Headlights Delay Coming On (Relay?)
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:02 pm
To pass the time when sitting in traffic I like to test whether the lights, indicators etc are working, one can see whether they are lit in the reflections of the cars in front and behind.
So . . . When I have the headlight pods up, with headlights and sidelights both on, there is no problem. If I flick the switch to turn the headlights off, they go off as they should, but when I flick them back on nothing happens for say 30 seconds. I have a bit of a panic as I think how the @&?? I?m going to drive home with no lights and then there is a faint click from the bowels of the dash and the headlights come back on (hurrah!).
So - what?s going on and what do I need to sort out? It?s something relay-related I think but when it comes to electrics I?m learning as I go and this is a first for me.
I should say they are the original incandescent bulbs in the headlights but all other bulbs (except instruments) have been switched with LEDs. I?m running an alternator too.
Thanks in advance all!
Steve
1967 S3 SE
So . . . When I have the headlight pods up, with headlights and sidelights both on, there is no problem. If I flick the switch to turn the headlights off, they go off as they should, but when I flick them back on nothing happens for say 30 seconds. I have a bit of a panic as I think how the @&?? I?m going to drive home with no lights and then there is a faint click from the bowels of the dash and the headlights come back on (hurrah!).
So - what?s going on and what do I need to sort out? It?s something relay-related I think but when it comes to electrics I?m learning as I go and this is a first for me.
I should say they are the original incandescent bulbs in the headlights but all other bulbs (except instruments) have been switched with LEDs. I?m running an alternator too.
Thanks in advance all!
Steve
1967 S3 SE