When I turn on my headlights, the come up, and go down right away, and just keep going up/down/up/down.... its embarassing. And my dash lights wont illuminate... it just happened. One day they worked, the next they didnt. I think it has to do with the position switch. Any ideas?

 

Can someone PLEASE draw a schematic or take a picture of the back of this switch. I need to re solder it, and forgot which wires go where. LMAO!

 

check your fusible links, and all the fuses in your fuse box first. My friend had a 84 300zx & i pulled his fuses for his headlights, and when he turned them on, the lights kept going up & down. i know its a different car, but stilla good example.

 

the switch is already de soldered. I just need to know where the wires go

 

your sure the alternator isn't going bad? All my electronics started freaking out like the car was posessed shortly before the car stopped running.

 

uhhh why did you desolder it and not mark them or take a pic or do it one by one??

 

i dont have a pic and the fsm doesnt show the back so if i get out and take mine out ill get somthing up for u asap. unless anyone else knows.

 

I was being to hasty... i needed to fix it so i could drive somewhere today, and rushed it. Its okay, I found a wiring diagram. Its wired back up, but the headlights wont go down, and i still have no dash lights.

 

Where are the fuses for the dash lights? and the fuseable links for the light motor?

 

Dash fuse is in the box under the dash, (meter fuse). Headlight motor fuse is one of the fusible links on the shock tower.

 

driver side shock tower

 

Both of those are fine.

 

When I arm my alarm system the dash lights flash, like they used to, but they dont turn on with my headlights. I also noticed my taillights and side markers are the same. the only time they work is when I arm/disarm my alarm... I think I really messed something up, but the switch is wired properly. Maybe i shorted a wire somewhere?

 

By the way, I founf online service manuals and wireing schematics here if anyone else needs em.

http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/rx7/manuals.html

 

Ya, that webpage is in trochoids sig. DriftFB, that thing is happened to me(freaking out). I'm going to go and get it tested when possible.

 

did you get things sorted yet or still need a pic??

 

As a simple troubleshooting exercise, try just holding the wire to the pinout that you suspect is needed for the "hold" circuit. If your headlight stays up, go ahead and solder it up.

 

I've narrowed it down to the positive feed that comes from the light combination switch (red and yellow wire to lower the lights). So its wither the wire itself, the combination switch, and the white and red wire TO the combination switch. I'll update soon.

If i need to replace the switch, where can i find one? RX7 heaven is gona nad its not available from mazdatrix. (Anyone parting out an 84?)