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  1. 26th April 2011, 01:45 PM #1
    tas130
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    help with head light fault needed

    last night while at a stand still my head lights flickered then stoped working. I still have park lights when in the park light position and i can still use high beam. the fuses seem fine. so was hoping someone could give me an idea where to start looking for the problem. Was thinking a conection in the steering coloum but wasn't sure if there could be a relay or something else some where. any help would be great
    Its a '98 130 d/c
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  2. 26th April 2011, 02:21 PM #2
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    I've had a similar issue on a Nissan GQ Patrol a couple of times. It was the actual switch contacts in the headlight stalk coming off the steering column. I took the switch unit apart and cleaned the contacts, spread the electric grease around a little and hey presto it worked again. No guarantee it's the same thing on a Land Rover but might be worth a check.
    Another thing to check would be the earthing of the headlight circuit. A problem common to both lights could well be earthing related.
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  3. 26th April 2011, 02:27 PM #3
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    most likely the switch has melted itself...

    you will need a replacement switch and I reccomend getting a relay upgrade kit, drivesafe (one of the members) sells it in kit form.
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