jmseven

My front light will not go down. I can remove the fuse for the retractor and manually drop them. But, when i put the fuse back...they go back up..

Any suuggestions on how to fix it? Relays? switch? anyone have any testing advice?

Thanks!!!

Forseti

Heyo,

I haven't actually had this problem myself. I think your best step forward is to try and find someone with the electrical wiring diagrams for your car. They are pretty similar 89-91. When I get my factory manual, I'll send em' to you.

Logically, there must be an issue with the motor that pops the headlight up. So either its a fuse, a wire (connector) or a bad motor.

That's all I can say,

-F.

jmseven

Please send it to my email address

jmseven7@yahoo.com

It is actually my '90 vert....sold the '88

Thx!!

Marv

I had the same problem. It must have been a bad connection or oxidation because the problem went away as I drove the car regularly. If I don't drive the car for a week the problem reoccurs.You can check the relay.

gxlbiscuit

i have the same problem with my 89 gxl they wont stay down.... did you ever fix it?

gxlbiscuit

i have the same problem with my 89 gxl they wont stay down.... did you ever fix it? and if so how

jeff_oner

i saw another post the other day about this same problem.

have you checked the up/down switch on the left side between the rear defrost and the main light switch?

from what i heard the other day it sounds like a common oversight.

hope your problem could be solved this easy.

jmseven

Okay...the problem was not fixed. I had bought a light switch..thinking that, that was it. It was not. The headlights will NOT go down.

I have the factory diagram...but, I had checked it all.

I need to know if the ground is a possible problem. I had checked it the first time...it was grounded...

Damn...can't f__ken figure it out....I am getting really fustrated.

I might just buy that EastBear light kit...buy, I do NOT want to spend that much....****!!!!!!

Iwant7

You can actually adjust the position of the motor from above. this is how my friend and I fixed his problem. A ratchet and some time just messin around turning it on and off until we put it in th right position. This shouldn't harm any thing because the motor is all a circular motion. I dont know if this is the fix for you but it worked for us.

jmseven

Iwant7....explain more...I do not quite understand.

Anyway....I had bought another headlight switch.. It was bad also..

I had jumped a + signal thru the down position wire....it went down.

I had tested ALL wires...took everything apart....and the ****** second switch..i had bought for $60 was bad. That guy better give me another one.

jmseven

Okay.....

I had replaced the fried harness that runs from the switch to another harness under the dash. I had just recvd another switch and had attached it.

I plug it all in. Now, my headlight will not turn off, even when the switch is in the down/off position????. And still, the headlights will not go down. I dont know what else to do. I had tried almost everything. I am about to bring it in to a shop.....damn!!!!

jmseven

Okay, I had just discovered that the headlight switches are car specific. I had tested a few of the light switches. I take it I must get a '90 vert w/ airbag light switch. I had confirmed this by the wire diagram for with or w/o airbag. Damn, I believe not I have a non-airbag light switch....

Anyone wanna trade or have one for sale????

jmseven

Scratch that last idea. I was looking over the diagram again. I was curious to see if the CPU (factory alarm) had anything to do with my retractor prob. I remember them working when the alarm went off.

I had pull out he box and inspected the guts. I did not see any burn or smell anything. I reassembled it, plugged it in w/o the alarm harness. THE RETACTOR AND THE HEADLIGHTS are not WORKING PROPERLY!!!!

I liked the idea of the stock alarm. So, I went back to the book. I had gone over the schmatic for the CPU. I found the wire that controls the retractor when the alarm goes off..... I removed it by unlocking fromthe harness corretor shell. Then taped it, hid it.

I had tested the alarm...works perfect w/o the headlights going off. Oh..well no lights, as long as the alarm works.

Hey did I mention that the by Headlights/Retractor work now!!!!