No High Beams

Ice88 · 10-09-2011, 04:45 PM

OK soooo.

Installed some new bulbs but I dont have High Beam. One of the bulbs arrived with the bulb on an angle from the socket. Fixed it by bending the bulb back or have I?

Ive redone the plug connections to see if thats the reason but nada. The lights are extremely bright which makes me think it may be defaulting to high beam?

There are replacements on the way for the broken bulb. When flicking the ligh stalk to high beam the blue light on the dash doesn't light up

Bulbs: Philips Blue Vision Ultra H4

But just wondering if theres anything else that i might be missing?

phildough · 10-09-2011, 04:55 PM

Have a close look at the filaments to see if they are broken, if not test them with a multimeter and if you dont have one of those bring your car to my place ASAP and I will test them for you, I live about 2 min from you.
Also check your fuses and the high beam relay in the main fuse box in the engine bay.

Ice88 · 10-09-2011, 05:46 PM

Cheers phil.

Will check the fuses now

Clean_Cookie · 10-09-2011, 06:07 PM

shake the bulb if you cant see due to blue tinting... itll sound...broken!

also never touch the bulb with your fingers/oil. it causes heat spots and the bulb will ultimately fail earlier.

mynameisdaniel · 10-09-2011, 09:44 PM

If you put the old bulbs back in do the high beams work? That should tell you if it's the bulbs or your wiring.

Ice88 · 10-09-2011, 10:06 PM

Yah was hoping to not have to, was a bitch getting the new ones in

Will check now though. And yeah used a tissue to handle the bulbs

Clean_Cookie · 10-09-2011, 10:40 PM

Yet another reason why BA's are better :P just teasing. Hope you get it sorted. I still haven't seen why my dogs aren't working anymore. One day!

Ice88 · 10-09-2011, 10:49 PM

Cheers man.

Honestly head lights wouldnt be so much a problem if i didnt have bear claws for hands

Ice88 · 11-09-2011, 12:54 AM

Took the damaged bulb out after checking fuses and high beams work perfectly so once replacement bulb gets here ill swap em round

Thanks for the helps lads

10-09-2011, 04:45 PM	#1
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	No High Beams OK soooo. Installed some new bulbs but I dont have High Beam. One of the bulbs arrived with the bulb on an angle from the socket. Fixed it by bending the bulb back or have I? Ive redone the plug connections to see if thats the reason but nada. The lights are extremely bright which makes me think it may be defaulting to high beam? There are replacements on the way for the broken bulb. When flicking the ligh stalk to high beam the blue light on the dash doesn't light up Bulbs: Philips Blue Vision Ultra H4 But just wondering if theres anything else that i might be missing? __________________

10-09-2011, 04:55 PM	#2
phildough Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisneyland, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina Posts: 2,868 View Photos By: phildough	Have a close look at the filaments to see if they are broken, if not test them with a multimeter and if you dont have one of those bring your car to my place ASAP and I will test them for you, I live about 2 min from you. Also check your fuses and the high beam relay in the main fuse box in the engine bay. Last edited by phildough; 10-09-2011 at 05:00 PM.

10-09-2011, 05:46 PM	#3
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	Cheers phil. Will check the fuses now __________________

10-09-2011, 06:07 PM	#4
Clean_Cookie obsessed-incomplete-broke Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch Posts: 5,441	shake the bulb if you cant see due to blue tinting... itll sound...broken! also never touch the bulb with your fingers/oil. it causes heat spots and the bulb will ultimately fail earlier. __________________ Worklog

10-09-2011, 09:44 PM	#5
mynameisdaniel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi Posts: 912 View Photos By: mynameisdaniel	If you put the old bulbs back in do the high beams work? That should tell you if it's the bulbs or your wiring. __________________

10-09-2011, 10:06 PM	#6
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	Yah was hoping to not have to, was a bitch getting the new ones in Will check now though. And yeah used a tissue to handle the bulbs __________________

10-09-2011, 10:40 PM	#7
Clean_Cookie obsessed-incomplete-broke Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch Posts: 5,441	Yet another reason why BA's are better :P just teasing. Hope you get it sorted. I still haven't seen why my dogs aren't working anymore. One day! __________________ Worklog

10-09-2011, 10:49 PM	#8
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	Cheers man. Honestly head lights wouldnt be so much a problem if i didnt have bear claws for hands __________________

11-09-2011, 12:54 AM	#9
Ice88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auchenflower, Brisbane Car: Blue SP20 Posts: 2,782	Took the damaged bulb out after checking fuses and high beams work perfectly so once replacement bulb gets here ill swap em round Thanks for the helps lads __________________