut the power to the switch when the ignition is off.

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Just had a look at the wiring diagrams, and you are right, the control circuit for that relay goes back to the iginition switch.

... and to continue on from the above, confusingly there's a second page in the wiring diagram which refers to a 'Dim-Dip' relay, for which the column stalk switch is the control circuit :confused: go figure ... I'll do a little more reading...

... and according to the Electrical Library, that 'Dim-Dip' relay is the one shown in the diagram above in location 5, ie. the 'Indicator flasher relay'. Now I'm really confused :confused::confused::confused: gonna have to find a sparky!

dim-dip is probably for the uk, it turns the headlights on to a dim level when only side lights are selected.
ian

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Originally Posted by muddymech

dim-dip is probably for the uk, it turns the headlights on to a dim level when only side lights are selected.
ian

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Only on commercials Ian.

Haven't had the benefit of a side by side comparison but owned a TD5 wagon a couple of years ago and just picked up a Puma dual cab ute and after a couple of hundred km I'm getting the impression that the puma is noisier on the insied than the TD5 was.

Mind you, when I got the TD5, I was comming from a Lada Niva and with the Puma, I'm comming from Peugot 307.

Any suggestions for sound deadening

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Originally Posted by Grockle

Only on commercials Ian.

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Which then stops working if you fit a relay upgrade to the headlights!