928 Headlights have their own mind
04-19-2008, 06:35 PM
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928 Headlights have their own mind
I am a new 928 owner, brand new to Rennlist AND this is the first time I have ever used a forum...it only took me 20 minutes to find that little button that says "thread tools" to figure out how to post this question! 
Anyway...
I have an 89 S4 5-spd that seems to have a few gremlins in the headlights. First of all they started just popping up and turning on all by themselves. While at work the other day this equated to a dead battery. After some minor troubleshooting this is what I have found. The relay is clean inside and out and is clicking whenever I turn the headlight switch on off or try to use the hi beams. When the headlight stalk (on the column) is (FWD) in the hi beam position the headlights will go up, turn on and then go down once the switch is off... except no hi-beams and no blue hi beam indicator in the dash. If the stalk is in the low beam(AFT) positon the headlights will go up and turn on. But when the headlight switch is turned off the lights go off but the pods jump a little and just stay up. If I take the stalk and push it FWD to the hi beam posit the headlights will retract. The hi beams do work, but only if you hold the stalk in the pass/flash position. So my question is (finally)...Which component is the guilty one? Could it be the relay or is it the column stalks/switches. As a side note, the turn signal stalk is defective in the fact that it does not automatically shut off the turn signals after the steering wheel returns to center. But I don't think this has anything to do with the current problem. Any advice or troubleshooting techniques are appreciated. Thanks and sorry for the wordiness.
Anyway...I have an 89 S4 5-spd that seems to have a few gremlins in the headlights. First of all they started just popping up and turning on all by themselves. While at work the other day this equated to a dead battery. After some minor troubleshooting this is what I have found. The relay is clean inside and out and is clicking whenever I turn the headlight switch on off or try to use the hi beams. When the headlight stalk (on the column) is (FWD) in the hi beam position the headlights will go up, turn on and then go down once the switch is off... except no hi-beams and no blue hi beam indicator in the dash. If the stalk is in the low beam(AFT) positon the headlights will go up and turn on. But when the headlight switch is turned off the lights go off but the pods jump a little and just stay up. If I take the stalk and push it FWD to the hi beam posit the headlights will retract. The hi beams do work, but only if you hold the stalk in the pass/flash position. So my question is (finally)...Which component is the guilty one? Could it be the relay or is it the column stalks/switches. As a side note, the turn signal stalk is defective in the fact that it does not automatically shut off the turn signals after the steering wheel returns to center. But I don't think this has anything to do with the current problem. Any advice or troubleshooting techniques are appreciated. Thanks and sorry for the wordiness.
