Hartspank Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hey guys the high beams aren't working on my '88 turbo. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleriousZ Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 oooh oooh me me me http://z31performance.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3034 you're welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartspank Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 ARGHHHH!! I've been trying register to this site for a week now, the confirmation e-mail never comes through!? So I can't view the link! Can you copy and paste the info for me, I really need my lights. Thanks a ton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleriousZ Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Woah really? What's your username/email for applying there? I'll pm jason and get him to put you through. (pm me the info if you wish) anyway, long ass post time. Symptom: One or Both headlights do not operate properly. Fuses all look good. Been told "Its your switch" over on z31.com. Reason: Corrosion buildup on lightswitch contacts causing weak or no connectivity. Contact fingers warped from overheating. Action Taken: Cleaned contact points with fine grit sandpaper to remove corrosion. Carefully re-adjust contact fingers. The original headlight switch from my 84 turbo: After a few years, this started giving me intermittent failures. I cleaned and re-adjusted it twice before i sought out a replacement at the junkyard. Some owners have good luck with cleaning them, for others its more temporary solution. I found this one, i believe its from a latter model Z31 as I've heard the contact fingers on the latter models are of a different metal, possibly just a nickle coat? (the photos may not show it well, but the contact fingers on the different switches are two very different colors) When cleaning the contacts, use a fine grit sandpaper. Try not to remove too much material or you may need to readjust the contact fingers. Re-adjusting them is a hit or miss affair and i would try to avoid the trial and error, which is why i got a replacement after two temporary fixes. Clean both the upper and lower contact surfaces. Blow out any excess debris. Contacts labeled for what they control. (may be reversed but you get the idea) Tools: 19mm socket with extension and ratchet.Phillips screwdriver.Wire stripper/cutterSoldering ironX=acto bladeMetal pin Fine grit sandpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartspank Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Awesome Dude, I'll get after it tonight,hopefully this is the fix I need. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartspank Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 1 hour in the garage and everything works again! I can't thank you enough. This must of been one of the issues that prompted the previous owner to sell, there were photo copies of the headlight schematics in a service manual in the car, guess they never figured it out lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleriousZ Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 awesome dude. Oh, and you should be good to go to sign in at z31p. you won't have received an email about it cause Jason had to activate you manually. check your junk box for emails from 'roasttchicken@gmail.com', that's the address z31p uses for its communication emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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