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key off, headlights on
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:37 pm
by after oil
im sure this is here on the site somewhere, but i failed a search:
i got a phone call from my father in law that his headlights stay on when the key is off. its a jasper. i wired the DRL's myself, exactly like my van, last july.
i used a relay and followed a wiring diagram i found here on the forum. i did not use a DRL kit.
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:35 pm
by BCDelica
Did he check to make sure the fog lights are off?
Other than that, without looking and seeing can’t help much; can’t even remember (it’s early) what type headlights Bill’s van has. But if the fog lights are disconnected……
Cheers,
Kev
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:54 pm
by Green1
either a switch is on somewhere (fog lights/headlights/high beams) or there's a problem with the DRL wiring (stuck relay? grounded wire? hard to say)
again, without looking at it it is very difficult to guess.
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:45 pm
by sasquatch-hunter
Does it have turbo timer? There is a headlight shut off delay feature in most timers.
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:48 pm
by after oil
sasquatch-hunter wrote:Does it have turbo timer? There is a headlight shut off delay feature in most timers.
negative
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:25 am
by FalcoColumbarius
Has he by chance left a battery pack plugged into a cigarette lighter for charging? That will power the lights from the other side of the ignition.
Falco.
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:53 am
by coaxial
I had something similar to this happening caused by a blown horn fuse, of all things. I would check all the fuses just to be sure. Probably not bother with the secret battery compartment fuses or the super secret behind glovebox fuses though
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:26 pm
by after oil
super secret behind the glovebox! oh what mysteries lie deep with these japanese beasts!
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:08 pm
by TardisDeli
Sounds like the same problem we had ,Where a plastic arm broke off on the end of the shaft thus the switch is still on and you can't shut the headlights off. End up replacing the headlight switch. You could try fixxing it but its not for the faint of heart.Good luck cheers Jay.
Re: key off, headlights on
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:44 pm
by after oil
TardisDeli wrote:Sounds like the same problem we had ,Where a plastic arm broke off on the end of the shaft thus the switch is still on and you can't shut the headlights off. End up replacing the headlight switch. You could try fixxing it but its not for the faint of heart.Good luck cheers Jay.
i gave him the new relay today. we'll see if that works for him before we go tearin apart switches...
btw you met the driver at delica day... bill with a jasper