pop ups wont go down

Eoiny555 · November 03, 2011, 08:28:38 PM

The standard pop up lights on my fd popped up by themselves when the car was parked up & off, now they wont go down, the lights turn on & off but dont retract even when i press the headlight button on dash. if i turn the little red knob behond each one they go down & back up again

is there a simple fix to this before i go trying to troubleshoot it?

L18M · November 03, 2011, 08:37:15 PM

mine did that once.. unplugged the battery then reconnect and worked again.
not sure if it helps you though.
retractor fuse?

B.Martin · November 03, 2011, 08:43:40 PM

Perhaps they\'ve taken Viagra? :Giggle

brundish24 · November 03, 2011, 09:35:24 PM

the same thing happened to me and it was the headlight button on the dash the one you press which makes them go up and down without turning on the lights. when i replaced it they work again hope this helps. if it gets on your nerves too much you can always manually lower them lol

Eoiny555 · November 03, 2011, 10:19:16 PM

Quote from: B.Martin;797350Perhaps they\'ve taken Viagra? :Giggle

Lmfao, nice haha

Eoiny555 · November 03, 2011, 10:32:21 PM

Quote from: brundish24;797354the same thing happened to me and it was the headlight button on the dash the one you press which makes them go up and down without turning on the lights. when i replaced it they work again hope this helps. if it gets on your nerves too much you can always manually lower them lol

If it was the switch would they not still go up & down when the lights are turned on & off?

Eoiny555 · November 06, 2011, 09:26:45 AM

Had a quick look last night, tried switch on dash after i had dis connected & reconnrcted the battery & checked the retractor fuse which was ok but still no joy, will look at it properly today sometime but its starting to look like the switch

brundish24 · December 03, 2011, 12:54:20 PM

Hi mate just wondering if you sorted the problem

Eoiny555 · December 03, 2011, 09:02:19 PM

Nope, i adjusted the tps the other day & reset the fault codes/disconnected battery neg cable but no joy, looking like the switch, havnt had a chance to go at it since though, will update when i do

RobMatthews · December 03, 2011, 10:59:19 PM

If you want a switch i got one Â£10 posted
paypal robie0072001@yahoo.com

Eoiny555 · August 06, 2012, 09:10:20 PM

You still got that switch mate?

Eoiny555 · September 16, 2012, 04:08:42 PM

Stil got this problem, replaced the switch but no difference.

I just tried troubleshooting using the FSM, when i connect the retractor actuator it just makes a click but does not move, it said to test the retractor relay in the relay box at front of engine bay but there is no relay there, looked at the bottom of the box & there are no wires from the harness to where the relay should be, is this normal?

everything else tested ok but if the actuator failed how likely are both to fail at the exact same time?