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[owenexile]

Hi there

Well since i bought the car (924 N/A 1982) the lights wasnt really bright . So i read about it and it ogirinally came out with a sealed beams. So the PO did the semi-sealed beam swap with aritic blue lights 45/60 . So the problems begin.
1st was the headlights will go off randomly and come back again few seconds later(while this was happinging i coulve switch to brights/longlights and it worked) So i redid the all the wires at the battery + and - . So then the lights was fine but recently my left side decided to not work anymore(brights/longlights still works) So i thought it coulve beem the light but its not because if i swap lights the right side still works fine. So i tought it can be a earth problem and i checked my earth connection and its not that.

Heres the coulours

Yellow -
Brown - earth
White - i think its the brights/longlights

While i was checking this cables my power reading is about 11V ( Car is stading since im fixing alot of thigns and waiting for my tapids to arrive. ps. i have tinkerd with the lights abit before testing the cable voltage output)

Its kinda hard to trace i think the problem is the yellow cable , i thought il just trace the wires where both sides come toghter then just connect the right yellow cable with the left side's cable , i have no idea if it will work so thats why im here.
Any1 had this problem before?

Lastly my lights isnt really bright and the lights in it cost A$40 per light because apperently it got 20m longer light then any other light , but in my case the lights only light about 20m....

Thanks

[poorsha924]

Hi there
Your problem could be caused by a couple on things. first 11 volts is on the low side to make the lights work. especcially with HIL. I would rechage my battery get it up to 12.5 volts the wiring on your 924 was not made for higher wattage bulb. puts a heavy load on the wiring ,switch & the fuse box. make yourself a load tester this is the only way to confirm you have enough current flowing across the wiring. test lights & volt meters will not tell you about current flow get a brake light socket attach a couple of wires to the the socket& put a bulb in it. There you go. now you can test your circuits. If the bulb does not light up dim or not at all you have a wiring concern. I would also add extra ground cables to the car make the starter crank faster wipers work much better & better charging system. the achilles heel of 924,s is the ground side of the system Got to have good grounds Hope this helps let me know if U need more FYI
Poorsha 924
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