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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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Hi,

I have a set of Anzo Projector with Halo headlights with HID installed in them.

It took me a while to notice this but when I turn on my high beams only the driver's side projector raises, the passenger side stays on low beam. I want to remove the headlights and see what is going on in there but I have no clue what to look for first so figured I would ask you guys first.

Would should I look for? Any idea what may cause this issue? Could the shade that goes up and down me seized or something? If so, how can I troubleshoot this? I`ll compare the wiring on both headlights too to make sure the guy that installed them did it correctly.

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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Could be one of 3 things.
1) The motor assembly isn't hooked up anymore(frayed or pulled wire within harness or has an inline fuse thats burnt out?)
2) The motor is no longer working.
3) Moisture could have gotten into the magnetic motor asembly that moves the block up/down.
The only way to fix a stuck light block is to turn the highbeams on and manually move the light block with your fingers through the bulb hole. It should just be current that draws that block down. Once it moves, you can keep pushing it down many, many times so it frees it up. You'll feel it getting easier and easier.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2012 | 01:22 PM
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Thanks Rich,

I will check it out with your tips.

One new thing I noticed last night though. I parked my truck in front of my garage door to see the reflection of the lights.

When I turn on the high beams that line cutoff you see moved up fine on the drivers side of course, but on the passenger side started moving up and down a tiny bit super fast. After a second or two the block moved down completely and my high beams were fine.

I then switch to low beams, then back to high beams hoping it would work and I got that super fast flickering again, but this time it just stopped and stayed in the low beam position.

I then tried again a few times after that and the flickering was gone and the light stayed in low beam no matter what.

So that being said, is there a relay for the high beams? The fact that the projector was opening slightly and closing so fast seems to me like maybe there is a bad relay. Of course it could be a lose wire like dirtydog mentionned. If there is a releay for the high beams, where is it? and does that relay control both high beams or is there one relay per light?

Thanks for the help
 
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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 10:13 AM
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I have a set of those i bought them just for retrofitting. Sound like a solenoid messed up
 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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I have the same lights installed on a 2012, 2500.
i am encountering a different problem.
i cannot get the lights to dim.
any sugestions
 
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