High Beam Indicator Stays On

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Ok As I Stated Before In A Previous Post My High Beams Don't Cut On On My Passenger Side Low Beam Light Is Working...... So When I Turn My Lights On My High Beam Indicator (In The Cluster) Turns On And Stays On So I Was Wondering If That Is A Signal Letting Me Know My Switch Is Faulty Any Ideas



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Hey, just wondering, do you have HIDs installed? I've seen it many times before where the HID ballasts are wrong for our cars, and mess with the headlight system, making different lights than are supposed to come on, ect.

If you do, try unplugging them and swapping with stock bulbs. Hope you get the issue sorted out.

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No These Are Stock Replacement Bulbs (Since I Thought The Factory Bulbs Were The Issue)

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I'll ask the dumb question, is the indicator you are talking about blue or red?

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The Blue One In The Middle Of You Turn Signal Indicator In The Dash

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Hm, that's a tough one. Have you verified if your headlight switch is working properly?

If so, How about the turn signal stalk? I know on older S30's, the Turn signal stalk had pretty much EVERYTHING routed through it, and could cause some screwy things to happen if it was messed up. I'm not sure about the Z32 though, since the S130 didn't have the same issues, due to different wiring.

Also, have you checked any relays? Not sure if the relay would give you the High Beam indicator light, but if it is internally shorted, there is a good possibility of an odd indication. (I can make my buddy's Camaro low beams come on by grounding a wire behind the head unit, so anything is possible) I would check low/high beam indicator relays.

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Please Excuse My Mis-Informed Information It's Actually The Passenger Side HIGH Beam That's Working And All Others Are Out................. I'm Hearing The Relay "Click" And It's The Red "Lights" Indicator (In The Little Box On The Bottom Right Where The "Anti-Lock" Indicator Is Located) That's Staying On When The Car Is Running........ The High Beam Indicator Stays On Because The Piece That Moves The Slider On The Inside Is Broken Off From The Actual Switch Itself I Went Out And Bought Another Switch From A Junkyard Out Of A Right Hand Drive Z And Sadly It Doesn't Match Up :mad: :facepalm: So I'm Back To Square One........Hope This Is Enough Information For Anyone


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The "lights" indicator pops up when you have a bulb out.

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All Are In Securely....., What I Think It Might Be Is The Connectors And It's Wiring So I've Planned To Order A New Set Of Connections Hopefully Next Pay Cheque So I'll Keep You Guys Posted....... Anymore Ideas Or Suggestions Are Welcomed

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Yeah, the RHD turn signal stalk is on the opposite side, with different mounts....

At this point, the connections seem like a likely culprit. Any chance of getting a multimeter and tracing out the wires before you go and spend money on a new harness?

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I've been trying to track down a muliti meter but i'll see what i could do before then


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