head lights wont work but tail lights do? By repur71 (Read 1,423 times)

[repur71]

so I have a problem where my headlights and dash lights wont work, but tail lights and signal lights work. The night my headlights stopped working they would get brighter when I revved, then it went out. I changed my volt rectifier regulator yesterday still nothing i changed my stator about a month ago too

[tvnacman]

Have you checked the bulb?
Do you have a voltmeter?

John

[crwford]

I would pull head and check connection points mine work apart just enough to break the connection but lock the plastic wasn't out of place. On mine locking tab was made just a little to long started to zip ties which solve this problem.

[repur71]

I'll try it 

[repur71]

so i messed around with the light bulb connectors and still nothing, Im thinking its a bigger problem because the dash and headlights are both out 

[tvnacman]

have you checked the fuse

[cyborg]

The power wire to the front lights may be broken internally,,,what make and year of the bike are we talking about?

[repur71]

its a 2008 XINGYUE Eagle 150 (XY150T)

[jct842]

All thats left is to get out a generic diagram from our library and your volt meter and start tracing out where the voltage is missing from. I think rich had some tutorials there also.

Most of those diagrams are pretty easy to follow. If you clip your negative lead on the neg battery term then follow along with your positive on the same path the + voltage takes from the + battery term on its trip forward towards the key switch and dash you should be able to find where it should be and isn't.

[repur71]

Im just gonna buy a new wiring harness if anyone knows a good website where i could get one just let me know 

[jct842]

some times that doesn't work as easy as it sounds......there have been diferences noted. best to find problem. not as hard as it is to make the wrong harness work.

[repur71]

so I've got an update i was recently driving my scooter and ran over a bump and my headlights came back on! but not even a second later they turned off. Any suggestions? what does this mean?

[jct842]

Do as I suggested before.........get your meter out.

You have a bad connection, it is not going to fix it self.

If you do not have a meter...get one. Some times a test light is helpful, but, until you rip off the damn plastic and fix it you will have a day time scooter.

[repur71]

alright I'll try using my multi meter 

[crwford]

Question does your scoot need to be running if so while running wiggle connection and watch head lights to see if they come on if so you found you connection point problem.