Headlights open, but don't close

mrclean · 10-30-2009, 10:51 AM

When I turn on the headlights on my AW11, and push in the switch to turn all the way to the right they pop up, but when I turn the lights off, they don't go down. I can manually crank them down using those little knobs, but the next time I turn them on, same thing, both sides.

Could this be a relay? Is there a separate relay for up vs. down?

theFastone · 10-30-2009, 02:55 PM

this happen to me before, Its the #7 Fuse in the front on the frunk.

hellbillylarry · 10-31-2009, 07:00 AM

Also check the headlight retractor relay box in the frunk. On the right side. Could it have gotten water in it?

mrclean · 11-04-2009, 05:11 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. All the fuses look fine - there is one for Headlight RH and LH? But both are good. Also the headlight retractor box looks like new inside, and the connector is on good. Actually everything looks pretty clean in there.

When they go up, they kind of bump up in stages, is that typical? Or should it be a single motion like my Mk2? I have some spare motors I could try putting in, but since they go up it seems like they should go down too.

Getting tired of winding them back down all the time :-)

hellbillylarry · 11-09-2009, 12:25 PM

I still think it's the retractor relay.

mrclean · 11-09-2009, 02:42 PM

If it is the retractor relay box, how I would go about testing it? Should I find a borrow a known good one from another car and see if that fixes it?

hellbillylarry · 11-09-2009, 05:30 PM

^yep. I probably have one for $5.00 plus shipping if you find that that is the problem.

YellowJacket · 11-10-2009, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mrclean

If it is the retractor relay box, how I would go about testing it?

10-30-2009, 10:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrclean No Skills Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Headlights open, but don't close When I turn on the headlights on my AW11, and push in the switch to turn all the way to the right they pop up, but when I turn the lights off, they don't go down. I can manually crank them down using those little knobs, but the next time I turn them on, same thing, both sides. Could this be a relay? Is there a separate relay for up vs. down?

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10-30-2009, 02:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
theFastone No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 24 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	this happen to me before, Its the #7 Fuse in the front on the frunk.

10-31-2009, 07:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
hellbillylarry No Skills Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Also check the headlight retractor relay box in the frunk. On the right side. Could it have gotten water in it?

11-04-2009, 05:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
mrclean No Skills Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Thanks for the suggestions. All the fuses look fine - there is one for Headlight RH and LH? But both are good. Also the headlight retractor box looks like new inside, and the connector is on good. Actually everything looks pretty clean in there. When they go up, they kind of bump up in stages, is that typical? Or should it be a single motion like my Mk2? I have some spare motors I could try putting in, but since they go up it seems like they should go down too. Getting tired of winding them back down all the time :-)

11-09-2009, 12:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
hellbillylarry No Skills Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I still think it's the retractor relay.

11-09-2009, 02:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
mrclean No Skills Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	If it is the retractor relay box, how I would go about testing it? Should I find a borrow a known good one from another car and see if that fixes it?

11-09-2009, 05:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
hellbillylarry No Skills Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	^yep. I probably have one for $5.00 plus shipping if you find that that is the problem.