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General => General Technical => I. C. E. & Electrical => Topic started by: RedRummy on December 28, 2006, 05:04:40 PM

Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: RedRummy on December 28, 2006, 05:04:40 PM
Took my car for a jetwash this afternoon, and found my headlights no longer pop up...

The lights works fine, dipped and full beam, but they\'re still in the car body...

I\'m guessing its a fuse or a relay or something, but I\'ve no idea how to identify the right fuses / relays....!

Can someone please help...  Theres a bunch of fuses beneath the steering column, and some in the black boxes under the bonnet, but which ones should I check...  I\'m guessing its a motor fuse or something, cos they both stopped working at the same time...

pleeeease help....  :Grrr :Grrr :Grrr

Drove home in the dark with only sidelights on...  :2eek

Oh, and theres another guy in this thread (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30685) with the same problem....
Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: memski on December 28, 2006, 05:44:10 PM
Have you tried the switch to raise the headlights on the dash? Will be safer to drive like this in the meanwhile. I had the same problem with one light not popping up and it turned out to be a poor ground - thanks to Clive for helping me out with that one.
Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: RedRummy on December 29, 2006, 01:44:14 PM
duh, yeah I\'ve tried the switch  ;)

neither the stick switch nor the dash switch raise the lights... :(

the stick switch does turn the lights on however, so I need to find out where the fuse / relays for the pop up motor are...
Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: RedRummy on December 29, 2006, 07:11:59 PM
Well, fuses seem fine (could only find 2 that relate to headlight retractor motor, as per Fish\'s great post here (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32869) )

Eventually settled for winding them out manually, so I can actually drive the car in the dark, but still no further on to fixing it...  :(

Looks like its more likely to be a fuse or somthing in the drivers footwell, but don\'t have a clue which bit to check  :(

:Grrr
Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: grinder on December 29, 2006, 10:55:57 PM
hummm my first guess would have been the retractor fuse - apart from that im no help ( if it was a FC i would have a better idea )

Stu
Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: grinder on December 29, 2006, 10:57:48 PM
have a read of this - it might help ???

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32221
Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: LeedsLad on December 30, 2006, 05:32:57 PM
wind them up manualy don\'t drive with just your side lights on!:eek:
Title: Headlights work, but won\'t pop up!!
Post by: RedRummy on December 31, 2006, 07:18:51 PM
yeah, wound them up manually so I could drive it...  didn\'t know I could do that when they first broke, so had no choice - wasn\'t too far though.... :driving

Anyway, went outside to check a few bits today and they\'re now working again !!!???

Will need to keep an eye on them though... sounds fishy!!  :reallymad
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