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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6510   
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Not as standard it wouldn't have, some aftermarket headlamps do have a sidelight bulb fitted.
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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4th Dec 2013 4:32pm |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264 
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Ta Martin...........dreamt it then!
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4th Dec 2013 4:41pm |
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| dondiddy Member Since: 13 Nov 2012 Location: Hamilton Posts: 224  
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Bad earths can sometimes make the lights do weird things! Something as simple as going over a bump can correct the fault as well!
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4th Dec 2013 4:47pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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You're not quite mad ... it may well of had a resisted feed to the headlight bulbs when sidelights were on and ignition also on ... headlight bulbs would of glowed dimly along with sidelight operation.
Standard fitment on nearly all later variants of TD5 and current TDCI ..... Is yours an early TD5 or the later version ? Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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4th Dec 2013 5:08pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6510
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The OP did say engine off though, which makes me think it's NOT dim-dip
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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4th Dec 2013 5:09pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507
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Yea .. but he could be confused
Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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4th Dec 2013 5:14pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Mine has done this recently,I had a bad side light bulb/connection,so I thought it just put the headlights on a low setting as well as the remaining sidelight,swapped the bulb, cleaned the connector and the headlights now stays off and only the sidelights come on
 Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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4th Dec 2013 5:40pm |
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| mrd1990 Member Since: 16 Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 600  
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Perhaps it wasn't a dream.. was the key in position II?
When my light switch melted and stopped working, the sidelights still worked and the headlights had a dim glow despite the switch only bring on position I, it was probably current leaking from position I to II inside the switch.. |
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4th Dec 2013 7:18pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6050 
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Some vehicles had the dim dip thing. usually the big resistor under the RH wing breaks causing it to stop.
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4th Dec 2013 8:04pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Engine was running,only noticed coz I saw the reflection in the back of a car,like I say since I swapped the bulb and cleaned the connection everything is back to normal. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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4th Dec 2013 8:25pm |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264
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Seem to remember it occurring for the first few years I had the car then just noticed it not doing it. Very confused now, wondering whether to go check resistors and stuff..........or reserve place in nearest OFH?!!
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4th Dec 2013 8:28pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5434 
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My 04 Td5 had dim dip, one day it worked, then I didn't. Think yours could be similar.
Andy |
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4th Dec 2013 9:38pm |
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| chipmunk Member Since: 10 May 2012 Location: Kelso Posts: 264
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Thank you all.
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4th Dec 2013 11:35pm |
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| CEEGEE Member Since: 02 Oct 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 135 
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I have a 2006 TD5 - when the sidelights are on with the ignition, there is a low level light also on in the main headlight.
When the ignition is off, but the sidelights left switched on, only the side lights are lit. Not sure if this is right or not |
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5th Dec 2013 12:53am |
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