ok so i just put a new fog light switch in my car and the headlights have been acting funky, when i flip them on sometimes they wont go up... theyll turn on and point at the ground but not go up. pretty sure its not a loose wire because i was just out there with them turned on but they were down and all the sudden they come up. i tried several times and they worked fine, just sometimes they dont wanna work unless you leave them on for a few minutes, then all the sudden theyll pop up. i put my other foglight switch back in to make sure with no change. nothing else has changed with the car. i dont know what it could be

 

ttt

 

Motor controller sounds like.

 

where in the world is that?

 

On the firewall. As your facing the car...Right of the engine, left of the brake booster.

http://www.top-downsolutions.com/pro...roducts_id=138

 

that says for 90-02 mine is a 88 could their be something else causing it?

 

I wasn't trying to say that you need to buy that one from him, but they all look the same, so it gives you a good idea of what to look for.

I'll go look at my 87 one, but IIRC, mine looks exactly like that one. I know mine is about 4" square with 2 plugs in it, just like in his pic.

 

any way i can check to see if its bad? is there a way to fix it or just replace?

 

When my headlights won't pop up (hasn't happened in over a year now) a light tap on the control box makes them com up.

I either look for a speed bump to run over (typical 2mph, nothing major), road seam, or just standard vibrations from driving. If I turn them on & they don't come up, I just keep driving until they do, or if it really does start to get too dark, I pull over, pop the hood, & tap the box with my hand.

Here's mine off a 89 GTA (on my 87 GTA).


I'd ask TSD about his headlight controllers & the 90. It looks just like my 87 & 89 controllers. As to my knowledge, only the 82-84 (85?) ones were different, because they were 2 individual ones, mounted up by the headlights themselves.

 

thanks stephen!!