Headlight problems (suggestions)
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From: Stony Plain Alberta
Headlight problems (suggestions)
My headlights will work fine during the day when i turn them on they pop up. But at night they wont pop up the lights themselves will turn on the the actual light housing wont pop up out of the hood. Sometimes i have to actually get out and manually raise them and sometimes if i play with them long enough they will work. Either way its embarrassing when i am pulling away from a restaurant and i have to manually put my lights up.
Melting Slicks
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From: Iowa
very strange! so they pop up perfectly during the day but not at night?
what is the state of your twilight setting on the car? the only thing I can think of that would make such a difference is if the twlight option is turned on and something is malfunctioning so when that system detects that the lights should come on it is in fact preventing them from working.
what is the state of your twilight setting on the car? the only thing I can think of that would make such a difference is if the twlight option is turned on and something is malfunctioning so when that system detects that the lights should come on it is in fact preventing them from working.
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
very strange! so they pop up perfectly during the day but not at night?
what is the state of your twilight setting on the car? the only thing I can think of that would make such a difference is if the twlight option is turned on and something is malfunctioning so when that system detects that the lights should come on it is in fact preventing them from working.
what is the state of your twilight setting on the car? the only thing I can think of that would make such a difference is if the twlight option is turned on and something is malfunctioning so when that system detects that the lights should come on it is in fact preventing them from working.
Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
twilight is the same as "auto" on in other vehicles. it should never in inhibit manual (switch) operation of the headlights.
There are 4 electrical areas that often causes headlights to fail:
- faulty fuses
- faulty relay(s)
- headlight control module (under passenger headlight)
- multifunction switch
There are 4 electrical areas that often causes headlights to fail:
- faulty fuses
- faulty relay(s)
- headlight control module (under passenger headlight)
- multifunction switch
Racer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Fort Lauderdale Florida
Same Problem
I haven't noticed the daytime vs night time difference. Mine pop up sometimes and sometimes they do not. Mega-embarrassing having to raise them manually.
I've changed the fuses, bought the relay device and still the same. The lights come on immediately but pop ups are intermittent.
My ears are wide open on this post.
I've changed the fuses, bought the relay device and still the same. The lights come on immediately but pop ups are intermittent.
My ears are wide open on this post.
Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
I haven't noticed the daytime vs night time difference. Mine pop up sometimes and sometimes they do not. Mega-embarrassing having to raise them manually.
I've changed the fuses, bought the relay device and still the same. The lights come on immediately but pop ups are intermittent.
My ears are wide open on this post.
I've changed the fuses, bought the relay device and still the same. The lights come on immediately but pop ups are intermittent.
My ears are wide open on this post.
Try pushing your multifunction switch to the high beam position THEN turn on your headlights. This will work for a little while until you can find yourself a module.
Instructor
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From: Fleming Island FL
Headlight fix
I just fixed mine...same issue. Pull the H/L control module under the R headlamp. There's a sticker on the module that says "replace do not repair". Take a small screw driver and open it up. You can re-seal it later with a tube of silicone. Inside the module is a relay. Gently pop the clear plastic cover off of it. Take some very fine sand paper and run it through the contacts on the relay. Blow a little compressed air through it. Reassemble, reinstall and your problems should be over. Hope this works for you like it did for me. I took pic's, but haven't figured out how to attach them to this thread. Send me an email and I'll forward them to you. cbilly1@bellsouth.net
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Drifting
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From: Warrenville Il
I just fixed mine...same issue. Pull the H/L control module under the R headlamp. There's a sticker on the module that says "replace do not repair". Take a small screw driver and open it up. You can re-seal it later with a tube of silicone. Inside the module is a relay. Gently pop the clear plastic cover off of it. Take some very fine sand paper and run it through the contacts on the relay. Blow a little compressed air through it. Reassemble, reinstall and your problems should be over. Hope this works for you like it did for me. I took pic's, but haven't figured out how to attach them to this thread. Send me an email and I'll forward them to you. cbilly1@bellsouth.net
Drifting
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From: Santa Maria Ca.
I just fixed mine...same issue. Pull the H/L control module under the R headlamp. There's a sticker on the module that says "replace do not repair". Take a small screw driver and open it up. You can re-seal it later with a tube of silicone. Inside the module is a relay. Gently pop the clear plastic cover off of it. Take some very fine sand paper and run it through the contacts on the relay. Blow a little compressed air through it. Reassemble, reinstall and your problems should be over. Hope this works for you like it did for me. I took pic's, but haven't figured out how to attach them to this thread. Send me an email and I'll forward them to you. cbilly1@bellsouth.net
Did the same thing to mine 6 months ago,haven't had a problem since.
Mine didn't have the sticker,but I'd have opened it up anyway-almost anything that clicks when you put power to it has a relay in it,and relays can usually be cleaned up to work like they're supposed to.
Pro
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From: South Jersey
Try something simple and cheap ... make sure your battery terminals are tight to spec. I had similar problem and it turned out to be the negative terminal was not tight enough. A quarter of a turn, and it solved my problem.
Jerry
Jerry
