Lazy Headlight
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Lazy Headlight
Hello Hive,
My 2003 AE gets little usage (20 years old and only 46K on the clock) and very seldomly driven at night. Maybe well over a year since a night-time drive. Almost a "garage queen."
I am trying to enjoy her a bit more this summer but had a weird instance last week and then again tonight. When I activated the headlights last week, they did NOT pop up. After several cycles of attempting to get them to respond, they finally came up and worked as normal. I cycled them several times that evening and they responded correctly each subsiquent time. Moving forward to this Tuesday night, I switched them on and only the right bucket raised. After another cycle, they both responded. I again cycled them several times upon returning home, each time successfully.
QUESTION: is there a lubrication point I need to address or is it electronic failure on the very near horizon.
Thanks ahead.
My 2003 AE gets little usage (20 years old and only 46K on the clock) and very seldomly driven at night. Maybe well over a year since a night-time drive. Almost a "garage queen."
I am trying to enjoy her a bit more this summer but had a weird instance last week and then again tonight. When I activated the headlights last week, they did NOT pop up. After several cycles of attempting to get them to respond, they finally came up and worked as normal. I cycled them several times that evening and they responded correctly each subsiquent time. Moving forward to this Tuesday night, I switched them on and only the right bucket raised. After another cycle, they both responded. I again cycled them several times upon returning home, each time successfully.
QUESTION: is there a lubrication point I need to address or is it electronic failure on the very near horizon.
Thanks ahead.
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