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2legit2quitt · 01-31-2012, 07:46 PM

hello guys i have a little problem and i cant figure out what going on. when i bought my s13 hatch the headlights were working fine. as 2 weeks passed, the stopped working.. and by that i mean the lights work but they only go up, when i turn the lights off they dont go dow.. i have to manually put them down by twisting the motors. help please?

Jameskork · 02-01-2012, 07:47 PM

Check your fuse, I had the same problem and went crazy checking wires and grounds. Today I was changing a fuse for my blinkers and I realized the "headlight control" fuse wasn't there. I put it in and now everything works lol

180boy · 02-02-2012, 12:53 AM

motors are messed up or the headlight motor buttom inside by the cluster, something there is messed up. trace the wiring and check your fuses. sometimes its something simple as the button got pushed and now they are stuck up.

Walperstyle · 02-02-2012, 01:02 AM

1) fuse
2) popup button on dash is telling them to stay down (ON DASH, not the stalk where you normally turn lights on and off)
3) wires to button or motors are not connected properly

welcome to owning an old car.

KiLLeR2001 · 02-02-2012, 01:05 AM

If its cold out sometimes they will not work properly (which is why its best to leave them up during winter months).

180boy · 02-02-2012, 01:27 AM

one way to fix the lights during the winter though is to just flash your brights and they come up and stay up.

2legit2quitt · 02-03-2012, 03:04 AM

thanks guys

01-31-2012, 07:46 PM	#1
2legit2quitt Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	s13 headlights problem hello guys i have a little problem and i cant figure out what going on. when i bought my s13 hatch the headlights were working fine. as 2 weeks passed, the stopped working.. and by that i mean the lights work but they only go up, when i turn the lights off they dont go dow.. i have to manually put them down by twisting the motors. help please? __________________ '89 sr20 hatch-sold

02-02-2012, 01:02 AM	#4
Walperstyle Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alberta, Red Derp Age: 40 Posts: 1,729 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1) fuse 2) popup button on dash is telling them to stay down (ON DASH, not the stalk where you normally turn lights on and off) 3) wires to button or motors are not connected properly welcome to owning an old car. __________________ KA-T ORG-Function over Flush

02-02-2012, 01:05 AM	#5
KiLLeR2001 Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: オーランドフロリダ Posts: 7,955 Trader Rating: (46) Feedback Score: 46 reviews	If its cold out sometimes they will not work properly (which is why its best to leave them up during winter months). __________________

02-03-2012, 03:04 AM	#7
2legit2quitt Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	thanks guys __________________ '89 sr20 hatch-sold

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02-01-2012, 07:47 PM	#2
Jameskork Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: LINY Age: 33 Posts: 38 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Check your fuse, I had the same problem and went crazy checking wires and grounds. Today I was changing a fuse for my blinkers and I realized the "headlight control" fuse wasn't there. I put it in and now everything works lol

02-02-2012, 12:53 AM	#3
180boy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere Diego Posts: 86 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	motors are messed up or the headlight motor buttom inside by the cluster, something there is messed up. trace the wiring and check your fuses. sometimes its something simple as the button got pushed and now they are stuck up.

02-02-2012, 01:27 AM	#6
180boy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere Diego Posts: 86 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	one way to fix the lights during the winter though is to just flash your brights and they come up and stay up.