mad_pete Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Have pulled the dash off I seem to have various relays and boxes looking for a home rather than just lurking at the bottom of the dash. Some have found a home on some pegs in the dash but where does what I think is the dim dip resister mount normally please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just unplug & throw it away Pete, it's a very unreliable unit, dim dip hasn't been a legal requirement for ages the law was binned back in 2006, normal dipped headlights & sidelights will work as normal. I've had 7 of those units in 24 years, disconnected & removed the last one about 4 years ago. its normal location is screwed to the ngled plate above the instrument pack, with the ridges facing down & the screw heads on the opposite side, they are a pig to access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil110 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 From memory isn't there also a gold coloured item bolted to the inner wing as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 not with that transformer, the resistor & pink dim dip relay was on 300tdi models onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 There were 2 kinds of dim-dip: one used the gold-coloured resistor under the front wing coupled to a relay; the other kind used the module shown, with 'pulse width modulation' to reduce the power to the headlamps. The need for dim-dip was removed some time in the late-1990s. Best thing to do with either the resistor or PWM-module versions is to disable them. If there's a need for headlamps then turn them on properly! "Dim-dip" led to plenty of losers driving around at night with only the dim-dip active rather than the proper headlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cackshifter Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 You mean like now with DRLs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Indeed, and no tail lights of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 17/03/2018 at 10:32 PM, Bowie69 said: Indeed, and no tail lights of course. I hate this so much, so many cars tooling around in awful weather (rain, fog, snow) with NO rear lights because the DRL's are on and the automatic lights can tell it's not night time. I have a dim/dip module somewhere - not fitted to the truck though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 So remove, bin and just cable tie the plug somewhere? Or is there a bypass connection required ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 2 hours ago, mad_pete said: So remove, bin and just cable tie the plug somewhere? Or is there a bypass connection required ? nope, just unplug & remove it from vehicle, nothing else to do with it, took mine out about 8 years ago. I've had 6 of those units over the last 24 years, they are very unreliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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