headlights worked, and now they dont...
05-27-2009, 10:09 PM
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after i did my RHD swap, the headlights and everything turned on just fine and the motors operated just fine. but now, for what seems to be no reason, only the "driving lights" work (tail, FTP, and side markers). so basically the headlights and healdight motors stopped working. at first they just started to dim out and then the motors started working slower and slower. then they just stopped working all together. also the blinkers stopped working. but the 4-way flashers work just fine.
i was thinking it was the switch since the 4-ways worked and the blinkers didnt. so i tryed using a spare USDM switch i had to see if thats was it. but after a few seconds, my US one started to smoke. like if i had wires crossed. but it dosnt do that to the JDM one. but still the FTP lights turn on along with the side markers and tail lights.
any ideas?
i was thinking it was the switch since the 4-ways worked and the blinkers didnt. so i tryed using a spare USDM switch i had to see if thats was it. but after a few seconds, my US one started to smoke. like if i had wires crossed. but it dosnt do that to the JDM one. but still the FTP lights turn on along with the side markers and tail lights.
any ideas?
05-29-2009, 03:32 AM
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also the dim/brightness for the dash. and thats dosnt work either. at first if i clicked it off and on a few times the dahs would turn on also. but no more...
the wierd part is, the blinker switch dosnt work either. but the 4 way flashers do... wich is essentially the same thing but on the other side of the cluster.
so im still thinking its the switch. but where the hell would i find a RHD switch to do a check! the LHD one has the same plugs, but like i said. when i plugged it in. it started to smoke!
the wierd part is, the blinker switch dosnt work either. but the 4 way flashers do... wich is essentially the same thing but on the other side of the cluster.
so im still thinking its the switch. but where the hell would i find a RHD switch to do a check! the LHD one has the same plugs, but like i said. when i plugged it in. it started to smoke!
05-30-2009, 02:43 PM
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is there a way to test the switch? without taking it apart?
oh, and i put direct power from the battery to the headlights with a spare wire and they light up just fine. but when i give direct power to the headlight motor plug, i hear something like a relay clicking around the headlight area. but it does nothing. is there a relay by there that could have work down and went bad?
oh, and i put direct power from the battery to the headlights with a spare wire and they light up just fine. but when i give direct power to the headlight motor plug, i hear something like a relay clicking around the headlight area. but it does nothing. is there a relay by there that could have work down and went bad?
06-16-2009, 07:32 PM
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since my blinkers went out at the same time (but the 4 ways still work) i checked that little black box that makes it all blink. i hear the clicking noise coming from it. so it not the switch and its after the black box.
i would think its not the motors since im betting this is all tied in together (headlights, blinkers, motors). im thinking a relay. what or where is the relay that controlls these? is it one of the relays behind the radiator?
i would think its not the motors since im betting this is all tied in together (headlights, blinkers, motors). im thinking a relay. what or where is the relay that controlls these? is it one of the relays behind the radiator?