My dip headlights failed ( a common fault i know) nearly a year ago now, after investigating the cause i found the actual swith to be broken. upon removing the old switch I found one of the terminals on the 4 pin plug (pin 3)had been subject to enough heat to melt the plastic around it. this explained the strange smell coming from the switch whilst the lights were on. any way I fitted the second hand switch i had got ( which had no burning on it), and for a year i havn't noticed the burning smell. (You can guess whats coming next)
the other day it was raining and i had the lights on for about 35 mins, i could smell a faint plastic burning smell towards the end of my journy and the steering column cowl felt warmer around the switch, so i suspect somthings going wrong again.
has anyone experienced anything similar?
any one any ideas what the fault could be to speed things up for me trying to find it?
andy
the other day it was raining and i had the lights on for about 35 mins, i could smell a faint plastic burning smell towards the end of my journy and the steering column cowl felt warmer around the switch, so i suspect somthings going wrong again.
has anyone experienced anything similar?
any one any ideas what the fault could be to speed things up for me trying to find it?
andy
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