Left dipped beam not working

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Post Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:34 pm

So my check panel alerted me to a failed dipped beam. Sure enough, left front is out.

So I switched the bulb out... but it still didn’t work. RHS dipped beam is fine though.

I metered the plug... 0 volts. So I tried a spare relay... still no LHS...

Before I dig deep and start stripping the loom back are there any common failures for this?

Clearly there’s a broken wire / dry joint somewhere.
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Post Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:02 pm

I assume you've checked the relevant fuses?

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Post Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:27 am

paultv wrote:
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:02 pm
I assume you've checked the relevant fuses?

Paul:-)
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