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Full Beam not working 

Posted By : Christopher How, 14-Jun-2004, 11:04am

Hello all.

I was driving a rather tasy young lady home from the pub the other day (me on the lemonade of course), when we got out into the countryside, i went to put my full beam on.
I was expecting everything to be lit up nicely, instead I was surrounded by blackness, and a slight wimpering from the lady next to me

Anyway, on closer inspection, i realised when the full beam is flashed, the main headlights stay on (and are supposed to stay on), but when full beam is switched permanently on, the main lights go out.

I've checked the fuses and all the connections to the sealed units and found nothing. The blue 'beam' light on the dash also does not come on.

I suspect the switch to be faulty, but have no idea what i'm looking for.
Can anyone give me a clue?

Chris How

78' Spitfire 1500

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