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Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:07 pm
by HuwJones
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

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:10 pm
by turbo-tom
does it look like this?

Image

(picture found on google)

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:19 pm
by Edweird
turbo-tom wrote:does it look like this?

Image

(picture found on google)
Dun dun dun. The infamous spanish dim-dip unit strikes again. :pirate:

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:21 pm
by ScottieJ
It's not just on Spanish models Ed ;) some Jap ones have it as well. Mine did.

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:34 pm
by turbo-tom
ScottieJ wrote:It's not just on Spanish models Ed ;) some Jap ones have it as well. Mine did.
i dont think mine has it? not that it matters! Anyways...

These guys are well allright :)


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Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:42 pm
by ScottieJ

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:46 pm
by turbo-tom
I thought you could unplug it!

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:49 pm
by Darrell
turbo-tom wrote:I thought you could unplug it!

You can :thumbup:

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:52 pm
by HuwJones
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

Re: Mystical black boxes...

Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:02 pm
by HuwJones
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