Evening guys,

i have just bought a y reg punto 1.2 8v, 65k, the headlights are always on when the cars on.

i can only think theres a wrong bulb in, or the stereo been wired wrong, i dont know. any help would be great.

and any help would be great on any known common faults aswel

cheers
paul

I don't want to sound condescending but.... Have you tried turning them off?

As with a lot of European cars if not turned off the lights will turn on and off with the ignition that way you can't leave them on and drain the battery.

AndyRKett said:

I don't want to sound condescending but.... Have you tried turning them off?

As with a lot of European cars if not turned off the lights will turn on and off with the ignition that way you can't leave them on and drain the battery.

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lol how do i quote this in my sig haha

thanks for the reply, yeh first thing i checked!, i know what you mean so dopey people about!, i checked the stork, with the lights turned OFF on the stork, the lights are on with no dash speedo lights etc, but if you turn the lights on, on the stork i get my light on dash/speedo

They may have wired past a problem in the cabling, grounding the earths off the sidelamps somewhere. Check for a splice in the wiring looms?

paullawton2007 said:

thanks for the reply, yeh first thing i checked!, i know what you mean so dopey people about!, i checked the stork, with the lights turned OFF on the stork, the lights are on with no dash speedo lights etc, but if you turn the lights on, on the stork i get my light on dash/speedo

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LOL I honestly can't resist, but did the "stork" not fly away when you touched it.

Paul, you cheered me up....

Are the rear lights on also?

Perhaps the previous owners wanted DRLs

yeh the back lights are on, the front headlight are quite bright i think, buts its not full beam, i really dont know why there on, might need a sump soon aswel

Sounds like the lighting system has been overridden. I wouldn't worry to much about it, its perfectly legal, and safer really

thanks i thought that, i carnt see any joints of splicing in the looms up to the lights, goin to have a deeper look this weekend

paullawton2007 said:

thanks i thought that, i carnt see any joints of splicing in the looms up to the lights, goin to have a deeper look this weekend

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Just a thought, the Relay might be jammed closed, so could be a simple case of changing that and then they'll operate with the switch

Take a look at the cabin fuse box behind the pannel by the drivers knee,

Problems with the body computer can cause problems with the functioning of the lights. This may mean you have a body computer problem or it could mean someone has bypassed the body computer to fix an issue.

I actually nearly went up the back of a mk2 yesterday with a faulty body computer as the brake lights and indicators were not working properly

when there turned of on the switch its just the lights on (front/rear), but no dash lights, but when i turn the switch on either side or dipped i get dash lights as normal!, gonna check the fuse box in the moring

AndyRKett said:

I actually nearly went up the back of a mk2 yesterday with a faulty body computer as the brake lights and indicators were not working properly

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No a fantom Fiat earthing issue?

Pull the lighting relay. Test it for correct operation or replace. Most likely the contacts have welded shut.