Guest WESTCORT Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Well my headlights are screwed for sum reason! parking lights are sweet, full beam is sweet, but normal ones arent working. my right hand one has been going on and off for a while and then it started to stay off so today i took the lights off sumhow, rounded screws and rusted things breaking all around me. anyway i see 3 wires going into the main bulb, 2 yellows and a brown, and then 2 smaller wires going into the parking light bulb a red/black and a brown. i can get the parking light to go by turning the lights on a touching the brown wire onto the bulb part and it goes, but i cant get the headlight to go. full beam is sweet i just put the bulb into the 3 wire terminal thing and it goes. at a guess maybe the bulb isnt earthed properly when the headlights are on? if anyone could help that would be great. i have square headlights if that makes any difference, as opposed to round ones. oh and just to add a bit, when i really really REALLY rev'd my engine hard in 3rd my headlight that kept goin off would sumtimes come back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jamezuu Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Sounds like its the bulbs, they could be the kind with two filaments. If the dip light filament is broken the other filament (full beam) will still work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTCORT Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 hrm didnt realise they were the two filament kind... well that certainly clears a few things up and makes a bit more sense ill go check it out, cheers for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 are they rounds or square head lights cause u can get round ones from repco for $28 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTCORT Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 square ones aye, would be keen if i could get some new square ones, i like em better than the roundies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 once again railside will have millions.. might charge you a bit for them though... go have a look .. your in west aucks already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 dont go to rail side, they charge u 30 second hand lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 yeah he can be pretty steep aye... but he has eerything there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTCORT Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 how open is he to bargining? eg. will he be negotiated with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Damm I got ripped off... $80 for a new square headlight from repco when I got mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 If the lights come on sometimes then its just a faulty earth or live connection somewhere. Also could just be the bulb thats popped on the drive light of the dual filament as mentioned? One question though, if you buy new headlights then it wont make a difference to the light side of things as the bulbs all pull out. Just replace the bulbs or even the bulb housings and keep you own lights as they are. If your cables and connections are goosed then most old style bulb holders will fit with a bit of work, I know mini ones do for example.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 they could be sealed beam though - hence the requirement for replacement. I've now got about 5 square lights to suit the mk2 - all the replaceable halogen type. I can have a dig through my pile and see if there any any good ones if anyone wants them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTCORT Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 I never had any intentions to replace my lights, just thought it would have been a faulty earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I never thought about sealed units being fitted to an Escort, good point. Having never owned a square lamped Mk2 I was just guessing that they would be the same as the round ones?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 im very interested in gettin a new headlight (square) replacable halogen ....how much would u want for it ...cos my drivers side onelooke like it has pink eye lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trunk-rattlin Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 can u buy the blue look bulbs that r often seen in new subarus and bmws etc? how much are they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 the arctic white ones? i know u can get tehm from america an shit my round ones are sealed beam ones but i ddid a conversion from square to round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 im very interested in gettin a new headlight (square) replacable halogen ....how much would u want for it ...cos my drivers side onelooke like it has pink eye lol Have several. I can pick out the best if you like? $10 + P&P sound ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 You can fit any bulbs you like mate. I have some of blue ones some place? I actually have the BMW style "angle eyes" lights fitted to my Mk2. They are the type that have the side lights as a ring/circle around teh outside of lights, they look very different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 They look like this... CheeRS Dave... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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