

| Subject: | Re: Brights & lights |
| From: | J \"Westy\" |
| Date: | Sat, 2 Dec 2006 21:47:04 -0600 |
Similarly, my '87 (Bentley 97.112) is wired and yet after after installing the relays, I can't get the right headlight to remain on after activating the high beams - the left functions as you describe. It's been hinted that the hi/lo filament of the right bulb is burned out. But I recently had it out & checked it as all right. Of course, I will do again in the morning. Confused & delayed.... -- In "V"anagon "W"esty Love, Light, & Laughter, Jay On 12/2/06, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Well they sure are supposed to work that way. When the high beams are on > all 4 bulbs should always be lit. The main outer bulbs are dual filament > Hi/Lo. The inners bulbs are single, Hi only. > > Page 97.130 shows the 88 wiring for the headlights. You can see that on > both sides pin 56a of each side's pair is wired directly together and on > the same fuse. > > Mark > > John Rodgers wrote: > > > The lights in my 88 GL don't work that way. > > > > One way the outer lights come on as dims, the inner lights are off. The > > other way the outer lights turn off, and the inner (small lamp) lamps > > (brights) turn on. I have always found that a little strange, but thats > > how they work. I always thought that the inner and outers should be on > > simultaneously for at least one setting - Brights. > > > > Regards, > > > > John Rodgers > > 88 GL Driver > > > > Jake de Villiers wrote: > > > >> The outer lamps have high and low beams, so they switch up as the > inners > >> come on. > >> >
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