Ludester

Well the parking lights turn on, but the headlights wont turn on except for once in a while. So i replaced the combination light switch figured thats what it was and still nothing. Dont know where to go from here. any suggerstions? Thanks.

skunk2lude01

have you recently messed with any wiring such as audio? you may be blowing a fuse due to improper wiring.

fe519

hey ludester... i might had a similar problem like you. what gen you have? does your headlights come on and off sometimes while driving? there was a fuse that needed a little wiggling

Ludester

Hey I have a 4th gen 94 vtec. Yeah when they actually come on and i am driving they will jsut shut off.
No audio has been messed with in about 8 months.

SKDRCR

check all your fuses,
if you have messed w/your radio you might
wanna check the illumination wire to make sure it's taped off
because it's a hot wire

NOTENOUGHBOOST

Had the same problem, but with my 5th gen.... Checked/replaced the headlight fuse underneath hood.. resolved problem

fastludeh22

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does you high beams work? check the relay on the passenger side wall near the front, on the side of the air filter. it has to have a good ground, it was causing my low beams to go on and off

skunk2lude01

I had the same prob your talking about with illumination wire, I always wondered what the hell that thing was for lol. It effected my gauge lights and tail lights though./

SKDRCR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skunk2lude01 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had the same prob your talking about with illumination wire, I always wondered what the hell that thing was for lol. It effected my gauge lights and tail lights though./</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, it blew a fuse to my guages everytime i replaced it so i figured it was a
hot wire, pulled the radio, and the electric tape slipped off
used heat shrink the next time

fe519

i have the same problem on my 4th gen. the fuse needs a little wiggling once in a while. i forgot which fuse it was near the passenger firewall

94vtecmn

Random headlights going on and off, I had this issue, sometimes they would work, sometimes not. After replacing the Headlight RELAY, I have had no issues. Try that, I think it is a fairly common thing on the 4th gens.

93ludeSi

seriously sounds like the relay, they are often an intermiten problem

CrazieLude

I had the exact same problem and it was my headlight relay. I just took it out, blew on it and put it back in...and its been as good as new.

T

Ludester

Which wire is the illumination wire?

SKDRCR

the yellow wire i believe, look for writing on the wire.
do you have a custom stereo in it or
the oem one, if you still have the oem one, then that's probably
not your problem

junbb1

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i am a honda tech. i have a 94 lude vtec and three years ago i had an identical problem. bad head light relay. it is located in the underhood fuse box. dont mess with the wiggling of fuses nonsense.

fastludeh22

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ludester &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Which wire is the illumination wire? </TD></TR></TABLE>

its the orange wire. the yellow is one of the + wires.

Ludester

I fixed it and yes it was the lighting relay (headlight relay). All I did was take out the relay and bang on it a few times put it back it and it works now. I am goin to replace it just to be safe but for now it works. Thanks for all your help.

fe519

for some reason, its a common problem... is it the connection that is no good?

Ludester

I am not sure, I do know that it fit better after I took it out and banged on it. I am guessing that it just loosened itself over time.

md2drg

i had a problem like this as well and fiddled with my fuses and connection for the relay and the problem was fixed!