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Arie Langeveld - 24 Jan 2004 15:37 GMT

Hi all,
This week my headlights (dip beam) both stopped functioning. Most likely I
have blown the responsable fuse. According to the owners manual there is a
line-fuse, connected to a brown/orange lead. There are 3 line fuses behind
the air-cleaner, but not one for the dim lights. Does anyone know where the
fuse for the dim lights is located?

Cheers

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Kelley Mascher - 24 Jan 2004 16:30 GMT

There is no fuse for the headlights on a Mini AFAIK.

The number one cause of both headlights failing at once is that one
failed long ago and wasn't noticed. When the other failed it appeared
that they both failed at once.

It is also possible that you have corroded connectors on the lamps.

If they did indeed both fail at the same time you need to check the
wiring from a common point back to the switch. Are the running lights
working?

Cheers,

Kelley

>Hi all,
>This week my headlights (dip beam) both stopped functioning. Most likely I
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>Cheers

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Arie Langeveld - 25 Jan 2004 13:18 GMT

Hi Kelly,

Thanks for your tips.You are right there is no seperate fuse for the models
until 1988. I forgot to mention my mini is a 1991 Cooper (last model with
carb). From 1988 they made things a bit more complicated. In the wiring
diagram (in the Haynes manual) I can see the dim lights are fed seperately
from the connection on the startermotor, a line-fuse, a " dim/dip
resistor" (function?) and a "dip/dim relay".
I checked the connection on the lamps and the switch. They look and feel
right.
So I am still loking for this fuse.

Cheers again.

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Chris Morriss - 25 Jan 2004 17:05 GMT

>Hi Kelly,
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>Cheers again.

I don't know where the fuse is, but to help you, then the 'dim-dip'
relay switches the headlights on through a resistor whenever the
sidelights are on.

It may be that the relay is always in the 'dim-dip' setting. (My
workshop manuals are all to old to help you with the wiring!)

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