gonzz

I removed everything from my eng bay for a re-paint. Put it all together and everything works except my headlight won't go down.. I also installed a FC fusebox under the hood. What should i check? Headlights come on and off with no issues.. If i turn the manual **** they will go down then pop up..

mr_ouija

Perhaps you have the one light wired wrong? If they're going up/down on their own after turning the ****, I'd guess the motor is working fine. Something is probably disconnected or connected wrong, causing your issue.

I'm not sure from the reading, but if only one is stuck up, I'd definately look at the wiring there, to make sure they're correct.

rxtory

you know what mine does the same thing, when i do it to turn on the lights one only comes up but when i hit the button down by the shifter they both go up and down. i ever thought much about it though. its something i can live with.

KeloidJonesJr.

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heh keep it like that.

Carzy Driver

could be worst... could be stuck in the down position...

lx_machado

iTrader: (13)

thats what mine does. there both down and the only way i can get them up is by manually putting them up but now i cant do that cuz i cant poen my hood

diabolical1

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check the switch for washing them. one of mine went bad years ago and it caused the same thing.

LongDuck

When a Fusible Link goes out (driver's side strut tower, the one marked 'RETRACTOR') it will cause the retractor mechanism to not return to the closed position.

Since you mentioned that you also put in a fuseblock, I would think that you probably missed this connection, or the fuse is burned out in your new fuseblock.

Have a look at those, and see what happens. Without the fuseblock that you've installed, a simple replacement of the Fusible Link fixes this problem. The problem with the links is that they'll test just fine with an ohmeter, but once you put a load on them, they won't carry the load and will fail. HTH,

~1146cc~

Does mazda or any after market parts store sell new fusible links? because I rewired mine but my headlight retractors still do not work

gonzz

I just checked the wires when i tranfered it all to the new FC fusebox. I missed one wire and i think that's it.. now i need to find the retractor wire.. and ideas? it's a 80.. gonna look at some wiring diagrams for wire colors..

gonzz

Finally figured it out... when i removed my stereo and shifter suround to modify my shifter hole.. (TII swap) the headlight switch on the surround was to the up position.. wasted a full day .. but that's ok.. thanks for all the help..