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Old 09-16-2018, 07:07 PM
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On a cruise today, I had a fairly large pothole with my front passenger wheel. The dash speaker actually popped up. My highbeam light indicator is flickering on and off in the instrument cluster and I’ve lost all front lights – headlights turn signals etc.

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Old 09-16-2018, 07:50 PM
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my WAG is loose battery terminals.
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Old 09-17-2018, 09:45 AM
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Im guessing u have a loose harness plug somewhere. Got to start pulling gently on stuff to see if u can replicate the issue. Also double check the headlight switch. They r know to go bad often.
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Old 09-17-2018, 09:56 AM
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Any damage to the wheel?
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Originally Posted by dporto
Any damage to the wheel?
From visual inspection and a few hundred KM of driving, doesn't seem to be anything wrong. Will get it looked at, though.
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Just another WAG - reseat both headlights...what I mean is to pop them out and put them back in to see if they are seated correctly.
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Old 09-17-2018, 01:59 PM
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Yup, I pulled the lights and popped back and they work perfectly!

i didn’t know that when you put the headlights in, you turn the tool to lock them. So they were in tight by hand but not locked so they jarred loose a tad.
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Glad it worked out for you.
Did you buy the car with headlights not locked in place?
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Originally Posted by 808Bill
Glad it worked out for you.
Did you buy the car with headlights not locked in place?
No, my error. I’ve had the lights out as I replaced all exterior bulbs with LED from Bergvill F/X.
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