Evening all, I've got no headlights at all, no side or main beam just fog lights.....fuses, bulbs fine but there is no power going to the lights...... the back lights are all fine and working perfectly.....yesterday fitted a new rear cluster and since then the electrics in the car have been working much better....... ive heard of a grey box in the steering column that sometimes works loose....any ideas how to get to it?.......or anyone know of anything else it could be?? Thanking you!! :-D

Forgot to say it's a 2000 reg 1.2 punto....thank you

Hi.

if fuses are good id look at the earth's.
if earths are all good then id suspect it as a faulty relay.

some one else on here had same problem a week back and it was a faulty relay
iirc.

Welcome to the forum btw.

keep thread updated and let us know how you get on.

Hi thanks for replying, any ideas where the relay is..... in the engine bay box or steering coloumn?

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the 2 pictures posted -
1 is the interior fusebox for the DIPPED headlights relay and fuses
The relay is what your after

Your going to need to pop it into the HI-BEAM Relay slot which is the 2nd picture of the ENGINE BAY FUSE BOX

What hopefully should happen is this

The Dipped beam lights now work again
the Hi-beam fail to function

This means 1 thing - a dud relay

If the fault doesn't move - Ie dipped STILL dont work, something else is wrong

Dont worry tho - both the dipped and hibeam relays are the same, so doesn't matter where they live

Ziggy

Legends! Thanks alot!.....I will try them during lunch break, failing that I have been advised to buy a braided earth cable n connect to bolt in engine to wing....if that works it definitely an earth but will fix the problem so can leave.....I shall b trying both today will keep you updated.....thanks again!!!

Erm, the Light clusters have a tiny pin earth which earths via the body anyway

Since the engine starts and runs fine - i would be inclined to say its not an Body earthing fault, more like a connection fault - IE the pins corroded IF the relay fault isn't cured

Ziggy

Swapped relays that not fixed it I tried both :-(

I also checked connections on steering coloumn.....no joy! X

Have you checked that
A - both fuses are certainly not blown?
B - Both bulbs haven't blown?

Chances of it happening to both - is rare, but possible

Ziggy

Yeah.....that was my first port of call.....checked both fuse boxes in both.....put multi meter on connection unit to bulb and no power :-(

gemmington said:

Yeah.....that was my first port of call.....checked both fuse boxes in both.....put multi meter on connection unit to bulb and no power :-(

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Running on 20V Dc setting yes?

So when you touch 1 terminal of the bulb and other on bat negatve = 0v
And the other terminal = 0v as well

I cant remember which terminal is which tho, i think the 1 headlight connection is the Negative, the single is the posi

Next using the multi-meter again, touch the twin wire side to battery negative set to Resistance Ohms Start high and work down till you get a reading

Ziggy

I didnt test....a friend did.... he put both prongs on the connection unit to the bulb? Sorry for bein stupid electric are not my strong point

If you were near i would have a look - but im not

But its going to be something simple tho

Im wondering if he checked the Hi-beam fuses not the dipped

Ziggy

I checked 4 fuses in total, guess im gonna have to give up n visit a garage n get screwed over :-( thank you for help tho!!!!! I will let u know the result :-D