Headlights electrical problem

[My hands are too big]

Hi there.

Noticed the other day that my bulbs had blown on the drivers side headlight and sidelight. Simple enough. I changed them both but still it didn't work.

So I swapped them around with the LHS bulbs and found that they worked on that side but not the RHS.

I then located the fuses and checked them. Switched them around, and then replaced them. The lights still haven’t come on.

Anyone have any more ideas? It’s not the bulbs and it’s not the fuses.....

I really can’t afford to take it to a garage so I’m having to fix it at home.

Thanks in advance for any help, it’s driving me nuts.

[calnorth]

I assume the headlamp bulb is Halogen?

And Diagnostics has this: (HI & LO entry)

[gloucester]

Welcome to this forum.

Sounds like it could be an earthing problem? Do you have a multimeter? Can you check the supply is being received at the light and/or that the earth is working?

[My hands are too big]

Thanks for the responses.

Yes they are Halogens, but I don’t have a diagnostics machine.

And I’ll get out with the multimeter when the rain eases up. It’s carting down here.

[My hands are too big]

Hi all

Been a while but thanks for the help.

Have managed to get them all going after getting the multimeter out and replacing the sockets.

The earths were surprisingly fine.