no power to drivers side headlight dipped beam ??

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Post Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:38 am

had my car off the road for winter and checking it over pre-mot i have power to side light and main beam but not the dipped beam :?

i put the multi meter on and it reads zero,is there a relay or fuse to replace ??

the passenger side all works fine.....
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:03 am

Iirc each side has it own fuse..
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:09 am

The wiring for them is in the Wiki:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... g_Diagrams

and the fuses are marked too:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Fuse_Box
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Post Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:18 am

sorted now ,i have smoked hid's :D :D
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