Dipped beam headlights not working!!!

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:09 pm

wurlycorner wrote:It's not true to say that UKDM's have dim/dipped. Mine doesn't, for a start.

Or maybe it's been unplugged since you got the car? All the UKDM's I've dealt with have had this setup.

wurlycorner wrote:This setup was UK law for a very short period of time. Then they dropped it again.

This ^

Post by **Gayno** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:57 pm

Very well then! Seems a bit pointless, probably why they dropped it!

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:03 pm

On a UK 3G, pulling the dim/dip fuse means you can have your sidelights on without the lights popping up

GJMHONDA2012 · Post by **GJMHONDA2012** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:10 pm

on my prelude its one turn for sidelights, 2 turns for dipped beam and pull stalk towards you for full beam but what i dnt get is when all my lights are turned off and i flash my lights my full beam and dipped beam light up

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:22 pm

GJMHONDA2012 wrote:flash my lights my full beam and dipped beam light up

Yup - been trying to figure that out myself. Not good for the HID's to be flashed. Sadly I think it's wired that way

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:25 pm

indigolemon wrote:On a UK 3G, pulling the dim/dip fuse means you can have your sidelights on without the lights popping up

Might do that on my Accord

On a 2G lude that's the standard set up, sidelights on with the lights down on click one, then click 2 pops the lights and puts the dip beams on.

Post by **Gayno** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:46 pm

indigolemon wrote:
GJMHONDA2012 wrote:flash my lights my full beam and dipped beam light up
Yup - been trying to figure that out myself. Not good for the HID's to be flashed. Sadly I think it's wired that way

Yep it is, and it's a contact within the indicator stalk that does it.

I've got a spare stalk around here somewhere, to open up and see if the contact can be broken. Not got around to it yet.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:00 pm

indigolemon wrote:
wurlycorner wrote:It's not true to say that UKDM's have dim/dipped. Mine doesn't, for a start.
Or maybe it's been unplugged since you got the car? All the UKDM's I've dealt with have had this setup..

Or on the UKDM 2.3 I owned before that

Interestingly I didn't know any had it, but looking at the wiring diagrams in the manual, you're obviously right that some did have. Wonder what defined which ones did and which didnt?

The period of time for which it was law was around 89-90 I think? (some s2 CX's had dim-dip and then it was dropped again and they stopped making them in 91) So that pre-dates 4th gens, which doesn't make sense as to why some would have it?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:08 pm

They were building 4th gens in 1991, that's when mine was built

nightmare for insurance though, they can never find the correct model on their database as a result

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:09 pm

ah just reread what you said, the law stopped in '90