69any1

I have a 69 vette.. All of a sudden my head lights have errected and wont go back down.. There NOT on just up and it drives me crazy!! Is there a temp fix to get them to go back down?? I dont drive it at night so im not worried about that.. I guess i will be back on here to try to find a fix unless someone has any ideas im all ears

Thanks

scottyp99

There should be a little thing-a-ma-jig under the dash, right below the steering wheel, called the override switch. When pulled down, it keeps the headlights from going down, even when the lights are turned off. There should be two of them, the other is for the wiper door, I think. That is the first thing I would check.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...tem-works.html


Keep the shiny side up!
Scott

69any1

i have tried that.. Pulled up and down all it does is HISS..

Mike Ward

This means that one or both of the hoses have fallen off. Easy fix.

69any1

i will check that.. if thats not the case.. Is there an easy way to get these down until ifigure out what is going on??

hdpete98

Reach up from underneath the front bumper. You will see the spring mechanism that operates the light assembly. Pull down gently and the door will close. You do not have to pull hard and the springs will do the work. If you are pulling hard, you are pulling in the wrong area. Just take a look and it will make sense.

C6DuffMan

Just reach in behind the light and pull down on the "knee", the pivot between the two arms. The two link arms go over center and lock in place.

Mike Ward

Except that the lights will just pop back up as soon as the engine is started................

69any1

AWESOME.. I will do that. THANKS GUYS..

69any1

OK i will expect that Thankyou!

hdpete98

No they won't, unless the headlight switch or vacumn override is on.

Mike Ward

So explain how and why they went up in the first place...........

scottyp99

Ahh! Well, you didn't tell us that before! I guess we'll have to play "20 questions". Don't feel bad, it can be tough to tell what's important and what isn't, sometimes.

When did the headlights pop up and not go down? I don't mean, like, what was the date, I mean was there anything that you did, and then the headlights started acting up? Even if you think it is unrelated? Have you studied the link I posted? It does a pretty good job of explaining how the headlight actuation system works.


Keep the shiny side up!
Scott

4SPDL81

Any headlight staying up longer than 4 hours should be reported to your mechanic as soon as possible....

briankeery

69any1

UPDATE

I checked it out i was able to get the lights down and as soon as i started the car they went back up.. Undernearth it looks like a HOSE is off or it has broken off. I havent had time to investigate much further for i had my 2 kids WAITING for their corvette ride!! Sorry for the lack of info..