SWMBO reports no sidelights or headlights (dipped beam)
indicators and high beam functioning fine
Is it likely just to be the bulb ?
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i had one that caught fire in the rear lights so check here
check fuses
sidelights and dipped is a strange combination to all fail
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A Relay went on mine, @ 1st it was the full beam not staying on or not coming on and then ALL the electrics went, but the car started and ran fine but the buzzer stayed on telling me I had my keys in the ignition - well dur!
Im sure that dipped and sidelights are on a seperate bulb
Check
Bulbs
Connection to Bulbs
Fuse
Relays in the box at the back of the engine bay
Main Headlight switch
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mmm.... two very dead bulbs replaced
She'd better keep an eye on them, there's probably some underlying problem. Anyway, thank god it's an Astra and not a flipping Megane is what I say !
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>> there's probably some underlying problem.
Probably not. Quite a few instances on here of multiple bulb failures.
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Would she notice the sidelight had gone unless the headlight had gone?
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>> Would she notice the sidelight had gone
Would she notice one dipped headlight had gone?
I didn't when I drove my dad's Astra-G. Dunno how long it had been out. Only noticed one night when I pulled up to the garage door.
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...Would she notice one dipped headlight had gone?...
Seconded.
I reckon it's quite hard to tell from the driver's seat if one dipped headlight is not working.
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>> I didn't when I drove my dad's Astra-G. Dunno how long it had been out.
>> Only noticed one night when I pulled up to the garage door.
Yeah, I don't think Vauxhall ever moved out of the oil lamp era.
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We had a Mitsubishi Spacewagon a few years ago that ate rear tail lamps for breakfast. After I swapped the cheap Halford bulbs for branded ones the diet began.
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>> Yeah, I don't think Vauxhall ever moved out of the oil lamp era.
Actually the standard lights on the Astra-G were very good. Much better than the standard lights on my Vectra-C.
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Agree with that, on the Astra G they where really brilliant - however not so good on the Astra G
However for really poor headlights you should try a facelifted Renault Laguna mk1
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>> on the Astra G they where really brilliant - however not so good on the Astra G
Eh?
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Sorry, meant not so good on the Vectra C
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One of the reasons why I fitted an aftermarket HID kit on my VectraC
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