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| HalM |
 Sep 16 2007, 03:21 PM
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Green Skull 003  Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 19-January 05 From: The 'Burg Member No.: 3,472 Region Association: None  |
I got the 914 back from my wrench 2 weeks ago and have been driving it in daylight only. This morning I leave earlier than normal and decide to turn on the headlights. The driver's side opens normally but the passenger side stays closed. I didn't really need them so I turned them off and continued my trip.
I got home about an hour ago and started troubleshooting as best I could. I checked all fuses and relays, including swapping in a known good relay. No joy. The lights worked fine when it went to the shop. I know this because I had to replace a fuse I had kicked out by mistake one afternoon. Any suggestions on what to do next? If I get in a bind, is there a way to manually open the light? Any and all help is much appreciated. |
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| stateofidleness |
Sep 20 2007, 09:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None |
i checked my headlight motors and there is no knob on the back of the two motors??
would that be the only way to manual raise the headlights? |
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| Rand |
Sep 20 2007, 09:53 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(stateofidleness @ Sep 20 2007, 08:29 PM)  i checked my headlight motors and there is no knob on the back of the two motors?? would that be the only way to manual raise the headlights? Turning the motor is the way to raise the light. The knobs are removable. If yours are missing, you could probably find one around here. There's a threaded hole it screws into. In the mean time you may be able find a screw that fits the threads and get enough of a bite on it. Just keep screwing it in until it bottoms out and starts turning the motor. To lower the light you don't turn it backwards, just keep going and it cycles back down. |
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HalM Headlight Operations Sep 16 2007, 03:21 PM
Rand I was going to suggest swapping the relays from si... Sep 16 2007, 03:44 PM stateofidleness happened to me the other day, all i did was check ... Sep 16 2007, 04:00 PM HalM Thanks guys. Question about the relay: Is there ... Sep 16 2007, 04:49 PM
TINCAN914
Thanks guys. Question about the relay: Is there... Sep 16 2007, 05:20 PM HalM TinCan, great pictures. I had no idea that there ... Sep 16 2007, 06:18 PM TINCAN914 I wonder if it's not your wiring, especially i... Sep 16 2007, 06:30 PM stateofidleness where is this knob? hmm Sep 16 2007, 06:29 PM HalM
where is this knob? hmm
A black disk, about the ... Sep 16 2007, 06:51 PM TINCAN914
where is this knob? hmm
On the dash, left side ... Sep 16 2007, 07:02 PM stateofidleness
where is this knob? hmm
On the dash, left side... Sep 17 2007, 05:50 AM ClayPerrine A while back I wrote this...
How your headlight m... Sep 16 2007, 10:22 PM HalM The problem was the relay. Rhodyguy was great sen... Sep 20 2007, 05:14 PM |
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