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Troubleshooting with the Victoria British Heavy-Duty Headlight Harness #1 This topic is about my 1970 MG Midget MkIII
JingChai Jing Chai Sunnyvale, CA, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Jul 4, 2015 12:00 AM Joined 11 years ago 854 Posts

I had another topic where my low beam wouldn't turn on for the headlights but the high beam worked. It turns out I have a VB headlight harness (Item 10-679) that's plugged into the connector under the right front fender. My best guess is the low beam relay went out and I need a replacement.

For those that have the VB headlight harness, is this the most likely cause of what I'm experiencing?

Thanks!

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Re: Troubleshooting with the Victoria British Heavy-Duty Headlight Harness #2
S1 Elan Kurt. Appley Akron, Ia., USA Sign in to contact 1964 Lotus Elan 1965 MG Midget MkII	Jul 4, 2015 07:43 AM Top Contributor Joined 11 years ago 8,013 Posts

Make sure you have good connections.

Kurt

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Re: Troubleshooting with the Victoria British Heavy-Duty Headlight Harness #3
tomshobby Tom Smith Windsor, WI, USA Sign in to contact 1974 MG Midget 1976 Triumph TR6	Jul 4, 2015 02:37 PM Joined 14 years ago 1,881 Posts

Get your meter out and check the input and output at the relay. If the relay does not work VB has them listed in their catalog. I have this relay system in my TR6 and Midget. They are excellent. The only problem I had was with the relays in the TR6. The relays became corroded inside and had to be replaced. Of course I washed the engine bay every time I washed the car and the relays were mounted in such a way that water got in them when washing the bay. Like the old saying, "Too soon old and too late smart."

Tom Smith
1974 Midget
1976 TR6

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Re: Troubleshooting with the Victoria British Heavy-Duty Headlight Harness #4
James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, VA, USA Sign in to contact 1967 Triumph TR4A 1971 MG Midget MkIII 1973 MG Midget MkIII	Jul 4, 2015 07:07 PM Joined 12 years ago 4,462 Posts

I use that system on my blue car and in the winter when its cold the high beam doesn't want to let go so I'm running both beams for a while till the relay lets go. When its warm there is no problem. Thinking the relays are sub-standard so later I'll be picking up some at AutoZone.

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Re: Troubleshooting with the Victoria British Heavy-Duty Headlight Harness #5
JingChai Jing Chai Sunnyvale, CA, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Jul 26, 2015 01:05 PM Joined 11 years ago 854 Posts

Got it fixed! The relay to the headlights was bad. Swapped it with the high beam relay and everything works fine now.

Thanks everyone!

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