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September 29th 08, 07:28 PM
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Nissan Sunny electrical fault
My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an
electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dipped, the nearside headlight does not light, and there is a regular clicking sound from the engine compartment. Headlight bulb has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Relay box has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Nearside full beam and offside dipped/full beam work OK. Ideas anyone? -- Ian 
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September 30th 08, 09:26 AM
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Nissan Sunny electrical fault
"Ian" wrote in message ... My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dipped, the nearside headlight does not light, and there is a regular clicking sound from the engine compartment. Headlight bulb has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Relay box has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Nearside full beam and offside dipped/full beam work OK. Ideas anyone? -- Ian You may have a Dim-dip unit that basically switches the dip beams on half volts by putting the headlight earth in series.This happens when you select sidelights when the ignition is on and when you switch to dip the unit switches the earth back to parallel. Trevor Smith
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September 30th 08, 10:01 AM
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Trevor Smith wrote:
"Ian" wrote in message ... My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dipped, the nearside headlight does not light, and there is a regular clicking sound from the engine compartment. Headlight bulb has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Relay box has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Nearside full beam and offside dipped/full beam work OK. Ideas anyone? -- Ian You may have a Dim-dip unit that basically switches the dip beams on half volts by putting the headlight earth in series.This happens when you select sidelights when the ignition is on and when you switch to dip the unit switches the earth back to parallel. Trevor Smith Indeed the OP's car may have dim-dip, but how does that relate to his query about the N/S dip not working? Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
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September 30th 08, 11:34 AM
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Nissan Sunny electrical fault
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:01:53 +0100, Chris Whelan
wrote: Trevor Smith wrote: "Ian" wrote in message ... My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dipped, the nearside headlight does not light, and there is a regular clicking sound from the engine compartment. Headlight bulb has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Relay box has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Nearside full beam and offside dipped/full beam work OK. Ideas anyone? -- Ian You may have a Dim-dip unit that basically switches the dip beams on half volts by putting the headlight earth in series.This happens when you select sidelights when the ignition is on and when you switch to dip the unit switches the earth back to parallel. Trevor Smith Indeed the OP's car may have dim-dip, but how does that relate to his query about the N/S dip not working? Chris Because if the dim dip relay has failed then then it won't work
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September 30th 08, 11:53 AM
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Duncan Wood wrote:
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:01:53 +0100, Chris Whelan wrote: Trevor Smith wrote: "Ian" wrote in message ... My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dipped, the nearside headlight does not light, and there is a regular clicking sound from the engine compartment. Headlight bulb has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Relay box has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Nearside full beam and offside dipped/full beam work OK. Ideas anyone? -- Ian You may have a Dim-dip unit that basically switches the dip beams on half volts by putting the headlight earth in series.This happens when you select sidelights when the ignition is on and when you switch to dip the unit switches the earth back to parallel. Trevor Smith Indeed the OP's car may have dim-dip, but how does that relate to his query about the N/S dip not working? Chris Because if the dim dip relay has failed then then it won't work Yep, *I* understand that, I'm an electrical technician, but the OP wouldn't have. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
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September 30th 08, 01:16 PM
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"Chris Whelan" wrote in message ... Duncan Wood wrote: On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:01:53 +0100, Chris Whelan wrote: Trevor Smith wrote: "Ian" wrote in message ... My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dipped, the nearside headlight does not light, and there is a regular clicking sound from the engine compartment. Headlight bulb has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Relay box has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Nearside full beam and offside dipped/full beam work OK. Ideas anyone? -- Ian You may have a Dim-dip unit that basically switches the dip beams on half volts by putting the headlight earth in series.This happens when you select sidelights when the ignition is on and when you switch to dip the unit switches the earth back to parallel. Trevor Smith Indeed the OP's car may have dim-dip, but how does that relate to his query about the N/S dip not working? Chris Because if the dim dip relay has failed then then it won't work Yep, *I* understand that, I'm an electrical technician, but the OP wouldn't have. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. Why would I not understand that ??? Trevor Smith
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September 30th 08, 01:54 PM
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Trevor Smith wrote:
"Chris Whelan" wrote in message ... Duncan Wood wrote: On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:01:53 +0100, Chris Whelan wrote: Trevor Smith wrote: "Ian" wrote in message ... My daughter has a 1989 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS. It has developed an electrical fault, whereby when the headlights are dipped, the nearside headlight does not light, and there is a regular clicking sound from the engine compartment. Headlight bulb has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Relay box has been replaced, but still the same symptoms. Nearside full beam and offside dipped/full beam work OK. Ideas anyone? -- Ian You may have a Dim-dip unit that basically switches the dip beams on half volts by putting the headlight earth in series.This happens when you select sidelights when the ignition is on and when you switch to dip the unit switches the earth back to parallel. Trevor Smith Indeed the OP's car may have dim-dip, but how does that relate to his query about the N/S dip not working? Chris Because if the dim dip relay has failed then then it won't work Yep, *I* understand that, I'm an electrical technician, but the OP wouldn't have. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. Why would I not understand that ??? Trevor Smith I thought this thread was started by a guy called Ian... Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
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September 30th 08, 04:01 PM
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Why would I not understand that ??? Trevor Smith I thought this thread was started by a guy called Ian... Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. That will teach me not to read it properly Trevor Smith
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