LIGHTS OUT?!? HELP!!! Spoke too soon...

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:38 pm

Ok. so I get in my car to go to work and I turn on my head lights... they dont work and neither do my fogs... I toggled them on and off a few times untill they shot on. ok, that's good. I get to the "meet site" (we carpool) and i turn them off untill we decide who's car we're taking, it happens to be mine. I turn them back on and nothing. I end up having to hold the high beams in all the way up and back because they still didnt turn on after we got done.

now to sum it all up. 3 clicks on the toggle/click for the lights

1st toggle, parking lights and tail lights = they come on
2nd toggle, headlights = dont come on
3rd toggle, pull out for fogs = dont come on

I checked the fuses and seems like they're ok... so... now i notice when I turn the swtich the cluster lights flicker slightly like the headlights came on. am I missing something?...

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:44 pm

Sounds like you have fallen victim to yet another MFS/harness problem...

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=28616

Good info there. I would check into that area first.

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:49 pm

OMG I dont want my car catching fire!!

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:16 am

time to go to the stealership tomorrow...

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:07 am

Order the pigtail for the 2000 model, it will come color co-ordinated to make install easier...
http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=21065

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=3104
^^^
3years ago I rewired my R/T like in the link above and with stock wattage bulbs I have yeat to have any problems

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:46 am

FIXED IT!! I held the high beams on and turned the lights on and it works now!!!

Now time to explain how

I went to the stealership and they wanted 85 bucks just to diagnose it!? WTF!?! **** that... I went home and opened up my steering column ans checked the harness and on the switch side looked great... so I thought it might have been the MFS needed to be replaced. but then I remembered that someone said about the high beams being on and they switched them off and screwed it up. so I held in the high beams and switched them on... and POW! Holy SH*T! it came on!

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:57 pm

I have no idea WTF is going on... but you fixed the problem! Nice.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:12 pm

Hmmm, never heard of that fix before, but if it worked, great!

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:04 pm

The wiring connection wasn't melted at all? I'm really suprised...but that is awesome.

After I had the MFS problem I ended up looking at the inside of my switch and it was burnt to hell and the plastic was actually melted to the point you could bend it.

I would keep an eye on it if I were you.

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:27 pm

no, it wasnt melted at the connection at the switch.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:49 pm

thats what i was trying to tell you last night. dee dee, dee

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:07 pm

haha!! thanks James

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:27 pm

03neonSE Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

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thats what i was trying to tell you last night. dee dee, dee

Carlos Mencia FTMFW!

Later
Allex

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:56 pm

Ok. it happened again, this time it's fully diagnosed as the MFS and not the harness. I turned on the lights, same symptoms as before... but this time if i jerk the high beams around you can see the fog light symbol pop up for a split second there for it must be that the MFS is shot

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:50 pm

BlackRoseRacing wrote:Order the pigtail for the 2000 model, it will come color co-ordinated to make install easier...
http://forum.2GN.org/viewtopic.php?t=21065

http://forum.2GN.org/viewtopic.php?t=3104
^^^
3years ago I rewired my R/T like in the link above and with stock wattage bulbs I have yeat to have any problems

AWESOME. THANK You for posting these links !!

-Nick

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:39 am

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:27 pm

a little tip make sure your car wasnt made on a monday or friday lol monday they have hang overs and friday they in an hurry to get out of work to party lol

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:24 pm

evilneon02 wrote:a little tip make sure your car wasnt made on a monday or friday lol monday they have hang overs and friday they in an hurry to get out of work to party lol