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Jumpman-Z
02-14-2007, 06:55 PM
Hello all. I have a question regarding my pop-up headlights. Whenever it's cold, I have trouble getting my headlights to popup or go down. Once the car warms up, it usually works. Unfortunately, after allowing the car to warm up for a few minutes tonight, I was unable to get the lights to popup. I'm thinking that the motors are going out, since the lights make a rough noise (maybe grinding) when I put them back down. But wouldn't this be weird for both motors to have this problem at the same time? Anyone have any other ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Mdl_Pin0y
02-14-2007, 07:07 PM
cut the brown wire?
derek_s13
02-14-2007, 10:15 PM
if you bothered to check your owner's manual, it warns you that this may happen in cold weather,
and that was when the car was brand new. the motors aren't bad, they're just freezing cold.
the owner's manual tells you to keep them popped during winter so you won't run into this problem.

check your manual first, or you'll end up getting flamed dude.
sebazztard
02-14-2007, 10:15 PM
leave the lights up during the winter. thats what i did after that happened ONCE to me. havent had a problem with them since.
Jumpman-Z
03-13-2007, 02:36 PM
if you bothered to check your owner's manual, it warns you that this may happen in cold weather,
and that was when the car was brand new. the motors aren't bad, they're just freezing cold.
the owner's manual tells you to keep them popped during winter so you won't run into this problem.

check your manual first, or you'll end up getting flamed dude.

I couldn't care less if I get flamed. Besides, it's kinda hard to check the manual when you don't have one.:-/
drew935
03-13-2007, 04:44 PM
maybe they need to be sprayed with some silicon lubricant...:ugh:
tknbkthrsdy4anfg
03-13-2007, 04:47 PM
mmmm silicone, yea lube helps, also most electronics dont like cold, just leave 'em up!
BustedS13
03-13-2007, 05:09 PM
cut the brown wire?

he didn't ask how to make sleepy eyes, dude.

just hit the popup button once the car is warmed up, and leave them up until it's warm again.
Matej
03-13-2007, 05:13 PM
Keep them up, or raise and lower them manually.
supad0rk
03-13-2007, 05:14 PM
he didn't ask how to make sleepy eyes, dude.

just hit the popup button once the car is warmed up, and leave them up until it's warm again.

no but from time to time when the brown wire is cut it shorts out the harness that tends to create some randomly selected problem. Headlights not going up, head lights not going down, one stays up and one goes down, sometimes they work and sometime they don't.

But i would agree, when its cold outside leave the headlights up.
backroadtouge
03-13-2007, 05:20 PM
i find if there stuck down, flashing highbeams pops em right up when nothing else works. (thats if u dont really want to get outta the car and crank em)
cmcdougle
03-13-2007, 06:16 PM
How could you possibly buy a car, and not read the owner's manual!? You kids these days. . .
Wei240
03-13-2007, 06:23 PM
assuming that the car came with manual,
i bought mine used, from a dealer, 10 yrs ago, didn't come with one,
so i got me a poor mans fsm, chilton's haha