Headlights

[NIZ30]

I recently had a problem with my front left headlight. For a while it was a little dimmer than the right, now, nothing at all.

I have tried playing with the connections at the back to see if it had just come loose, but nothing. So i had a look at the right headlight to see if anything was different.

Now i have no headlights. Sorry i mean no low beams. Parkers and high beam are fine.

Any help. How do I take the headlight assembly out and check it properly?

[predator]

Umm...this is kinda obvious, but are you sure its just not the globes? Its quite easy to blow a globe when if you make a short.

[MegaGTS4]

Another obvious question checked fuse's( but a blown fuse might affect the high-beam too) so it must be the globes.

http://www.skylinegts.co.uk/R32-Fuses.htm

Has the layout but a test light is the best way to check fuses and also to check that it isn't a blown bulb!

Other than that it might be wiring/relay/earth?

The dull headlight sounds like globe fault/faulty earth to me!

The fuses for the headlights are in the engine bay in the relay box, two blue 15A ones!!

Also when ever taking out a globe don't touch the glass part!!(If you do touch the glass part clean it with dry cleaning fluid and a nice soft cloth before you reinstall it!)

MEGA

[predator]

Also when ever taking out a globe don't touch the glass part!!(If you do touch the glass part clean it with dry cleaning fluid and a nice soft cloth before you reinstall it!)

Hmmm... i've always wondered why they put the massive emphasis on that?? I've touched headlight globes before, whacked em back in and no problems whatsoever. Sure, you don't want to leave big oil marks over them from your skin - but i've always just cleaned it down with my tshirt or something and no probs

[hippy]

my friend has similar problems with his 32 gts .. one of the lights dont' work some of the time ... and sometimes it works correctly ... he wants to know where can you find the relay which the light uses??

[ed]

Bring it to an autoelectrician to sort out the problem perhaps?

[predator]

my friend has similar problems with his 32 gts .. one of the lights dont' work some of the time ... and sometimes it works correctly ... he wants to know where can you find the relay which the light uses??

Could be due to the switch (the stick you turn the headlights on with). I had a similar problem on my R31. It was pretty intermittant and eventually just went out together. And yes, the switch does have left/right wiring inside so one light can go and not the other.

[NIZ30]

Was wondering if the switch could be the problem.

And no I will not take it to an auto electrician until I am absolutely convinced I can' solve it first. That is part of the fun in modifying cars.

[blind_elk]

Its most likely the globes. You will probably find when you remove them, they will have a lovely silver mirror finish on the inside of the glass - that would explain the gradual dimming of the LH one at least.

[Brody]

I have the same problem.

My front left works every now and then, ive swapped bulbs many times, which so far hasn't made a great deal of difference...

Its really starting to shit me off, if the light doesn't come on, i bang the glass covering, and it will come on 99% of the time.

My turbo timer has now ****ed up since last nite, (won't keep car running), so im thinking ive got an earthing problem somewhere.

Any tips on how i can check,

a. earthing (where and for which part)

b. the switch for the headlights

The other bit thats pissing me off, is im using the globes that cost $50 for 2. Now when these go pop for no reason after a day...

Im running a pretty powerful amp, could this have anything to do with it? (the headlight was giving me shit b4 all this went in however).

[Guest MRE]

Dont forget .

Headlight fuses are in the boot..........well on an R33.

[NIZ30]

But how do I get the bulb out to check it?

[Brody]

any1 come across more solutions?

Thought i had fixed mine by cleaning out the connectors with wd40, but alas, it ****ed up tonight....shitting me hard, i can see just when a cop goes past its not going to work...

[SupaFly Skyline]

there is no relay for the headlights on an R32, its all through the switch, mine does the same thing but im waiting till the w'end to take the switch out to clean the contacts in the switch, the problem can be caused by arc-ing in the switch which leaves hi resistance deposits on the contacts hence the no low beams

[Brody]

How do u remove the switch? When taking a look i could see no way, other than pulling it off, while that may have worked, i wasn't sure if this was the way?

[SupaFly Skyline]

therees a shroud thing around ur gagues, that has about 5 screws holding it in, after removing these screws, you need to unplug the looms from the switches mounted on the shroud, there are five or six plugs that need to come off, also it may help to label where the plugs came from (lights, foggies etc...) after the shroud is free, you may need to lower the steering wheel to free shroud, the switch can be removed, by undoing another four i think it is screws, then the switch will come out

but remember, the car is very well screwed together and there can be "hidden" screws that you may not see at first glance, dont want to break anything

[BOoStEr]

My R32 had dodgy low beam when I got it. First the left would go out then the right. Turned out to be the switch. Removed switch as SupaFly Skyline described after I found the screw hidden by the under-dash turbo-timer. After gently prising open the switch I cleaned the burnt looking residue from the contacts with fine wet and dry sandpaper and sprayed them with contact cleaner. Then I cleaned and lubricated the sprung detents. While the switch was open I replaced the blown indicator bulb inside (fiddly). Back together it works perfectly. No more problems X (fingers crossed).

[SupaFly Skyline]

hehehe glad i could help u booster, the problem may and probably will arise again but not for another 10 yrs hopefully

[Brody]

Ok,

first things first, this is not a 10 minute job

Ater ripping everything out, i cleaned up the contacts by sanding them down, spraying some wd40 on them and put it all back together. Everything seems to be working ok so far, so ill see how it goes over the next few weeks.

Thanks to every1 that provided info

[NIZ30]

Sounds like this must be the problem....Will try mine next weekend. Hopefully shouldn't take too long as I am getting fairly good at pulling these parts out.