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dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:36 am
by 03jamtur
i need sum help my dipp beam wont turn of im hopping its not a short sum were but can eny 1 tell me where i can find the relay for a 1990 413 lwb so i can at least try that thanks :)

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:51 am
by twiss
Hi, is it not turning off when you turn the key off?
This is pretty much always caused by the dim-dip unit.

It's there to keep with spanish regulations, which require the dip beam to come on with the sidelights...

When the box fails, you end up with lights that don't turn off.
You should be able to find the dim-dip unit in the passenger footwell, on the side wall, near the speaker and the "parcel shelf"

There should be a big plastic plug with some wires going into it. If you take the plug out it should fix the problem.

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:57 am
by twiss
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Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:47 pm
by 03jamtur
probblem sorted just went out thats made my day thanx alot

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:20 pm
by twiss
No problem, you can get replacement dim-dip units, but unless you plan on moving to Spain there isn't really that much point :lol:

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:58 pm
by Edweird
So what does the dim dip unit do? Make dip come on with the side lights?

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:21 pm
by twiss
Yup, it makes them come on at something like half brightness

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:50 pm
by Edweird
That's a weird thing to have a regulation about, and evidently something you don't need that could go wrong. :lol:

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:23 pm
by Russell
Any one got a picture of this dim dip unit, is it an alluminium finned unit? Can you just unplug it and the lights will continue to work?

Re: dipp beam wont turn off

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:28 pm
by Highlander
Yep, just unplug it and chuck it in the bin :)