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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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1985 trans am

headlights wont go up when turned on. i manually turn them up headlights on and turn off headlights and they go down. where do i start ??
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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headlights wont go up when turned on. i manually wind them up with headlights on then turn off headlights and they go down.how do i get them to go up when i turn them on----- where do i start ??thanks rick
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Re: 1985 trans am

Originally Posted by rick jones
headlights wont go up when turned on. i manually turn them up headlights on and turn off headlights and they go down. where do i start ??
I had a problem like this with my driver's side headlight, I replace the relay, boom, two working headlights...

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Headlamp-Actuator-Relay-ACDelco_3964949-P_1194_R|GRPRELAAMS_1269729149___
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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Re: 1985 trans am

Looking at the diagram the common component is the headlight switch. Verify the 12v from the switch to the two relays that control the motors for each side. The third relay is an isolation relay but only affects the headlights going down.

Diagrams and some pics are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1757654...7602882678033/
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