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| m170seeker |
 Feb 5 2017, 03:50 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 23-June 11 From: Austin, Texas Member No.: 13,235 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
So, I was driving with the headlights on and then turned on my running lights. I started to smell a little plastic burning (electrical) and I got a little smoke out of the dash vent next to the headlight switch. I turned both sets of lights off immediately but the cans stayed up. Now, everything seems normal but the cans are definitely stuck in the open position.
Any suggestions were to start? Fuses all seem solid. |
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| JFG |
Feb 5 2017, 04:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 686 Joined: 7-April 16 From: Wales Member No.: 19,869 Region Association: None |
Check the wiring in the front trunk where the loom splits off, goes throught the hole and up the rear of the bucket to the motor.
Mine had rubbed, shorted and melted. |
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| m170seeker |
Feb 6 2017, 09:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 23-June 11 From: Austin, Texas Member No.: 13,235 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(JFG @ Feb 5 2017, 04:45 PM)  Check the wiring in the front trunk where the loom splits off, goes throught the hole and up the rear of the bucket to the motor. Mine had rubbed, shorted and melted. Thanks. Ill look at that. |
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| Larmo63 |
Feb 6 2017, 09:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
Are the relays installed? They are under the plastic covers.
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 6 2017, 11:09 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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The lights won't go up without the relays.
There is power going to the "headlights down" contact on the motor assembly the whole time the lights are closed. It is likely that your "headlights down" wire is not carrying power any more, or has some other sort of problem like that. If you turn the knob on the back of the headlight motor clockwise, you should be able to get the light to go down. --DD |
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| Larmo63 |
Feb 7 2017, 12:12 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Feb 6 2017, 09:09 PM) The lights won't go up without the relays. There is power going to the "headlights down" contact on the motor assembly the whole time the lights are closed. It is likely that your "headlights down" wire is not carrying power any more, or has some other sort of problem like that. If you turn the knob on the back of the headlight motor clockwise, you should be able to get the light to go down. --DD Ahhhh, I didn't read the first post.....drrrrrrr |
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| falcor75 |
Feb 7 2017, 01:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Sweden Member No.: 15,176 Region Association: Scandinavia
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Take the fusebox down and start looking for crispy plastic... :-(
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