disco lights

[botts]

right my 92 tdi headlights have stopped working still have side lights but no diped beam or if i push the stick forwards no main beam (but can still use main beam as like a flash) fuses all ok any ideas please  :?  :?

[redhand]

right my 92 tdi headlights have stopped working still have side lights but no diped beam or if i push the stick forwards no main beam (but can still use main beam as like a flash) fuses all ok any ideas please  :?  :?

Your ignition switch is knacked. at the rear of the switch is an electrical connector when the key turns it's not activating the lights. Only costs aout a fiver for a new switch.

[ChrisW]

Your switch has probably gone into meltdown.
There are no relays on earlier Disco's, the supply is taken direct from the battery, through the column mounted switch to the headlamps.
This, despite what one magazine technical section believes, is quite a common occurrence.

Immediate fix is to replace the stalk with another LR, Metro, Montego or Maestro stalk (try a breaker yard).
Long term fix, as it will likely happen again, is to upgrade the cabling, find the supplies to the dipped and main beam and chop them off from the headlamps and use them to switch a relay (one each for main & dipped). Take a fused feed direct off battery via relay to headlamps.
The shorter length of circuit will likely improve the light output too as you will have less volt drop on the circuit therefore delivering more volts to the lamps.

[botts]

Your ignition switch is knacked. at the rear of the switch is an electrical connector when the key turns it's not activating the lights. Only costs aout a fiver for a new switch.

 

the ignition switch is fine had a new one not so long back think i might have  to try a new stalk   :)  :)