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 Post subject: Headlamp Beam Regulater
PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:34 pm 
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The switch does nothing in my car? Does this go wrong alot? Thank you.

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 Post subject: Re: Headlamp Beam Regulater
PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:47 pm 
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Mine works fine. It's meant to be there so fix it it its broke! If it's there, it should work!

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 Post subject: Re: Headlamp Beam Regulater
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:34 am 
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Are you talking about the headlamp range adjusters

They suffer with water ingress, the rubber gasket fails due to age, they can be repaired but using the guts out of a 1990 Audi A4 one

You can buy new Porsche ones at about £130 each

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 Post subject: Re: Headlamp Beam Regulater
PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 9:08 am 
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Waylander wrote:
Are you talking about the headlamp range adjusters

They suffer with water ingress, the rubber gasket fails due to age, they can be repaired but using the guts out of a 1990 Audi A4 one

You can buy new Porsche ones at about £130 each


Thank you, yes the switch in the centre console should change the angle of the dip beam when the care is loaded. But nothing happens when I select it.

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 Post subject: Re: Headlamp Beam Regulater
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You should be able to see where the motor is attached to the back of each pop-up headlight, there should be a cable connected to the little "pod" that contains the motor responsible for raising and lowering the angle of the light. I would first check this connector for corrosion and check the continuity of the cable back to the interior control. You may be able to test the motor on each pop-up headlight by connecting power to the correct terminals on the connector.


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Servomotor, 944 631 909 00 @ £106.82 each,

have you checked the fuse for these?

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Thanks both, all fuses are good (in the box under the bonnet).

I'll check behind the lights, not a lot of room to see much, but will see what I can find.

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