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Offline Ardz83

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Sidelights
« on: 15 October 2010, 19:30 »
Hey guys

Does anyone know how i can stop my main bulbs coming on when i switch my sidelights on with the ignition on. Is there a wire going to the main bulb that i can cut to stop the main bulb lighting up???

Many thanks
Dan
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Offline dubber36

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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #1 on: 15 October 2010, 21:24 »
If you mean dim-dip, it's supposed to do that, although to be fair not that many still do.

As you say, if your parking lights are on and you turn the ignition on, you yet a kind of 1/2 power beam from your headlights. Back in the day it was to prevent people from driving round with just there parking lights on. A bit like modern day DRL's, but you have to switch then on.

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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #2 on: 15 October 2010, 22:30 »
There's a little heater coil looking thing (dim dip coil) that is on the inside of the front bumper - I'm pretty sure that this is responsible for your main bulbs being on when you click your sidelights on.
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Offline clipperjay

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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #3 on: 15 October 2010, 23:05 »
Pack of Polo's voltage regulator to stop over heating of dipped and main beam.  Rj knknows about the issues on that coil.
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Offline Ardz83

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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #4 on: 16 October 2010, 00:58 »
Basically i just put angel eyes on and i dont want the main dipped beam on as i got sidelights in my crystal indicators and the angel rings. So all i want on is the angel rings and the sidelights in the indicators,not the main dipped beams.

Hope that makes sense?
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Offline dubber36

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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #5 on: 16 October 2010, 07:30 »
Angle eyes?  :sad:
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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #6 on: 16 October 2010, 09:48 »
Quote from: dubber36 on 16 October 2010, 07:30
Angle eyes?  :sad:

It's the new cross-eyed
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Offline Ardz83

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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #7 on: 16 October 2010, 11:44 »
I meant angel guys,my bad :sad:
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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #8 on: 16 October 2010, 14:45 »
Quote from: Ardz83 on 16 October 2010, 11:44
I meant angel guys,my bad :sad:

Why are you apologising when you spelt it right the first time?!  :huh:
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Re: Sidelights
« Reply #9 on: 16 October 2010, 15:49 »
Quote from: dubber36 on 16 October 2010, 07:30
Angle eyes?  :sad:
It was this geezer who said ANGLE eyes
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