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    Quote Originally Posted by atwood View Post
    ......., I removed and tested the switch... it functions correctly. ....
    Did you test both switches? could be either the light switch or the multifunction switch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by atwood View Post
    Headlights ceased functioning one day last week...
    Same thing happened to me, turned out the pins on the indicator stalk switch were bent.

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    Nothing to report on yet, late nights home after work and preparing for flinders ranges trip took priority. As soon as I get back I'll try to fix it and post what I found. Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm sure the answer will be something obvious once I get into it

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    Snap

    I've also only just managed the time to get back to the problem..... and I am pretty sure that JDNSW is right and the multifunction switch has died (profuse thanks to him).
    I have just given up for the day and resorted to beer. I am embarrassed to admit that I can't get the switch out for a close look, because I can't shift the bloody steering wheel! A puller constructed from G clamps and bits of steel won't move it despite exerting considerable force. The note on the wheel says don't hit it with a hammer - they were reading my mind!

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    If the wheel is the same as mine (it probably is) it has two tapped (1/4"UNF) holes. An effective puller is a bit of steel with two holes spaced the same as these and a third one about 3/8 UNF tapped halfway. Secure with the two outer holes and tighten the middle one.

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    Thanks again - model 2 puller will be tested tomorrow... and I will shift the thing!
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Beast View Post
    thanks for all the replies. i'll be in the shed tonight cleaning connections etc. my other best guess was the switch. i'll try to rule out poor connections before i try relays.

    i've also heard of a few other perentie owners with wiring dramas. mine looks all ok as far as i can tell, and i've had no other problems. everything was ok when i picked it up back in November, although i haven't needed to use headlights since then.
    My headlights work when key is out, never knew this was a mod till you posted it

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    Headlight Problems

    Woody,

    I had the headlight switch assembly on my Perentie come adrift from its locating slot and started to float around inside it's rubber grommet (the locking nuts had loosened-up). To get to both it and the multi-function switch I separated the two halves of the plastic shroud which are held together with set screws mating into threaded inserts in the shroud.
    I didn't have to remove the steering wheel to remove and re-assemble the shroud. I'm assuming your vehicle would be the same.

    Cheers, Dave

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    OK this in now getting officially silly!
    I constructed the puller, pretty simple really - but I made one mistake, making the effort useless. Before I read JDNSW's last, I tested the threads in the two "puller" holes to make sure I could use them. I decided that my spare bit of M6 threaded rod was good for the task.... it wasn't! It pulled straight out when pressure was applied.
    I will now get something the right size.
    Dave - in this case I do need to get at the combination switch to remove it, pretty sure the wheel has to come off.
    Woody

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    Good luck with it then mate - if it's got to come off it's got to come off!

    Keep us posted how you go.

    Cheers, Dave

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