timmyajmy93wrx

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Hi all

Not used the car for 2 weeks while we stripped and replaced lots of expensive parts in the engine! and now its all back together the drivers side headlight will only come on dim i.e about 5 watts of power iff that!

It has come on slow before but this time it just will not come on. I have swapped the bulbs, it works fine in the other headlight.

any ideas - is there something in this PIAA wiring that it has by the washer bottle area or are they just connecting blocks?

hope someone can help this annoying problem!

Cheers

StickyMicky

sounds like a bad earth to me?

timmyajmy93wrx

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cheers, i will check the earth tomorrow, i know it is connected and has not changed but will undo it and clean connection just to see.

thanks again

tim

StickyMicky

have you disturbed any earths at all on the car, while you did your previous work?

timmyajmy93wrx

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wel yes because the engine came out but no because they have all gone back and all wiring was checked and checked again!
As i say mate it has done it a couple of times before i have even touched anything so i know its not me, and it usually came on a few moments later, this time though just comes on dim as iff it cant get enough power to light it.

its a strange one but the grounding does sound promising especialy as its a my93 the wire could probably do with replacing.

tim

andypugh2000

Its the fuse blown, happened exactly the same on mine, subaru have bulit in a system where if a fuse blows then it will keep the lamp glowing so you are not driving round with a one eyed monster endangering other motorists

NotoriousREV

It happens on my MY93 and it's some dodgy wiring near the plug, waggle it and it works fine.

iain atkins

I would be thinking of the headlamp relay personally. The fuse box under the bonnet on the right hand side of the car (looking from the front of car), inside the box you will see two relays at the back. Try swapping them round, if the dimming swaps round as well then it will be the relay. I had exactly the same problem a few years ago with mine, i repaired the relays and never had a problem since.

Cheers


Iain

timmyajmy93wrx

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thanks for those replies guys i will be on the case when i get in from work tonight.

tim

timmyajmy93wrx

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All sorted!!!!

it was a bad earth connection!, tried swapping the relays they were fine, undid the earth lead (quite rusted up) cleaned it all up put it back and bobs your uncle! there was light!!!

thanks for the advice on a daft prob everyone!!!!

tim