Passenger headlight bulb

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  1. 1st November 2009, 06:08 PM #1
    kamza
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    Hi all

    Replaced the passenger headlight bulb on the wife's R50 Cooper and the dipped light still doesn't come on. I thought at first it could be a fuse but on testing the main beam light, it came on!

    Could it still be a fuse? Checked the fuse box under the bonnet but don't really know what to look for.

    Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

    Cheers
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  2. 1st November 2009, 09:47 PM #2
    L13ARG
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    dip beam and high beam have a fuse each left and right
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  3. 2nd November 2009, 08:31 AM #3
    GAJ
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    Quote Originally Posted by L13ARG View Post
    dip beam and high beam have a fuse each left and right
    They are separate bulbs too; are you sure you changed the correct one and it is seated correctly?
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  4. 3rd November 2009, 12:01 AM #4
    kamza
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    Quote Originally Posted by GAJ View Post
    They are separate bulbs too; are you sure you changed the correct one and it is seated correctly?
    Same bulb actually!

    Had the both driver and passenger bulbs out from their respective units but stiill connected to the wiring. Turn light switch on to dipped lights and only the drivers dipped light comes on...move light stalk to main beam position and both driver AND passenger beam lights come on! Tried 3 different bulbs and all give me the same answer!

    This one's got me really foxed...looks like a trip to Douglas Park as much as I don't want to go there!
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  5. 3rd November 2009, 09:34 PM #5
    GAJ
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    Quote Originally Posted by kamza View Post
    Same bulb actually!
    Emm, no, Different bulbs actually! The main beam is behind the round cover at the bottom, I suspect this is the one you have changed. The dipped beam is behind the sort of squarish cover at the top. I suspect you have not noticed this.
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  6. 8th November 2009, 03:26 PM #6
    kamza
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    Quote Originally Posted by GAJ View Post
    Emm, no, Different bulbs actually! The main beam is behind the round cover at the bottom, I suspect this is the one you have changed. The dipped beam is behind the sort of squarish cover at the top. I suspect you have not noticed this.
    Dear oh dear GAJ...sincere appologies!

    I WAS changing the wrong bulb all this time! What can I say, it was dark and it had started to rain!

    Cheers
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  7. 8th November 2009, 05:00 PM #7
    GAJ
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    Quote Originally Posted by kamza View Post
    Dear oh dear GAJ...sincere appologies!

    I WAS changing the wrong bulb all this time! What can I say, it was dark and it had started to rain!

    Cheers
    No worries, it's not obvious from a cursory look. It's worth checking that the bulbs are seated correctly as it can be quite tricky and even a small change can really affect the throw, as I have found out the hard way!
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