Octavia MK1 headlights not working after shock/impact?

Akagi

Akagi

Akagi

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Hi all,

So today I had the joy of putting the Slowda up a grass bank to avoid some numpty who was on the wrong side of the road on a blind corner, the shock of the impact has killed all of the headlights!

Fuses look OK, I don't think it is fuse related anyway... Read on:

Dipped beam doesn't work with headlight switch
Main beam doesn't work when switching to them with the stalk (pushing it away from you)
Headlight adjuster motors aren't working
Tell-tale in the cluster doesn't illuminate
Sidelights and front foglights DO work
Main beams DO illuminate when flashing them with the stalk (pulling it towards you)

Is there a relay somewhere or something which is likely to have blown / plug which might have come out / something else? :)
 
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Thinking it might be the dimmer switch thing, friend is bring me a spare one. Bulb filaments fine too.
 
Begbie said:
Not even sure if serious :D
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No, honestly... I went out and started punching everything ... When I got near to the steering column it made the telltale light up for a fraction of a second each time, so I though "hang on, he might be onto something here!" so I gave it an almighty wallop, voila! Light restored! :D

However there is a loose connection still, if I tap the top of the steering column (lightly!), they go out. Tap the bottom, they come back on... :rolleyes:
 
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Thankfully I already know what it is, my dad phoned his mate who has the same car (albeit with over 400,000 miles on it!) and he said he had the same problem with his, you have to take the steering wheel off and get the stalk thing out and clean the contacts inside it. Not sure of the details but I'm sure there's a guide somewhere, or it might even be self explanatory. :)
 
The guy looked about 90 and was driving a Vauxhall Agila, going about 15 - 20MPH... :p

Wasn't completely on my side of the road, but there was nowhere near enough room to get by the side of him, so it was a corner to corner, or the grass bank.

If he was going at non 90 year old speeds this would probably be a sad thread about how I had to buy another Polo because I won't be able to insure anything with more than 60HP for the next 2 years. :eek:

Lucky I was in the Skoda!
 
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Rainagul said:
You must have been going pretty quick if you couldn't slow down when the other person was only going 20 mph.
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About 40 I think, maybe 45. Plenty fast enough to be in trouble if you encounter someone on the wrong side of the road going 20 when you're coming round a corner! :p
 
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I still drive a lot, and I drive almost exclusively B roads and small A roads these days, and I don't hang about. Things are bound to happen occasionally I suppose! :p

Yeah I'm not sure how the MX5 would have fared from being pitched up a grass bank.
 
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