madwob

just a quick question.....

on the EF (fairmont, but i suppose all EF's except the XR's would be the same)

with the headlights....does the end bit of the lights light up when the high beams are on....or is it just vacant plastic?

the part im talking about is circled in the photo



thanks

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SPALDING GREEN

Yep that's the high beam.

madwob

ive just asked john (EFFalcon) and he said that it definitely lights up on his falcon....but said the fairmont has a different setup (he wasnt sure if this part still lit up)

anyone know for sure that it does on an EF FAIRMONT?

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SPALDING GREEN

Doesn't make any diff if it's a Fairmont or not.

back2thefutura

yep, that bit is high beam on ALL EF and EL models.

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TIKFD6

The Fairmont/lane lights where just a little pointier.

madwob

thanks guys....i knew i was right on this 1....but my uncle wasnt too sure.....

just doesnt look like there is a globe in that section on my mums car, so that will have to be sorted out now!

thanks again

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EFFalcon

only reason i say they're different is that i know the globe setup is different.

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madwob

yer i know when the fairmont goes to high beam, the regular section of the light also changes to a high beam.....but i was almost CERTAIN that the end part of the light lit up as well with a seperate globe

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R33 GTS-T Nissan Skyline

fairmont1998

On EF/EL Fords there is a difference between highbeam operation on base models and Fairmonts. The Falcons have two single filament globes in each headlight. The low beam, which is the outer one, and the high beam being the inner one. When you flick the high beams on the low beam globe continues to get power and the high beam globe comes on with it.
On the Fairmonts and Fairlanes/LTDs there are one twin filament globe and one single filament globe in each headlight. The twin filament globe is the outer one, the single filament globe the inner. When low beams are on one filament in the outer globes is working. When you flick to high beams, the outer globe switches to the other filament(both aren't on) and the inner globe comes on also. So the outer light is your high beam and the inner has more of a driving light beam to it.