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Where is the Relay for the Driverside Headlamp motor???

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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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Where is the Relay for the Driverside Headlamp motor???

I check the fused for retractable 30A and its Fine cause the otherside works. i seem to cant find the relay?? is it nedt to the headlight???
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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I might be wrong, but only the early 86-87 had retractor relays independent of the headlight retractor assy. I think on your car they're inside the retractor assy.

Someone else might verify the above.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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There is no external relay, the relays are built into the motors. All shown very clearly in the wiring diagrams...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47...actWashers.jpg

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/S5_wiring/
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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****All shown very clearly in the wiring diagrams...*****

I can't find my contacts and my dog ate the FSM.

But, the author of the thread might try something. He might turn the **** below the headlght motor and turn the **** til the headlight starts coming up. It's possible you might get the thing to work intermittently til you get a new retractor motor.

You might have to turn the **** til the headlight goes all the way up. Keep your fingers out of the way of the headlight assy when doing that. If the circuit gets *made* while your turning the ****, the headlight might just go up/down all by itself and snap your fingers off.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 02:25 AM
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There's a relay about a foot away from each headlight. I've seen it. My last RX-7 had corroded relay contacts. Though it's possible that the previous owner pulled the relay out of the retractor assembly and left it dangling on its cord.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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Like Hailers said, that's early models only. This is for an S5.
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