PUSHER Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Right side will work fine. Left side wont. All lightbulbs are good as they work when the hazards are on. However the hazards now make a wierd wind up sound under the dash and then hyperblink. Any Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosquattro Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hey don't feel bad. None of mine work. Haven't figured it out yet. New bulbs, relay. Wiring and grounds.....ehhhhh. **shivers** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterZ Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 You probably have worn contacts on the turn signal switch. You can verify that by the visible smoke that comes up from the steering column while sitting in the left turn lane waiting for the light to change. Somebody recommended to apply pressure on the back of the switch contacts to make better contact. Try that to verify the condition. I put my rear lights on realys to reduce the amount of current passing through the turn signal switch contacts. The front lights are used with the flasher unit to control the relays. Works very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSHER Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 jabed my amp meter probe thingys around in the switch and now it works. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAW Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 There was a schizophrenic lady that used to walk around our town talking to herself. One time I was driving my Datsun pick-up at night with my three little boys in it and we went by her and my dash lights just happened to cut out right then. I figured out later that I could put some pressure on the light switch and make it happen at will. Several times thereafter when we happen to pass the woman walking at night the dash lights "spontaneously" went out and the lady became known as the "Light Lady" because I told my boys that she had a force-field around her and it made the lights go out. You'd think they'd figure it out...DAW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zwitha383 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 That's pretty funny. My brights like to come on and they don't like to go off. I need to clean my contacts for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSHER Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 wait.... a 280z has brights(high beams)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunan Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Even the 240's had high beams! Check this thread for ideas, http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=106988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterZ Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I just started the conversion for putting my headlights on relays so I can reduce the amount of resistance in the system. They are pretty bad right now. I verified the operation of my mock-up last night. I need to tidy the harness and mount the relays into a spiffy relay mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zwitha383 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 wait.... a 280z has brights(high beams)? Actually I don't know, what I was referring to is a 280zx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonsZ Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Yes I have high beams. 240z. You turn the lights to on, and then pull one of the handels back and click they go bright. If you could call that "bright" that is. I wish both filiments would stay one, but probably burn out the bulb or melt the wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterZ Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Use relays! I'm finishing mine hopefully tomorrow. (Replacement connectors on order for the JY relay holders.) Each headlight on my 240 uses a single wire to power the light (each light on a seperate wire/fuse) and two grounds - one for low, the other for high. The ground is in the stupid lever on the column. Didn't combine lo/hi for high beam though, good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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