Headlight Problem - Page 2

mk1mstr2 · 12-19-2009, 08:33 AM

im having this same problem and its pissing me off

mk1mstr2 · 12-19-2009, 01:35 PM

i found my problem today at work

mine was a wire that came from the flasher relay(green) under left kick panel

that wire was supposed to be grounded and it was caroded and got ripped from the ground so i attached a wire to it and ran it to my own ground and ta da they work just fine

89Mister Two · 12-30-2009, 07:17 PM

I'll have to check down there and see if I have a similar problem. Haven't had time to look at it with the holidays and I've been sick. I did find out that when the lights work and I use my brights, it takes longer for them to start working again.

89Mister Two · 03-21-2010, 05:50 PM

Dug in a lil deeper on my problem. All relays, t/s switch, dimmer switch, and grounds seem to be fine. I can remove one of the headlights and put a ground to the plug with the power probe and the lights will come and no buzzing coming from the relays. So i thought I could just make new grounds for the headlights and they would work, well they do but i still get the problem I'm having. Any ideas or suggestions?

zx10r203 · 03-21-2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 89Mister Two

The other night I went to meet my girl at a resturaunt and after dinner I went to leave and my headlights wouldn't come on. They worked on the way there. When I tried to turn them on, the headlight relay in the kickpanel would buzz and both turn signal arrows would come on in the cluster along with the tach droppin down and the volt guage droppin down. I had to leave the car sit over night and it did the same thing when I went to pick it up in the morning. Tried again when I got home and same thing. Later that evening went out to move the car and they worked. I know it can't be the headlight switch because I just recently put a new one in because the dash lights would flicker at night when I hit a bump. I searched the forum but alot of the threads were incomplete. Could the headlamp relay in the kickpanel be bad? Ant help would be greatly appreciated!

I had that exact issue you are describing. For was a a bad contact on the blue box under the dash on the kick panel driver side.
Here is what I found under my dash:

Sorry for the poor pictures, old camera and it wouldn't focus!!

All I did to fix the issue was pull out the bad pin connector, cut it out and replace it with a new one. I just keep an eye on it from time to time to make sure its not shorting out anymore.

scottohno · 03-21-2010, 11:02 PM

anything i would say would be far out there.

like... you have a slight intermittant short to ground. once the wire heats up enough from normal use, it flexes easier, you hit a bump, and poof no lights. when the wire cools it returns to its normal position and you have headlights. the short is not good enough to blow the fuse

or whoever replaced the headlights last accidentally crimped the pigtail near the headlight bucket. this is causing an open in the circuit, and the headlights stay up but are not lit. either pull the headlights out and look at the pigtail or when the hedlights dont work try using your brights.

i dunno. these cars do some pretty crazy shyt.

zx10r203 · 03-22-2010, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottohno

anything i would say would be far out there.

like... you have a slight intermittant short to ground. once the wire heats up enough from normal use, it flexes easier, you hit a bump, and poof no lights. when the wire cools it returns to its normal position and you have headlights. the short is not good enough to blow the fuse

or whoever replaced the headlights last accidentally crimped the pigtail near the headlight bucket. this is causing an open in the circuit, and the headlights stay up but are not lit. either pull the headlights out and look at the pigtail or when the hedlights dont work try using your brights.

i dunno. these cars do some pretty crazy shyt.

Crazy shyt is an understatement!!

scottohno · 03-22-2010, 10:40 AM

yupp i blew second gear and my clutch at the same time. shyt happends.

STLMR2na · 03-22-2010, 11:54 AM

to the headlight topic...
my running lights come on once in a blue moon all by themselves and won't turn off, couldn't find the short so I bought a fuse extension and put in a switch with the fuse
its been like 2 months since the last time it happened

89Mister Two · 03-22-2010, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zx10r203

I had that exact issue you are describing. For was a a bad contact on the blue box under the dash on the kick panel driver side.
Here is what I found under my dash:
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Connector2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Connector1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Connector1.jpg

Sorry for the poor pictures, old camera and it wouldn't focus!!

All I did to fix the issue was pull out the bad pin connector, cut it out and replace it with a new one. I just keep an eye on it from time to time to make sure its not shorting out anymore.

That was exactly my problem, thank you sir! I couldn't find exactly the same pin so I used one out of a chrysler plug and it did the job. On a sad note, I backed my mr2 into a prius as I was leaving the toyota dealer. Didn't do any damage except take some paint off my rear bumper and added some red paint to the prius.

scottohno · 03-23-2010, 10:23 AM

hahaha. its a prius. seeing thos cars collide must have been the automotive equivalent of midget boxing...

89Mister Two · 03-23-2010, 10:34 PM

Lol, I guess thats one way to put it! Just have to wait and see how much their gonna charge me for the custom red pinstripes I added.

zx10r203 · 03-24-2010, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 89Mister Two

That was exactly my problem, thank you sir! I couldn't find exactly the same pin so I used one out of a chrysler plug and it did the job. On a sad note, I backed my mr2 into a prius as I was leaving the toyota dealer. Didn't do any damage except take some paint off my rear bumper and added some red paint to the prius.

