Litronics kinda working?
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Wife just called to let me know that her litronics are acting up. Fog lights work. Parking lights work, but the Litronic beam will NOT light up.
So when she gets home I can trouble shoot this what are the things to check?
I assume fuses? Connections? The thing though that has me stumped is it is BOTH sides that are acting this way.
TIA!
So when she gets home I can trouble shoot this what are the things to check?
I assume fuses? Connections? The thing though that has me stumped is it is BOTH sides that are acting this way.
TIA!
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My understanding of these lights is that the light itself doesn't usually suffer from sudden failure like a regular tungsten filament but they tend to fail over time. You are probably along the right track with a fuse, although I haven't really had my car long enough to know where to start looking.
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Dell,
There have been reports of the actual light switch failing. If everything else checks out (fuses, pulling the lights out and re-seating them, etc.) then it might be the switch.
-G
There have been reports of the actual light switch failing. If everything else checks out (fuses, pulling the lights out and re-seating them, etc.) then it might be the switch.
-G
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Sounds like what happend to my headlights. The dealer diagnosis was the "ignitors" failed. I got two new headlights out of the deal under warranty.
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Well, all fuses check out and the connections seem to work just fine.
What stumps me is:
1. BOTH low beams don't fire up.
2. BOTH parking (daytime type lamps) lamps DO light up
3. BOTH fog lights DO light up
4. BOTH high beams light up if I pull the stalk back (hi beam flash)
5. BOTH high beams do NOT light up when pushing the stalk forward (to turn on fogs)
ARGH!!!!!!!
It's always something isn't it?![banghead](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/banghead.gif)
Any ideas now that I have troubleshot this one as far as I can???
What stumps me is:
1. BOTH low beams don't fire up.
2. BOTH parking (daytime type lamps) lamps DO light up
3. BOTH fog lights DO light up
4. BOTH high beams light up if I pull the stalk back (hi beam flash)
5. BOTH high beams do NOT light up when pushing the stalk forward (to turn on fogs)
ARGH!!!!!!!
It's always something isn't it?
![banghead](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/banghead.gif)
Any ideas now that I have troubleshot this one as far as I can???
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do the wipers work? if so the ign switch is probaly ok
if you have a power probe jumpe power to a headlight fuse
power goes trhough the switch then the fuse then the headlights
if you have a power probe jumpe power to a headlight fuse
power goes trhough the switch then the fuse then the headlights
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Thanks Brad. I'm off to bed but I'll check that out in the morning. ![Cheers](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/beerchug.gif)
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Dell, you're welcome! Glad I could help ya solve this problem.
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I didn't have any additional ideas to add to what had already been mentioned by others, so I thought I would try a little humor!