XJ 95 Sport with no low beams/headlights
I have been having intermittent problems with the low beams/headlamps on my car for a few weeks. The running lights work fine, and I have interior dash lights.
Lately I was noticing a smell in the cabin that at first resembled some kind of chemical smell (not oil, fuel or coolant), and then it turned to a burning metal smell and then just a burn. I checked the under bonnet fluid levels and hunted around for something smokey, but nothing, it was all good. Same with the under carriage.
In the cabin, there were no visible vapours or smoke. I thought at first it was coming out of the air con, but the smell completely stopped when my headlamps stopped working.
I have checked #5 relay and #25 fuse and it all looks okay.
Am I up for a new headlight switch or is there something even more sinister going on behind this? The car is running fine, I just cant drive at night without temporarily blinding oncoming traffic with my Nighthawk LED bar - yes, I live in the sticks.... [hint: my high beams/Nighthawk combo works when the stalk is pulled back].
Just noticed something in another forum. There is a buzzer fuse that the headlamp switch has a link to.... I haven't checked that!
Thanks for any feedback....
Last edited by eksjay; 06-10-2018 at 07:16 PM.
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