Monolith 8 Posted June 18, 2013 Hey guys, just hoping I could pick your brains a bit. I've got no head lights on the XF at the moment. I get parkers and indicators with no dramas but not the headlights themselves. It's struck me as unusual to have both blow at once. I've checked over the globes and they seem to be in good nick and as there is no discernible fuse for the headlight circuit, I assume it's down to relays to regulate them. Are these the relays mounted on the RHS guard behind the battery? I've swapped them over to try and fault find to no effect. I assume if they're in working order the next fault could be the switch itself? This was a little dicky before the car came off the road but always worked with a little bit of fiddling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,314 Posted June 18, 2013 pretty sure there is a fuse for them.. check the fuses. do the high beams flash when you pull the indicator back? are both high and low beam out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,273 Posted June 18, 2013 Not sure about the XF, but, XD's had the shittest headlight switch ever. Replaced a few...... Didn't touch the globes with your fingers did ya ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monolith 8 Posted June 18, 2013 Actually high beams flash, I've looked at the fuses and cant see one for headlights but I'll double check them. I didn't touch the globes, I've replaced enough on my old XR4 to make sure that doesn't happen. That was a cow of a job back then, grille and head lights out to get to the globes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,273 Posted June 18, 2013 Just checkin" Sounds like the relays, if the Hi beams work. Does the XF have relays next to the fuses, under the panel at your right knee?? Or are they all in the engine bay? Been too long, and I drink a lot.............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,314 Posted June 18, 2013 if the high beams flash its not the high beam relay so you can swap it with the low beam(they rarely play up) relays are near the battery i'd be leaning towards the light switch, turn it on on off a heap of times.. flick the blinker switch to low and high a few times might help. they get dust and crap in the contacts.. 2 Monolith and revhead reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monolith 8 Posted June 18, 2013 I've swapped the relays near the battery with no effect so I'm thinking it might be the switch. Might be time for a visit to U-Steal-It. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monolith 8 Posted June 18, 2013 Yeah, victim of a dicky switch. I managed to pick up a couple of spare relays just in case too. Thanks for the help guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,314 Posted June 18, 2013 theres not much to them, gently lever the outter cover off the plastic pins, watch out for the spring loaded ball i think is in there and clean the contacts inside.. will be good as new if you dont break it or lose the bits lol.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
almostaclassic 1 Posted July 2, 2013 Hi there. I've just had similar headlight problems with my '95 XG XR6 ute and have taken the switch apart that's on the steering column and cleaned up the contacts. Now, after many frustrating tries, I need help with getting the !*?#* ball bearings (there's 2 of them) back in place. The slippery little suckers just keep popping out before I can get the metal cover into place. Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revhead 1,392 Posted July 2, 2013 put a dobb of grease on the bearings to hold them in place 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
almostaclassic 1 Posted July 3, 2013 Thanks for that tip. What a nightmare! The grease certainly made a difference but they still keep popping out. I'll go and do something else for a while and come back to it later. 1 revhead reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites