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Headlight problems |
mburkhart |
Jun 29 2021, 12:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Chester, MD Member No.: 4,364 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
My headlights have a bad habit of going dark randomly. When I pull out the headlight switch, the lights will pop up - sometimes taking a second or two. The lights may or may not turn on. If the lights turn on, after a few seconds or minutes they will go out. Turning on the high beams will sometimes get the lights back on. Sometimes they come back on themselves after a few minutes or seconds. Repeat.
Any ideas? If your answer is a bad ground, please tell me where I can find the grounds related to the headlights! |
lesorubcheek |
Jun 29 2021, 06:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 21-April 21 From: Florida Member No.: 25,463 Region Association: South East States |
If both headlights are going out, I doubt it's a ground. Pretty sure the 2 use different grounding locations, but it's been a while since playing with lights on mine. If both go out, I'd suspect either the contacts inside the light switch, or the wire going from the switch to the fuse panel. These are common points that would impact both lights. If you have a voltmeter, I'd try to check voltage at the light fuses when the condition occurs. Find a good body ground point for the meter's ground wire and then check voltage on both light's fuses. After determining the state at the fuses, then you'll know whether the problem is within the dash or wiring forward to the lights.
Dan |
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