Headlights intermittently go off when they should be on

[taityfella]

Hi everyone,

I have been having issues with my 2001 998cc micra k11 automatic for past few months. The sidelights always work as do the full beams. The headlights however fail sometimes.

First time: the both headlights stopped working then during the drive the passenger headlight came on. I since replaced the drivers headlight and things seemed ok.

Then my passenger headlight stopped working then as i came to open the bonnet the headlight started working again with the banging of the bonnet. I am not an expert (once removed the automatic gear box fluid instead of the engine oil once...) but it sounds like a connection issue but i am not sure where it could be if both headlights seem vulnerable to this problem, unless both headlight connectors have dodgy connections (which could be the case since one light sometimes works whilst the other doesn't). I presume WD40 could be used to clean the connectors, is a wire brush also necessary?

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thank you.

 

[nissan boy]

Probs the plugs are failing, common fault from corrosion or they overheat,
eBay ceramic ones are a good swap for £5 or so

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[MattInARedMicra]

the above answer is likely the case

here is a guide i wrote to fixing it

Guide to fixing the headlight wiring plug issue

Alright guys. Originally intended to film this as a guide for here, but it proved too tricky to solder and film at the same time, and what I thought would take 15 minutes at the most ended up taking me over an hour since I made the mistake of not buying any flux and I couldn't get the solder to...

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[taityfella]

Thanks for the advice both, will have a look.