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General => General Technical => I. C. E. & Electrical => Topic started by: Matt_K on December 22, 2012, 10:55:21 PM

Title: Headlights go up and down all the time!
Post by: Matt_K on December 22, 2012, 10:55:21 PM
1994 FD
 
Drove to put some fuel in the car tonight, started it up on the forecourt, turned the lights on and they both keep going up and down constantly. Both popups are in sync and the correct speed, as well as both bulbs working and coming on and off as the lights extend and retract.

The only way I could get round it (eventually) was to extend the lights using the dash switch, then turn them lights on using the stalk. That only works about 50% of the time thought. Sometimes by just using the dash switch they go up and down by themselves too.

Will have a look tomorrow if the weathers ok, but just thought I\'d put it out there, see if anyone had similar?

Cheers.
Title: Headlights go up and down all the time!
Post by: Metalorama on December 23, 2012, 04:23:33 PM
Not had any experience with this, and I don\'t know about the pop up lights in particular, but I would guess it\'s relay controlled like any other headlight system. If that\'s the case then it could easy be a knackered relay, they go from time to time, failing that it could be a bad connection to the relay. I\'ve had intermittent headlight faults with other cars and that\'s been the problem. Hope this helps :)