GT Headlights stay on when closed

OmahaOpel · 01-12-2006

I just got back to working on my 71 gt after a few months of distractions. I had to jump it and noticed that the headlights are always on! open, closed, doesn't matter. I open and closed them a lot out of frustration and noticed that sometimes they shut off halfway closed and then turn back on when fully closed. do I have a stuck microswitch?

baronbors · 01-12-2006

Sure sounds like it- try to spray some electrical contact cleaner on it.

benncojr · 01-12-2006

Originally Posted by OmahaOpel

I just got back to working on my 71 gt after a few months of distractions. I had to jump it and noticed that the headlights are always on! open, closed, doesn't matter. I open and closed them a lot out of frustration and noticed that sometimes they shut off halfway closed and then turn back on when fully closed. do I have a stuck microswitch?

Could be. I would check it!!

hrcollinsjr · 01-13-2006

Less likely but possible a sticking relay under the dash. But I would bet on the microswitch since jarring it sometimes made the lights go off.

Harold

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OmahaOpel Opeler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha Nebraska Posts: 15	Unanswered: GT Headlights stay on when closed I just got back to working on my 71 gt after a few months of distractions. I had to jump it and noticed that the headlights are always on! open, closed, doesn't matter. I open and closed them a lot out of frustration and noticed that sometimes they shut off halfway closed and then turn back on when fully closed. do I have a stuck microswitch?

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baronbors 1000 Post Club Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: League City Texas Posts: 1,117	Sure sounds like it- try to spray some electrical contact cleaner on it. __________________ Texas Opel Preservation Society

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01-13-2006	#4 (permalink)
hrcollinsjr 2200 Post Club Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Posts: 2,267 Real Name: Harold Collins Provided Answers: 14	Less likely but possible a sticking relay under the dash. But I would bet on the microswitch since jarring it sometimes made the lights go off. Harold

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