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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731   
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Thanks Andy
Wish I'd checked before fitting the LEDs (they don't work at all under-voltage  )
However, I'm pretty sure I never had it from new 
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1st Feb 2014 9:08am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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WTF would we do without this forum?
Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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8th Mar 2014 6:02pm |
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| Anthony70 Member Since: 28 Jun 2015 Location: Oxford Posts: 3 
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After four years it might be too late to resurrect this thread, but here goes...
For those cars that do not have dim-dip functionality, is it simply the resistor which is missing? Or are there other wires and/or relays involved? Ant. |
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17th Aug 2015 8:01pm |
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| Clive Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Littleborough Posts: 467  
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There's an additional relay (R126) that lives behind the instrument binnacle, it provides the switching in/out of circuit of the 0.87Ω resistor and also the electronic logic to control it, with extra feeds from the lighting and ignition switches.
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17th Aug 2015 8:13pm |
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| need4speed Member Since: 23 Nov 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 746 |
The dim-dip relay is the red one on the right hand side.
 Click image to enlarge If your having trouble with it or want to do away with it, there is an official bypass unit available YWZ10003. http://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php?xProd=138745 |
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18th Aug 2015 5:51am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443 
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Unlike the TD5, on the Puma I think that the only difference is the presence/absence of the resistor, The only useful thing I have ever found about having dim-dip (disconnecting the resistor was one of the first things I did on my Puma) is that when the inevitable happens and the light switch melts, you can short out the two wires to the resistor and the dip beam then comes on (full power) with sidelights. It is quite a handy get-you-home fix. I can think of absolutely no other good points about the system at all, it was an idea conceived by morons, and removing the UK's ill-conceived requirement was one of the few good things that the EU has done for the British motorist! (You can probably tell I have a low opinion of dim-dip!) |
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18th Aug 2015 8:17am |
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| Clive Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Littleborough Posts: 467
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That's a very pricey shorting link  |
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18th Aug 2015 8:35am |
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| need4speed Member Since: 23 Nov 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 746 |
I don't think it's just a shorting link though. And besides, a lot of people would short the incorrect terminals....
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18th Aug 2015 10:13am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2656 
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It is just a link, inside the relay housing is literally just a small piece of metal that links the two terminals.
I bought one from Billing years ago and took it apart before fitting. A piece of wire does the same job, but the 'relay' is far neater  |
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19th Aug 2015 5:56am |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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Only a Land Rover owner would do that 
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19th Aug 2015 9:32am |
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| timbar Member Since: 30 Jul 2013 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 245 
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And resurrecting this thread again .. we have an intermittent headlight problem - occasionally dipped headlights will just go out. At that point you can't switch them to full beam, but you can get them on full beam by pulling the stalk back.
Thinking to take a look at the dim dip relay and replace it, I took the dash apart but there was no sign of the same salmon pink relay. Are they fitted to later models? We have an 09MY 110 SW. 2009 110 XS Station Wagon |
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7th Jan 2017 3:36pm |
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| sharkey964 Member Since: 05 Oct 2014 Location: On a muddy track Posts: 574  
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I have just had a problem where my headlights were on when switched off,they went off when I turned the ignition off though.
I Unplugged the red relay located behind the instrument binacle & shorted across the terminals fed by the red/blue wires with a short legnth of wire with spade conectors on either end.* Problem sorted.
Marc |
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7th Jan 2017 5:18pm |
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| 300TDi CSW Phil Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Bracknell Posts: 750 
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That sounds a lot like the problem I had a few years ago with the indicator stalk/ flasher switch on the steering column. Turned out that the switch housing was slightly melting and the contacts were floating about. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
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7th Jan 2017 5:20pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20443
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Wish I had knew about this thread years ago.
In the 7 years I've had my Puma 90 I never knew about this! I do have it as when sidelights are on and engine running the headlights are lit but not as bright. So I assume this is the dim, dipped one up and then full beam. Only I didn't used to notice it on when I had OE Quadoptics but when I swapped to Crystals I seemed to get this dim / dip feature. I'm fitting Noldens soon with Land Reigziger loom, shall I remove it or will it have no effect? I'm tending to think with loom and LED's I'd get dipped beam on sidelights. (Due to resistor switching but bypassing resistor.) Dipped as normal then main beam. Obviously do not want dipped beam on with sidelights. I'll have the sidelight loom fitted anyway, as the Noldens I've got are the position light type. So I can see if I don't remove this resistor thing I'd have issues. Very glad I've seen this, so thank-you to all that have info on this. No Guts, No Glory. 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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