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240racer1 · 12-18-2002, 04:28 PM

1993 SE KA Coupe
Help! Recently been having intermittent headlights.... they come up ok, and eveything else seems to work, but my headlights won't turn on until I"ve been driving a while... found the fuses in the engine were cracked... replaced...no no change... checked every fuse in the fuse box inside... no help!!! I'm missing something... what is it?
Thanks! Steve

Dousan_PG · 12-18-2002, 04:36 PM

check the wiring to the lights. might be shorting somewhere.

240racer1 · 12-18-2002, 05:37 PM

c'mon...we gotta have some electrical tyoes out there... the headlights kinda fade on hen they come on, too....

mrdirty · 12-18-2002, 05:41 PM

Have you checked the voltage across the headlight harness? It's much easier for you to just check the voltage and at least rule out some possiblities that it is for us to take wild guesses...

this isn't a flame, just a tip: get as much info as you can before asking for opinions and you'll get the correct answer a lot faster.

BTW: since they fade on I would assume that something is warming up and completing a weak connection; or your alt is gone or your batt is on the way out or you have a short or.....

<edit> actually that didn't make any sense, if the connection was completed they would just instantly come on full; sounds like a batt or alt (maybe a short).

InferiorWang · 12-19-2002, 07:18 PM

i was gonna say since the battery was fading that you might want to check the alternator. You may have a bad connection or it may be getting ready to go out.

12-18-2002, 04:28 PM	#1
240racer1 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I"m blind at night...gonna get a ticket... 1993 SE KA Coupe Help! Recently been having intermittent headlights.... they come up ok, and eveything else seems to work, but my headlights won't turn on until I"ve been driving a while... found the fuses in the engine were cracked... replaced...no no change... checked every fuse in the fuse box inside... no help!!! I'm missing something... what is it? Thanks! Steve

12-18-2002, 04:36 PM	#2
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	wiring issues check the wiring to the lights. might be shorting somewhere.

12-18-2002, 05:37 PM	#3
240racer1 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	need more advice.... c'mon...we gotta have some electrical tyoes out there... the headlights kinda fade on hen they come on, too....

12-18-2002, 05:41 PM	#4
mrdirty Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Age: 47 Posts: 650 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Have you checked the voltage across the headlight harness? It's much easier for you to just check the voltage and at least rule out some possiblities that it is for us to take wild guesses... this isn't a flame, just a tip: get as much info as you can before asking for opinions and you'll get the correct answer a lot faster. BTW: since they fade on I would assume that something is warming up and completing a weak connection; or your alt is gone or your batt is on the way out or you have a short or..... <edit> actually that didn't make any sense, if the connection was completed they would just instantly come on full; sounds like a batt or alt (maybe a short).

12-19-2002, 07:18 PM	#5
InferiorWang Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 30 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i was gonna say since the battery was fading that you might want to check the alternator. You may have a bad connection or it may be getting ready to go out.