1996 g20 passenger headlight stays on when lights are off

Post by **vvaffle** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:32 am

I searched around for this but found no answer really. Essentially, my right headlight stays on all the time, even when the lights are off and the car is off. If I unplug the connector to the light, it turns off. I swapped the bulb with the one from the left side and the problem still remained on the right. Any ideas?

Post by **qship96** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:06 am

Find and replace the stuck relay.

Post by **SteveTheTech** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:45 am

The bulb is not your issue. You have a short to power somewhere in the circuit.

There is no relay in series with the headlights on the US market G20.

Best guess at this point is a bad headlight switch. It may have broken internally and constantly supplying power to headlight. Both headlights have dedicated switch contact inside the switch.

Post by **vvaffle** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:11 am

So I would just have to replace the little stalk that comes off the steering wheel column? I'm guessing I can buy that from a junkyard but is installation tricky if I have airbags in the car?

Post by **SteveTheTech** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:28 am

Just disconnect the battery and wait the required three minutes.

Post by **Infinitiguy19** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:30 am

Sorry but I think its 10 minutes and just disconect the airbag to be on th safe side (to diconect there should be a little plug on the bottom of the sterring wheel thats the way it is on my Q45).

Post by **SteveTheTech** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:49 am

Yep your right I stand corrected Good looking out.

The newer models are 3 minutes. Enough to allow the capacitors to discharge.

I don't think disconnecting the A/B harness is necessary since all you have to do is remove the lower steeing wheel cover and a few screws.

Post by **vvaffle** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:22 pm

so I should just replace this whole part?

Post by **SteveTheTech** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:59 am

I cannot for some reason see your pic but I anm going to guess that the component only comes as one piece

Post by **vvaffle** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:35 am

It's the lever for the lights and to it is attached a box with a plug on one end of it. Is that it?

Post by **SteveTheTech** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:27 am

Yep sounds like it.

Post by **vvaffle** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:58 am

in case anyone searches, replacing the stalk/headlight switch worked with no problems and was very easy to do. thanks guys

Post by **SteveTheTech** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:57 am

Congrats.

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