Thijs Leuven
Active Member
Hi guys!
I've run into an electrical issue with my P6, just a week before it has to go for it's final MOT. How delightful.
I'll describe it the best I can.
Low beam: both outer headlights work, as they should
High beam: only the inner headlights work, outer ones turn off
Flash high-beam: doesn't work
The HIGH BEAM indication light in the dash turns on when supposed to.
I've checked the lever on the steering wheel. All the contacts seem clean and there's 12V where it should be. The wiring at the front end of the car seems okay, but I don't suspect the problem lies there anyway because both of the headlights have problems.
I'm suspecting the fuse box. I checked the fuses, they're all intact. The fuse holder for the Main Beam INNER has gone a bit... melty. As it does on a lot of these cars. However, it still works as it makes a good connection.
When I look at the wiring diagram, there seems to be a connection between the two fuses that control the inner and outer lights for the main beam. Is that correct? If so, is that on the back of the fuse box, and could I make a new connection easily? I can imagine the heat causing some damage in any soldering connections there. Looking at the diagram however, I don't understand why my high-beam flash doesn't work having said what I just said...
Any thoughts on this? Cheers guys!
wiring diagram
I've run into an electrical issue with my P6, just a week before it has to go for it's final MOT. How delightful.
I'll describe it the best I can.
Low beam: both outer headlights work, as they should
High beam: only the inner headlights work, outer ones turn off
Flash high-beam: doesn't work
The HIGH BEAM indication light in the dash turns on when supposed to.
I've checked the lever on the steering wheel. All the contacts seem clean and there's 12V where it should be. The wiring at the front end of the car seems okay, but I don't suspect the problem lies there anyway because both of the headlights have problems.
I'm suspecting the fuse box. I checked the fuses, they're all intact. The fuse holder for the Main Beam INNER has gone a bit... melty. As it does on a lot of these cars. However, it still works as it makes a good connection.
When I look at the wiring diagram, there seems to be a connection between the two fuses that control the inner and outer lights for the main beam. Is that correct? If so, is that on the back of the fuse box, and could I make a new connection easily? I can imagine the heat causing some damage in any soldering connections there. Looking at the diagram however, I don't understand why my high-beam flash doesn't work having said what I just said...
Any thoughts on this? Cheers guys!
wiring diagram