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Old 08-17-2010 | 04:00 PM
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Default Headlight keeps randomly going out.

I've got a 2001 WS6, and my right headlight decides to break and work at random intervals. Sometimes restarting the car or turning the lights all the way off and back on will fix it, most of the time it wont. Sometimes I'll just start the car and turn the headlights and everything will be fine... for a few days. Then it'll go back out again for a week. I've tried replacing the light itself, to no effect.

Anyway, I'm sure there's some bad wiring somewhere, I'm just curious as to if anyone else has had this problem, and if so, how easy is it to fix? I'm fairly new to the world of working on cars myself, and I've definitely never done any electrical work before.

Thanks in advance for any help!
Old 08-17-2010 | 04:04 PM
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is the headlight popping up and the light not working or is the light working and the motor not popping up. My passengers side light has a problem at the harness when it gets wett the light comes on , but the motor doesn't work. Check your fuses and relays.
Old 08-17-2010 | 09:13 PM
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The motor pops up with no problem. Fuses are all good.
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Check to see if your getting power to the wire harness, on mine the pins in the harness get pushed out the back of the harness and I have to push them back in.




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