Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:31:05 -0000 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: Headlight/Relay problem
"Colin Stamp" <colinnospamp.plus.com> wrote in message news:4dp340pbj863dqi6p5jl0mtrt2h96qismfnospamcom... > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:08:27 -0000, "John" <mypcnospam.com> wrote: > > I just fixed exactly the same fault on my 9-3. One of the solder > joints from the PCB to the base of the control unit had cracked so it > only needed re-soldering. Doesn't look like a very vibration-proof > design. I expected better of Hella. > > Does anyone else find it ironic that the headlight fault-monitoring > system seems to be a major cause of headlight faults? > I agree, I felt like shorting out the unit to save the expense but I like to look after my Saab and keep it original. Since the lamp control indication is a supposed safety feature it doesn't make sense that its failure causes a light to fail.