I installed a set of 9005's and 9006's HID's from VLED's and now my headlights will not open on there own. If I click the steering wheel stick to lights on they do not open and do not turn on...but if i pull the stick back the lights go up and both high and low beams are on. Anyone know why this would happen? I cant use the car at night becasue my lights will not work correctly. I need to hold the stick back as if I were flashing my high beams at someone just for my lights to work!! HELP

 

Did you add a resistor when you installed them? Did they come with a relay harness that runs from the battery to the lights or do they wire in at the lights?

 

They came with relay harness but dont run to the battery they worked perfectly for like 1 hour. I was ****ing around up and down and up and down with the headlights to make sure everything worked good. I think It might have nothing to do with the HID's what so ever I think its a headlight relay or weird thing like that...

 

In theory nothing happens when I put the low beams on the steering colum...but if I were to hold it back to flash the high beams the headlights motors come up and both low and high beam are active.

 

Anyone?

 

Is the battery weak from all the time you spent working on them and trying them out? Also check for a blown fuse.

 

Battery was good I started car. Which fuse would I look at cause I checked the common fuses but then it started to rain so I'll have to continue tomorrow.

 

Anyone else?

 

Update: Night time came and I tryed it again the low beams dont come on at all when I flick the switch to turn lows on the motors also dont raise the headlights....But if I were to pull toward me the switch to flash the high beams they come up then if I let it go they go down....basically when I turn on my lights dont come on or raise up.

 

Bump?

 

Time for some troubleshooting!

 

Try fuse #6 in the passenger footwell. It can cause that symptom if its blown

 

Fuse 6 is good.

 

Is there a fuse for low beam/on? I can flick the switch to parking lights and they work, flicking it to headlights doesnt bring up the motors or the head lights. While in that state I can push it foward for highbeams, nothing happens. If I pull it back to flash to pass the motors go up & high beams go on but no low beams then if I let go the motors go down.

 

I've known that fuse to be the problem in the past. I cant see why just putting LED bulbs should have caused issues so I'd be looking at the motor side or the switch. Hers the troubleshooting guide. Run through it and see how you go. Its read as a 4 column table (Step, action, yes, no) so its a tad confusing in text format

Document ID# 661511
2002 Chevrolet Corvette
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Headlamp Door(s) Inoperative
Step Action Yes No
Schematic Reference: Headlight Doors Schematics

1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check? Go to Step 2
Go to Diagnostic System Check - Lighting Systems

2 Turn the headlamps ON and OFF.
Do the headlamp doors open and close? Go to Testing for Intermittent and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems Go to Step 3

3 Is only one headlamp door inoperative? Go to Step 9
Go to Step 4

4 Are the headlamp doors closed at all times? Go to Step 5
Go to Step 7

5 1. Remove the right hand headlamp assembly.
2. Disconnect the control module connectors C1 and C2 to the actuator for the headlamp opening door.
3. Turn the headlamps ON.
4. Connect a test lamp between the headlamps ON input circuit and a known good ground at connector C1. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.
Does the test lamp illuminate? Go to Step 6
Go to Step 13

6 Connect a test lamp between the headlamps ON input circuit and the ground circuit of connector C1.
Does the test lamp illuminate? Go to Step 11
Go to Step 14

7 1. Turn OFF the headlamp switch.
2. Disconnect the actuator control module to the headlamp opening door.
3. Using a test lamp, probe between the headlamp OFF input circuit and ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate? Go to Step 8
Go to Step 11

8 1. Disconnect connector C209.
2. Using a test lamp, probe between the headlamp OFF input circuit (female side) and ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate? Go to Step 12
Go to Step 15

9 Test the power and ground circuit of the headlamp door control for a poor connection or an open. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition? Go to Step 19
Go to Step 10

10 Inspect the harness connector for headlamp opening door assembly for a poor connection. Refer to Testing for Intermittent and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and complete the repair? Go to Step 19
Go to Step 16

11 Inspect the harness connector for headlamp opening door actuator control module for a poor connection. Refer to Testing for Intermittent and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and complete the repair? Go to Step 19
Go to Step 17

12 Inspect the harness connector for multifunction turn signal lever for a poor connection. Refer to Testing for Intermittent and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and complete the repair? Go to Step 19
Go to Step 18

13 Repair a poor connector or an open in the headlamp ON input circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair? Go to Step 19
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14 Repair a poor connector or an open in the ground circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair? Go to Step 19
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15 Repair a short to battery positive voltage in the headlamps OFF input circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair? Go to Step 19
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16 Replace the headlamp opening door assembly. Refer to Headlamp Opening Door Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement? Go to Step 19
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17 Replace the control module for the headlamp opening door actuator. Refer to Headlamp Control Module Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement? Go to Step 19
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18 Replace the multifunction turn signal lever. Refer to Multifunction Turn Signal Lever Replacement - On Vehicle in Steering Wheel and Column - Tilt.
Did you complete the replacement? Go to Step 19
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19 Operate the system in order to verify the repair.
Did you correct the condition? System OK Go to Step 2

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Document ID# 661511
2002 Chevrolet Corvette

 

When I put the switch to headlights on is there supposed to be a relay that trips because I dont hear one at all....

 

Not that I'm aware of on the stock system. The relays are upstream. I have but I have high voltage T85s (Euros)

You can see from the wiring diagram, the switch directly controls the headlight modules

 

You can discount a lot of the checks in the troubleshooting guide as you know some parts of the system are working.

You know the headlight motors are good as they work on flash to pass. You also know the high beam circuit is good.

Fuses 8 & 10 underhood are the low beam fuses.

If they are good its pointing at the switch. They are well known for failing. As a start try some electronics cleaner squirted into the switch. If its a dirty contact that may help. It could be with all the recycling you damaged a contact.

If the switch has failed on the "switch on" circuit what you're seeing is logical.

 

This is where you went wrong. Did you switch out back to your halogen bulbs to rule out the HID kit?

 

I'm going to do that tomorrow. Is there something I can bridge to have my low beams come on to test and see if they are working?