dipped beam angle switch

mrgregm · 09-07-2008, 02:08

the one that you turn as opposed to push, to further dip the beams if you got a lot of stuff in the back, apparently i have been told that they dont work on like 90% of felicias, is the fault in the switch os the lamps and is it worth replacing?

its just the only thing that doesnt work on the car and its nice to be able to say everything 100% works lol

anewman · 09-07-2008, 10:36

The fault is that it's controlled hydraulically by a fluid inside the tube and over time this leaks out. You have to replace the unit as a whole, and in my opinion it's not worth going to the effort or cost of sorting out as it will cost about £40-50 and probably fail again in a number of years.

mrgregm · 09-07-2008, 16:04

oh i see, are they not electric on most cars? ill just have to hope they in the right place.

i wont bother fixing them

ak89 · 09-07-2008, 17:07

Just make sure you get the headlights set each year before MoT and you'll be fine

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mrgregm Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 43 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	dipped beam angle switch the one that you turn as opposed to push, to further dip the beams if you got a lot of stuff in the back, apparently i have been told that they dont work on like 90% of felicias, is the fault in the switch os the lamps and is it worth replacing? its just the only thing that doesnt work on the car and its nice to be able to say everything 100% works lol __________________ ------------------------------------------------ 2000 Felly - Hatch - Green - 43K myspace.com/mr_greggers facebook.com/profile.php?id=718901003 ------------------------------------------------

09-07-2008, 10:36	#2
anewman Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,360 Thanks: 938 Thanked 203 Times in 188 Posts	Re: dipped beam angle switch The fault is that it's controlled hydraulically by a fluid inside the tube and over time this leaks out. You have to replace the unit as a whole, and in my opinion it's not worth going to the effort or cost of sorting out as it will cost about £40-50 and probably fail again in a number of years. __________________ 94 Favorit GLXIe Estate

09-07-2008, 16:04	#3
mrgregm Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 43 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: dipped beam angle switch oh i see, are they not electric on most cars? ill just have to hope they in the right place. i wont bother fixing them __________________ ------------------------------------------------ 2000 Felly - Hatch - Green - 43K myspace.com/mr_greggers facebook.com/profile.php?id=718901003 ------------------------------------------------

09-07-2008, 17:07	#4
ak89 Briskodian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: dipped beam angle switch Just make sure you get the headlights set each year before MoT and you'll be fine

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