Fivedime650 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 hey so i have a 71 datsun 510 and my high beams dont work. i was wondering if anyone knows how to fix that. thanx tyler:confused: Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 buy one of these... :D you can buy them here... http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/Headlights.shtml Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 that wont help if power isn't getting to the lights Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Worked on mine... Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 that wont help if power isn't getting to the lights Neither does that... lets clarify... You actually have 4 high beams. The outside lights are high/low, the inside lights are high only. So are you saying you have NO high beams? Or no inner high beams? If you flip the high beams on and the outside lights stay on you DO have high beams, and in that case the harness I mentioned WILL HELP. Quote Link to comment
MAG58 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hit them with a BFH. That always solves problems. Not really. Use a multimeter/test light to make sure you're getting power to them, if not check the fuses and the switch on the stalk. Then go from there. If you're getting power, going with relay's is the way to go. If you're really feeling frisky you can do like I did with my Z and make a harness in about 1-2 hours installed. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 On the 510s you have to have parking or running lights in order to get the high beams to come on. Do your parking lights work? Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 usually its the relay near the fuse box by the strut tower. unless both lamps blow the element. simple take test light. ground alligator end. take pointy end and put to back of the highbeam lamp on both sides. The Test light should light up. Then its a ground proplem back to the relay.. On 510s the power is already hooked up thru the fuse box. the switch or highbeam switch triggers the relay to put a ground on the circut to complete it. Dtto510 his HIGHS did not work and he took apart the realy and cleaned the contacks and it worked. Unless the wires are changed from switchable grount to switacble power this is a ez fix Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 how about if you only have reg. head lights? when i switch on brights .. my lights turn completely off Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 how about if you only have reg. head lights? when i switch on brights .. my lights turn completely off Not likely but the highs on inner and outer could be burned out... OR The switch could be the problem, OOOOR as hainz stated it could be the relay. Quote Link to comment
Creepy Cruiser Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Just about ever 510 I've ever had, I've had to clean the relay contacts as stated earlier, and it fixed the problem. It's not a bad idea to do even if they do work right now, lol. Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 i'll give it a shot...... working out all the electrical gremlins...... fun Quote Link to comment
arkitekz Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 My lights are doing the same thing. Reg work fine when i flick on high beams, reg goes off and high beams dont come on. I will try cleaning the contacts. Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 i cleaned contacts, and opened it up.... SUPER clean on the inside.... sanded contacts with 320 grit...... works great now... thanks guys... now if i can figure out why my blinkers dont work :( Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 ck the blinker cans underneath. maybe swap them with the emergency ones, did it stop working? but was working before.? maybe ck the bulbs Quote Link to comment
Buzzbomb Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) I know this may sound strange, BUT...My 720 had high beam problems and what fixed it was moving the lights around to different "sockets" :o I had a couple Halogen headlights, and had one of them one on the inside of the pair, and one on the outside of the pair. I put BOTH as the outside lamps, and had the regular old Koito lamps on the inside, and now I have regular lamps AND highbeams. Just swapping the lamps around seemed to fix it for whatever reason. I'm not sure why this worked, but it did work. Before I did this, I had only regular beams, and when I put on high beams, the regulars went out and the inside lamps were on. Just one of those weird Datsun wiring issues, I guess :lol: I have a running light that isn't working with a new bulb in there. I'll have to try sanding out the small contacts in the lamp. Edited October 10, 2009 by Buzzbomb Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Try getting into the blinker switch on the column. Hit the contacts with that sandpaper. That fixed my 521 blinkers. Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 trying to find the flash cans/relays under dash..... not seeing them.. hazards dont work either........ bulbs are new... Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 ok, so i went and bought a new flasher..... my blinkers work.... yay..... but my hazards dont.. and when i turn on the hazards, my blinkers dont work...... another bad relay? or bad hazard switch? tried two different switches...... both with same results Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 You have turn signals but no hazard flashers. Swap the hazard and the turn signal units. If the problem changes to no signals but now you have hazard lights then the hazard unit is bad... replace it. Also work the hazard switch on/off/on/off to rub the internal contacts clean. Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 hmmm maybe i just dont have a hazard flasher at all? i couldnt find one... should it look similar to the turn signal one? anyone have apic of location? what it looks like? Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 so, i didnt even have a hazard relay.... i picked on up at the big johnson swap meet..... tested it, and the relay works..... tried two different hazard switches.... and still nothing....... i have blinkers, but whe you pull out hazard switch........ blinkers stop.. and no hazards :( i tried using jumpers to trigger them and that didnt seem to work either Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I would suspect the hazard switch. Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 i was thinking that too, but shouldnt i be able to jump the wies and get the hazards to work? i assume this is a part i will have to swap meet or ebay? Quote Link to comment
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