Parking/City Light issue

[thom4782]

I had a light problem where my driver low beam would go dark. If I turned the light switch off and back on, the low beam would light back up.

It turned out the headlight to socket connection on the tray was loose. With the light assembly out, I pushed down on the socket until it was firmly in place on the tower. Then I put the headlamp assembly adjusting it orientation until it went in place without much pressure. Since I did this five months ago, the low beam has stayed on over the bumpiest of roads.

So the connections can become loose. They can also become dirty so some electrical contact cleaner might help too. All this assumes that you have voltage at the socket on the tower and the resistance between the parking light + and ground pins isn't infinite.

[boxster6354]

We have a winning solution!

It was a loose socket connection, just had a little wiggle which I place a bit of duct tape on and reinserted and I now have parking lights.

Thanks Guys!

Originally Posted by thom4782

I had a light problem where my driver low beam would go dark. If I turned the light switch off and back on, the low beam would light back up.

It turned out the headlight to socket connection on the tray was loose. With the light assembly out, I pushed down on the socket until it was firmly in place on the tower. Then I put the headlamp assembly adjusting it orientation until it went in place without much pressure. Since I did this five months ago, the low beam has stayed on over the bumpiest of roads.

So the connections can become loose. They can also become dirty so some electrical contact cleaner might help too. All this assumes that you have voltage at the socket on the tower and the resistance between the parking light + and ground pins isn't infinite.

[Homeboy981]

I solved that problem on mine by bending the holding bracket ever so slightly so that it made a good connection to the light socket. Apparently, those brackets are easy to move or bend if headlight is not inserted properly (usually by the owner before you who was in a hurry and tried to "jam" it in there).

Glad to hear your world has been illuminated.