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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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