MR2 Roadster Owners Club

The Workshop => Audio / Security / Electrical => Topic started by: AussieSpyder on July 7, 2014, 11:03

Title: High beam dash light no longer works
Post by: AussieSpyder on July 7, 2014, 11:03
So recently I've noticed when I've had my high beams on while driving the blue high beam light on my gauage doesn't show.
Would changing my headlights from 2000 model to 2003+ headlights and rewiring them to use a relay to change the lights and low beam to always draw power cause this or do I have to look more at my gauage?
Title: Re: High beam dash light no longer works
Post by: Anonymous on July 7, 2014, 15:52
yep your wiring is what has done it. said it many times before but the stock preface wiring does not have two lives and one neutral to the bulbs. in fact it has one common live and two neutrals that it switches in the stalk. the light works off of the 2 neutral wires so on your wiring your very likely giving your blue light two neutral and not one live and neutral.
Title: Re: High beam dash light no longer works
Post by: nathanMR2 on July 7, 2014, 17:48
This can be resolved by pulling one of the pins from the relay so you switch between high and low beam rather than having both on at the same time. (Don't ask me which pin as I can remember)
Title: Re: High beam dash light no longer works
Post by: Anonymous on July 7, 2014, 18:23
Quote from: "nathanMR2"This can be resolved by pulling one of the pins from the relay so you switch between high and low beam rather than having both on at the same time. (Don't ask me which pin as I can remember)

or wire it up differently with the 5 pin relay, did work it out once
Title: Re: High beam dash light no longer works
Post by: AussieSpyder on July 8, 2014, 02:19
Cheers guys, I'll get my hubby to look at it.