Need help with headlight problem please.....
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Melting Slicks
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Need help with headlight problem please.....
When trying to turn on my headlights, it takes a few seconds for them to pop up, if not - I have to play around with the stalk to get them to popup. Even if they do popup, the lights sometimes do not turn on. Any ideas guys? :confused:
[Modified by OliverM5, 9:04 AM 5/6/2003]
[Modified by OliverM5, 9:04 AM 5/6/2003]
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Re: Need help with headlight problem please..... (pmarone)
I recently had this problem - and a battery problem. Replacing the battery (stock) with an Optima Red Top solved this issue.
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Re: Need help with headlight problem please..... (OliverM5)
It may not relate but... I only drive my vette on weekends. I was starting to have problems with my lights not popping up/not coming on. Someone suggested since I drive the car infrequently the initial pop up/turn on sequence takes a lot of power to do so and drains the battery. I turned off my Twilight Sentinel, the gizmo that automatically turns on the lights at dusk/turns them off at daylight, and have only used the stalk switch since. I have not had a problem since then. As an added benefit the lights don't pop up inside the garage every time I start the car. Hope this helps. :confused:
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Re: Need help with headlight problem please..... (OliverM5)
I'd say for the same reasons that cruzer speaks of - not enough battery juice. My battery terminal ate itself, so I had problems slowly generating - never put them together until after I replaced the battery.
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Re: Need help with headlight problem please..... (pmarone)
Doesn't the alternator supply the power to the vehicle when the car is on anyways? Is it possibly a bad ground or power wire around the headlight? Ideas?
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Re: Need help with headlight problem please..... (OliverM5)
. . .PeteMy battery is actually brand new....why would a battery affect the headlights not popping up?
