Mystical black boxes...
- HuwJones
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Mystical black boxes...
Hi.
I've had a problem recently with the dipped beam lights not turning off when i turn the stalk. Only way around it was removing the fuse. I took it to work today and me and a few others attached the headlight system with a multi-meter and a Haynes manual!
We found that a small black box which sits to the left (door side) of the fuse box in the passenger foot well on the bulkhead.
It has a white rectangular plug that goes into a brown socket that is attached to this mystical black box. Its outside has fins on it, like you would find in heat sinks on circuit boards.
Does anyone know what this is and where can I get a new one?
Thanks
Huw Jones
I've had a problem recently with the dipped beam lights not turning off when i turn the stalk. Only way around it was removing the fuse. I took it to work today and me and a few others attached the headlight system with a multi-meter and a Haynes manual!
We found that a small black box which sits to the left (door side) of the fuse box in the passenger foot well on the bulkhead.
It has a white rectangular plug that goes into a brown socket that is attached to this mystical black box. Its outside has fins on it, like you would find in heat sinks on circuit boards.
Does anyone know what this is and where can I get a new one?
Thanks
Huw Jones
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Re: Mystical black boxes...
Dun dun dun. The infamous spanish dim-dip unit strikes again.turbo-tom wrote:does it look like this?
(picture found on google)
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Re: Mystical black boxes...
It's not just on Spanish models Ed some Jap ones have it as well. Mine did.
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i dont think mine has it? not that it matters! Anyways...ScottieJ wrote:It's not just on Spanish models Ed some Jap ones have it as well. Mine did.
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Re: Mystical black boxes...
turbo-tom wrote:I thought you could unplug it!
You can
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Re: Mystical black boxes...
Ah ha!!
Thanks guys, much appreciated!! Thanks for the link turbo-tom
If I unplug it turns the headlights off. But I have to re-connect it when I need to use them.
Thanks
Huw Jones
Thanks guys, much appreciated!! Thanks for the link turbo-tom
If I unplug it turns the headlights off. But I have to re-connect it when I need to use them.
Thanks
Huw Jones
There's three ways of doing things,
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.
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Re: Mystical black boxes...
Hi,
The relay i bought off eBay arrived the other day and the connector is diffrent! Just by luck!
It then started to work without the relay plugged in. I was wondering, would this dammage some other component if i just use them without the relay plugged in?
Thanks
Huw Jones
The relay i bought off eBay arrived the other day and the connector is diffrent! Just by luck!
It then started to work without the relay plugged in. I was wondering, would this dammage some other component if i just use them without the relay plugged in?
Thanks
Huw Jones
There's three ways of doing things,
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.