Headlight VERY dim on standard dipped beam.
 

But the bulb looks OK....

any thoughts guys ?

yep, they all do that Sir .... buy a head torch ...

nooooo i mean seriously dim... he didn't want to pass it on the MOT.... it was that bad.

Have you checked the connections on the bulb and the plug for corrosion? Sounds like high resistance... Next thing to do would be to check for 12 volts at the plug. If you get 12 volts its likely to be a dodgy bulb, if you get less then keep working backwards until you find the source of your problem...

Good luck, hope this helps!

Stinkwheel.

Not really checked anything yet fella... had to ride it this weekend instead :)

Course it helps mate... can never have too many words of wisdom.

Just check the bulb mate...it sounds like it is justing showing as the park light...and not the proper main beam (not to be confused with the high beam!). I reckon the filament has gone.

Flick the light switch one position to parking light, and have a look at the brightness, then up the switch to main beam and see it it increases in brightness in any way.

If not, then I think its just the filament for the main beam gone. If it does a little, but not enough, then perhaps the problem lies elsewhere as mentioned before.

[Edited on 3-4-2006 by Harv748]

thanks Harv... that will be my task for this afternoon :)