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| lsintampa |
 Dec 3 2014, 01:41 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 520 Joined: 28-January 13 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 15,441 Region Association: South East States  |
75 914-4 FI
My headlights work great, with one exception. When I try to manually open the lights, they open about 1/4" then the motor spins on its own to full open then to full close. Seems odd to me, because I've opened and closed them before and never had an issue. The only thing I've done lately is to hook up an electric water pump for the windshield washer - tied into the black/brown wire and it operates from the inside wiper arm by pulling it towards you. Washer motor works just fine. Can't think it's in any way related, but hey - I always consider the last thing you fix may break something else. ???? Thanks, Len |
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| jvmarino |
Dec 3 2014, 10:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 22-March 09 From: Baltimore Member No.: 10,188 Region Association: None |
The purpose of the knobs is to serve as a manual way to raise the lights in case there is some kind of electrical failure to the motor or relay. This allows you to still drive at night if you need to.
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| SirAndy |
Dec 4 2014, 10:55 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,284 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(jvmarino @ Dec 3 2014, 08:40 PM)  The purpose of the knobs is to serve as a manual way to raise the lights in case there is some kind of electrical failure to the motor or relay. This allows you to still drive at night if you need to. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) As said above, just unplug the relay if you want to move them manually. And watch your fingers! There is a reason why the "eyebrows" are rubber mounted and the linkage has a cover. When that motor kicks in, you won't have time to get your fingers out of the way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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lsintampa Headlight Manual Operation Issue Dec 3 2014, 01:41 PM
montoya 73 2.0 the only way i can open mine manually with them st... Dec 3 2014, 01:52 PM ThePaintedMan Len,
Yep, that's just how they work. Pull t... Dec 3 2014, 02:05 PM RobW Or rotate the other direction? Watch your fingers... Dec 3 2014, 03:43 PM stugray Mine operated different before.
You could turn the... Dec 3 2014, 03:50 PM Dave_Darling The behavior is normal, or at least pretty close t... Dec 3 2014, 04:20 PM
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The behavior is normal, or at least pretty close ... Dec 3 2014, 05:04 PM lsintampa Well then, I guess the times I've operated the... Dec 3 2014, 10:08 PM |
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