Full Beam Switch

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

The full beam stopped working lastnight I can flash the lights with the headlights off, but the switch that holds them on feels as if its broken

Anyone had there headlight stalk in bits?

[DamirGTI 342]

Anyone had there headlight stalk in bits?

 

.. i did , but i havent fixed it couldn't find anything inside that looks odd/wrong/broken

 

Damir

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

Thanks for that!

 

 

 

I'll give this topic a couple of days before I put up a wanted ad.

[will.m 5]

same thing happened to a friend of mine, best bet is to simply replace the stalk imo

[DamirGTI 342]

This the full beam switching malfunction is most common stalk problem , i've had it on three stalks by now , tried to repair all of them but i just couldn't figure out which bit wears out that makes this problem ?!? and there's quite a lot of small plastic bits pieces springs etc. inside which just adds up to the confusion (and theres slight difference in stalk internal bits , two of them where identical but the third one was different .. and they where all Ph1.5/2 type stalks so not a Ph1 which is , obviously , completely different design ..)

 

Damir

[steve@cornwall 100]

Do your driving lights work? Seems a strange question but if you have a bad earth on the headlights,sometimes the main beam doesn't stay on, but the driving lights don't go off! Worth checking the earths anyway?

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

No, it's definatly the switch, Like Damir I've had this problem before with my XS years ago, a new stalk fixed it then.

 

I can get the full beam to stay on if I turn the lights on while pulling back for full beam, but then I can't click them off with out turning the lights off and on again.

 

I use the Full beam quite alot so It makes sense it's worn out. I might have a spare yet anyway, just remebered a box of bits I have in the attic.

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

Replaced it this weekend with one from a J plate base model 205 in a scrappers, the dash was brown but the switches were black phase 2 type.

It only had 30,000 miles on the clock too and looked quite tidy.

It's was a different make to my existing one with Jager (I think it was spelt) written on it. And it cost me a tenner. but it fit OK.

 

It's fixed it, but now the flash is a bit tempremental I think the contacts for it are dirty or something, The door was open on the car I took it out of so some rain had got in, but at least the switch for the main beam works now.

 

I can see the flash pissing me off when I need to use it, but finding 205's in scrappers is getting quite hard.

I was thinking is there any other Peugeot (newer) that uses the same stalk?

Edited November 30, 2009 by ALEX

[richsmells 2]

I bought a new Valeo one from GSF and had my car smashed up a week later

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

Sorry to here that rich!

Vandals or somone run into it?

 

how much was the new one?

Edited December 1, 2009 by ALEX

[richsmells 2]

Someone drove into me on the motorway. I'll be breaking the car once the insurer pays up.

 

It was about £45 ish PM me if you're interested, i've got the box and receipt.

Edited December 1, 2009 by richsmells