No problem. This is what this community is all about. Glad I was able to help!!!

bfeher · 12-12-2010, 03:21 AM

I'm having the same or similar problem as you. My headlights flick up, but don't light. Then if I pull the lever to flash my brights, or lock it into place, the brights shine.

Also when I turn on the headlights (and they flick up but don't shine) my brights indicator on the dashboard also comes on.

Every other light works perfectly. Just the headlights wont shine, and during this time the brights marker is also lit up on the dash.

Any suggestions? (sorry I don't mean to hi-jack your thread, we have the same problem I think.)

RuggishBone · 12-12-2010, 01:14 PM

just buy hids -_-

bfeher · 12-12-2010, 05:47 PM

Oh, didn't notice that we resolved this already! Sorry! Thanks for the help.

brattesani · 09-20-2011, 02:53 AM

This post should be a sticky!! Fixed my problem as well! You are the man!

I know its an old thread but the search is king and so is this post!

Quote:

Originally Posted by zx10r203

I had that exact issue you are describing. For was a a bad contact on the blue box under the dash on the kick panel driver side.
Here is what I found under my dash:
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Connector2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Connector1.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Connector1.jpg

Sorry for the poor pictures, old camera and it wouldn't focus!!

All I did to fix the issue was pull out the bad pin connector, cut it out and replace it with a new one. I just keep an eye on it from time to time to make sure its not shorting out anymore.

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12-19-2009, 08:33 AM	#21 (permalink)
mk1mstr2 No Skills Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	im having this same problem and its pissing me off

12-19-2009, 01:35 PM	#22 (permalink)
mk1mstr2 No Skills Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i found my problem today at work mine was a wire that came from the flasher relay(green) under left kick panel that wire was supposed to be grounded and it was caroded and got ripped from the ground so i attached a wire to it and ran it to my own ground and ta da they work just fine

12-30-2009, 07:17 PM	#23 (permalink)
89Mister Two No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 42 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I'll have to check down there and see if I have a similar problem. Haven't had time to look at it with the holidays and I've been sick. I did find out that when the lights work and I use my brights, it takes longer for them to start working again.

03-21-2010, 05:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
89Mister Two No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 42 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Dug in a lil deeper on my problem. All relays, t/s switch, dimmer switch, and grounds seem to be fine. I can remove one of the headlights and put a ground to the plug with the power probe and the lights will come and no buzzing coming from the relays. So i thought I could just make new grounds for the headlights and they would work, well they do but i still get the problem I'm having. Any ideas or suggestions?

03-21-2010, 11:02 PM	#26 (permalink)
scottohno control your hose Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fox Lake, IL Posts: 5,100 Thanks: 43 Thanked 93 Times in 83 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	anything i would say would be far out there. like... you have a slight intermittant short to ground. once the wire heats up enough from normal use, it flexes easier, you hit a bump, and poof no lights. when the wire cools it returns to its normal position and you have headlights. the short is not good enough to blow the fuse or whoever replaced the headlights last accidentally crimped the pigtail near the headlight bucket. this is causing an open in the circuit, and the headlights stay up but are not lit. either pull the headlights out and look at the pigtail or when the hedlights dont work try using your brights. i dunno. these cars do some pretty crazy shyt.

03-22-2010, 10:40 AM	#28 (permalink)
scottohno control your hose Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fox Lake, IL Posts: 5,100 Thanks: 43 Thanked 93 Times in 83 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	yupp i blew second gear and my clutch at the same time. shyt happends.

03-22-2010, 11:54 AM	#29 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	to the headlight topic... my running lights come on once in a blue moon all by themselves and won't turn off, couldn't find the short so I bought a fuse extension and put in a switch with the fuse its been like 2 months since the last time it happened

03-23-2010, 10:23 AM	#31 (permalink)
scottohno control your hose Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fox Lake, IL Posts: 5,100 Thanks: 43 Thanked 93 Times in 83 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	hahaha. its a prius. seeing thos cars collide must have been the automotive equivalent of midget boxing...

03-23-2010, 10:34 PM	#32 (permalink)
89Mister Two No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 42 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Lol, I guess thats one way to put it! Just have to wait and see how much their gonna charge me for the custom red pinstripes I added.

12-12-2010, 03:21 AM	#34 (permalink)
bfeher Ikemen Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA / Kobe, Japan Posts: 37 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I'm having the same or similar problem as you. My headlights flick up, but don't light. Then if I pull the lever to flash my brights, or lock it into place, the brights shine. Also when I turn on the headlights (and they flick up but don't shine) my brights indicator on the dashboard also comes on. Every other light works perfectly. Just the headlights wont shine, and during this time the brights marker is also lit up on the dash. Any suggestions? (sorry I don't mean to hi-jack your thread, we have the same problem I think.)

12-12-2010, 01:14 PM	#35 (permalink)
RuggishBone t(.t) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario Cali Posts: 782 Thanks: 28 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	just buy hids -_-

12-12-2010, 05:47 PM	#36 (permalink)
bfeher Ikemen Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA / Kobe, Japan Posts: 37 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Oh, didn't notice that we resolved this already! Sorry! Thanks for the help.