Right Dipped Beam not working

**brad** · 29-04-2015, 09:38 AM

Along the same lines as Snail Styles advice, I'd revert back to the halogens (you don't even have to fit them into the housings) and see what happens. Make sure you cycle both the ignition & headlight switch back to OFF.

If that works then it's probably a ballast issue.

There is a slight possibility that the "canbus friendly" ballast has damaged the BCM but usually the wipers & (possibly horn??) play up at the same time.

I run "canbus friendly" on my Octavia (due to ignorance at the time) and I coded them in as well. I'm told it's a ticking time bomb but it's been good for 5 years so maybe not.

If I was buying again I'd buy without a resistor & code them.

If you have damaged a module it might be worth reading the codes.

**booba** · 29-04-2015, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by dejangcool

im sick of all you law fairy's, you dont need a stupid washer system, ive had hids on my previous car and they were fine no problem, no one cared at all, as long as u level them right they will be fine and really who the hell uses the washer system anyway, ive got another audi which has the factory hids and i can count on my fingers the amount of times i've used the stupid washers which just spray the bonnet more than the headlights

LOL, thanks for the laugh, i needed it.

**dejangcool** · 29-04-2015, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Snail Style

Nope, just swap over the bulb and HID unit. That way you can isolate where the fault is. If fault stays on the same side when swapped then clearly there is an issue in the electrical circuit to that side, in that case drop me a PM with your vin# and I can give you some guidance with where to look.

If the fault does move to the other side, then it will be one of the 2 components at fault, the ballast or the bulb itself.

oh the hid unit, yeah the was the first thing i did ,at first i thought it was a bad bulb/ballast but i tested it on the other side and it worked, i even put halogens to test and they still wouldnt turn on

**dejangcool** · 29-04-2015, 11:19 AM

my wipers are fine, im going to a dealer tomorrow since they gave me 3 months full warranty when i bought the car , if they cant fix it il go from there

**Snail Style** · 29-04-2015, 11:20 AM

Send me a PM with the vin# and i'll give you an idea what to look for.

**dejangcool** · 30-04-2015, 02:49 PM

Well I went to the dealership and they checked it and it said it had something to do with the ignition , gutta wait for some senior technician to come back from his holiday until they zna fix it , you guys know any ideas what it could be?

**dejangcool** · 30-04-2015, 08:01 PM

while im waiting, i was thinking of getting a wire and connecting the power from the left headlight dipped beam to the right one which isnt working,that way when the headlights turn on the right will as well? could anything bad occur from this?

**Snail Style** · 01-05-2015, 12:24 PM

Power supply is direct from the power supply module. So if you have no power at the connector, you need to check back at the brown 52 pin connector under the dash, pin number 52 with a yellow wire and a purple trace.

If there is nothing out of the module, and power + earth supplies to it test fine, then your most likely looking at a new control module.