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has anyone ever had the winking headlight sindrom

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Old 03-02-02, 11:02 PM
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has anyone ever had the winking headlight sindrom

every once an a while my right headlight goes insane and goes up and down up and down, for like 3 min than stops. has anyone else seen this???
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You've got a short in the headlight motor circuit...



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it only does it when it is cold I thought it was a bab conection or relay.
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No, it can't be an open circuit.&nbsp If it was an open circuit, it wouldn't do anything at all.&nbsp The headlight retractor motor works by +12VDC to go up and -ground to go down.&nbsp If you've ever tried to raise the headlights manually (**** underneath) without killing the headlight motor power (via fuse), the bitch slams shut on you; the system is still seeing -ground.&nbsp So to trigger the headlights to close, you need a -ground signal somewhere, which implies it's a short to -ground.




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man guess it'stime for the RE amemiya kit
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man guess it'stime for the RE amemiya kit
or duct tape a flashlight to your hood
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I need to get some cool xenon bulbs, I feel like I have been driving with candles in the front.
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