Delay in main beam dipping

ado · Postby **ado** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:56 pm

Just realised that my main beam dips immediately when pulling the stalk unlike before where there was a dealy. The UCH was changed 2 weeks ago so could this have solved it?

EDIT: The poll is suppose to ask does your main beam dip immediately?

Is it possible to edit the poll?

pw981 · Postby **pw981** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:27 pm

my "flash" at someone lights (main beam) are ok,

but: (sorry copy n pasted direct from my other post)

1.9dCi 45k, 2004

When lights are on auto mode, if I move the stalk to the side lights position, it takes a while for them to come on! Always been like this, just regarded it as a feature. Now I think its a fault as why should it be like that anyway?

ado · Postby **ado** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:12 am

pw981 wrote:my "flash" at someone lights (main beam) are ok,

but: (sorry copy n pasted direct from my other post)

1.9dCi 45k, 2004

When lights are on auto mode, if I move the stalk to the side lights position, it takes a while for them to come on! Always been like this, just regarded it as a feature. Now I think its a fault as why should it be like that anyway?

What I mean is when you have your main beam on at night and switch them back to dipped when there is an oncoming car and there is a delay of around .5s-1s.

Postby **Ray** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:35 am

i have a very slight delay in mine. its not as quick as my previous car, but it doesn't bother me...
switching to side lights has the same type of delay

Davelee_225 · Postby **Davelee_225** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:14 am

Is the poll answer a yes to immediately or yes to a delay?

soterman · Postby **soterman** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:25 am

I voted yes, the main beam dips immediately.

pw981 · Postby **pw981** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:15 pm

ado, never noticed it actually, I'll test tonight and report back! sorry for the confusion! :lol:

Phil

ado · Postby **ado** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:17 pm

Davelee_225 wrote:Is the poll answer a yes to immediately or yes to a delay?

Sorry about that, my brain don't work much at that time of night. :wink:

DaveP · Postby **DaveP** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:23 pm

I find the dipping irritating. When you are driving on main and pull the stalk towards you to dip, the lights stay on main until you let the stick go back again. i.e. there are two movements involved in turning the main beam off. Both our megs are like this and the clio before was the same too so I thought its just a Renault thing. Ado, are you saying yours dip as soon as you pull the stalk? (before you release it again?)

ado · Postby **ado** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:10 pm

I still have to realase it before it dips. The dealy is there after you release the stalk therfore blinding other road users. I seem to remember quite a few people complaining about this on here and parkers.

Privilege · Postby **Privilege** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:59 pm

ado wrote:What I mean is when you have your main beam on at night and switch them back to dipped when there is an oncoming car and there is a delay of around .5s-1s.

Yes mine are just the same. I thought it was a characteristic of multiplex wiring and has never bothered me

It will be interesting to see if my new one is the same

pw981 · Postby **pw981** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:34 pm

tried & tested, yes mine are the same! Honestly speaking, never noticed it though!

soterman · Postby **soterman** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:54 am

soterman wrote:I voted yes, the main beam dips immediately.

This is what my car does, here (145 Kb divx video). See if this is your case.

ado · Postby **ado** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:23 am

I only get the sound but the vid is still.

soterman · Postby **soterman** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:47 am

It's made with divx6. Get it here https://www.divx.com/divx/play/download/?hp3playdl

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