Headlight Trouble

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by chrissoto312

Yes, I can see the headlight move to the right and then it doesn't re-align

Okay, if this is the case, what happens the next time you get in the X? Does it reset to aiming straight somehow?!

Or are you saying this happened one time (pointing to the right) and now its just stuck pointing to the right (passenger only headlight). So, now its always pointing to the right?

[chrissoto312]

Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

Okay, if this is the case, what happens the next time you get in the X? Does it reset to aiming straight somehow?!

Or are you saying this happened one time (pointing to the right) and now its just stuck pointing to the right (passenger only headlight). So, now its always pointing to the right?

No, it realigns itself each time.
I park in backwards all the time, so I'm facing a wooden gate. Every time I startup, they will auto adjust up-down and be good to go. When I turn right, the headlight will somehow stick to the right.

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by chrissoto312

No, it realigns itself each time.
I park in backwards all the time, so I'm facing a wooden gate. Every time I startup, they will auto adjust up-down and be good to go. When I turn right, the headlight will somehow stick to the right.

Forgive me, I'm kinda slow so please put up with my questions.

After it sticks to the right, when/how does it realign then?

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by chrissoto312

No, it realigns itself each time.
I park in backwards all the time, so I'm facing a wooden gate. Every time I startup, they will auto adjust up-down and be good to go. When I turn right, the headlight will somehow stick to the right.

do you have a second pair of eyes? can you have somebody sit at the helm, while you put your ear to the headlight to listen for mechanical clicks? have one person turn on the engine, monitor the light to see if it resets itself, then turn the wheels to the right and left... when the wheels are turned to right and lights are shining to the right, have the person put gears into R - the lights should come back into center... put in Drive - lights should go to the right - do not move wheels, they should continue to point to the right...

this operation should allow you to move lights center-right-center-right withoout the steering input - just do R-D-R-D... this exercise should emphacise the mechanics of the light... i suspect that the gears are either stripped or disengaged...

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

Forgive me, I'm kinda slow so please put up with my questions.

After it sticks to the right, when/how does it realign then?

twins, you changed the avatar? cool..

do you think it is sticking gears? or AHL is gone AWOL? I would have pulled the module and would have swapped the 2 left terminals for the 2 right terminals, to see if the problem stays with the headlight or moves with the switch...
Chris, are you capable of pin switching? i can provide you with the pinout... only if you are capable, otherwise it would not make sense...

[chrissoto312]

Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

Forgive me, I'm kinda slow so please put up with my questions.

After it sticks to the right, when/how does it realign then?

I'm assuming when I shut off and start up again.

[chrissoto312]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

twins, you changed the avatar? cool..

do you think it is sticking gears? or AHL is gone AWOL? I would have pulled the module and would have swapped the 2 left terminals for the 2 right terminals, to see if the problem stays with the headlight or moves with the switch...
Chris, are you capable of pin switching? i can provide you with the pinout... only if you are capable, otherwise it would not make sense...

Ok, you have me lost there. What is Pin Switching.

and no, currently I don't have a second pair of eyes/ears to help me out.

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by chrissoto312

Ok, you have me lost there. What is Pin Switching.

and no, currently I don't have a second pair of eyes/ears to help me out.

the "eye" movement is regulated by dedicated pair of wires coming from control module - one pair is going to the left and the other pair is going to right "eye"... if you switch the pairs, and send "left" signal to the right "eye" and the "right" signal to the left "eye", you can test the system: if the problem moves to the left "eye", it means that the signal is corrupted and module needs to be replaced, if the problem remains with headlight, it means that a known good signal did not rectify the issue of the broken headlight.

this way you know what to repair/replace...

[chrissoto312]

Ok, I tried the D,R,D,R mode and I turned my wheel, and now it seems like BOTH lights don't turn.

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

twins, you changed the avatar? cool..

do you think it is sticking gears? or AHL is gone AWOL? I would have pulled the module and would have swapped the 2 left terminals for the 2 right terminals, to see if the problem stays with the headlight or moves with the switch...
Chris, are you capable of pin switching? i can provide you with the pinout... only if you are capable, otherwise it would not make sense...

Yup. Missing her but I'll have my boys back soon in my avatar.

You know I'm still confused. Apparently, its fine at startup and only screws up when he turns right. He says it resets sometime between when he turns the X off and when he next turns it on.

I would be curious what results he gets from your changing gears idea. I think its a good one. Basically, we want to see if it will reset itself if you go from D to R and back.