Strange headlight problem involving a relay! HELP…

[comablack783]

my lights were working fine when I got the car maybe 3months ago, all the sudden they just stopped going down. After researching, checking fuses, and pulling relays from the junkyard and swapping them around I “think” found the problem. While I was actually in the middle of swapping a relay they started to go down just a little. Apparently the relay in the picture is at fault, when I push down hard on it, depending on how long, they retract. If I push down and let go they go down just a little, if I push down and hold it they go down all the way. It almost seems like the relay and the plug or w/e u call it aren’t making contact, or maybe the plug is messed up. I looked around and haven’t found anyone with this kind of problem, anyone have an idea how to fix it?

[fantabulous]

unbot the relay panel to expose the wires underneath. turn circuit on with the relay plugged in, get an ohmeter and check for continuity between the 2 coil leads. should have zero ohms. if the relay is plugged all the way in and u still get nothing. add some dielectric grease to the contacts.

[ghettoslide]

sounds like a short, insted of pressing on the relay, try connecting the relay the moving the wires around see what happens, if the headlights work it is a short, find it with a multimeter and fix it.