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[skuurtin s13]

my headlights dont go up or down and my parents are b****ing at me to get them fixed like its important or something. so does anyone have any ideas? i doubt its the relays. do the headlight motor usually go bad on these 240s?

[Idahos13]

Its a common thing for them to go out.What you can do is get some from the junkyard or just use the manual screw thats under the cap next to the head light, on top of the head light motor. And raise them up for the time being.Hope that helps!

[skuurtin s13]

yeah thats what im doing now and they dont approve so i guess ill have to hit up the junkyard thanks

[Idahos13]

No problem man!

[skuurtin s13]

is there anyway to rebuild the motors if necessary

[Tsukiko]

probably more trouble than its worth. go to a dealership or courtesy nissan parts if you cant find them at a junkyard.

[skuurtin s13]

yah theres a pair at the local junkyard and there down so im assuming they work is there any way i can get to see if they work using like a batter or something before i take them off the car since its a pull your own parts

[breadbox]

most of the time there is no testing parts at a yard unless you bring your own battery there. Even then just buy them and they should cost much not to mention some places let you return within a certain number of days.

[Tsukiko]

take an ohm meter.

[skuurtin s13]

wouldnt you neeed power going to the motors to get a reading on the meter?

[Tsukiko]

no. just verify that the circuits are good. if the circuits are good then the motor is good.

[VirginiaPS13]

Yea, there def. needs to be power going to them.

[barefoot mat]

just put a silvia front on it and call it done.

J/K

[VirginiaPS13]

just put a silvia front on it and call it done.

J/K

Tell your parents that there was a recall on that front end due to sucking. And that the replacement is a super TyTe jdm front with hid's..but they have to pay for it.. That's just the rules.

[simmode1]

No one searches anymore?

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[Tsukiko]

Thanks Simmode.

I fail to see why there needs to be power involved in the equation. If a circuit (be it a light bulb or electrical motor) carries an ohm load, its good.

why worry about having power?

[gigabit240]

Every now and again someone sells them on ebay. I'd check there if the junkyard doesn't have any. Or you could just get rid of the stock headlights all together and get some fixed ones.

[skuurtin s13]

ok so if i can test them with and ohm meter how would i go about doing this?

[Justin35ll]

Why don't you check to see if the 30amp fuse under the hood is good first?

[VirginiaPS13]

Why don't you check to see if the 30amp fuse under the hood is good first?

and sometimes you can take it out and tap it on the ground i know its kinda jackleg but it does work sometimes

[Azrial]

Tell your parents that there was a recall on that front end due to sucking. And that the replacement is a super TyTe jdm front with hid's..but they have to pay for it.. That's just the rules.

ROTFLMAO Check craigslist. A lot of times you can buy the entire headlights etc for next to nothing because someone else decided to front end swap etc.

[Tsukiko]

search google, or this site for a factory service manual (FSM) for your year. that should tell you what the pinout or wiring is for your headlights. then use the continuity setting on the multimeter and make sure that the wires that should carry current actually do carry current.