[ellis]

a few weeks ago my dads jimny had the reverse lights stuck on when the key was turned on and then stoped working alltogether my jimny i just got had no reverse bulbs in it so i put some in it and they are stuck on now aswell any ideas on how to fix this??? and i sore a thread on how to clean/restore jimny headlight i cant find where it is but can some1 give me the link or tell me how to remove headlights

[youda]

i dont have a jimny but often there is a switch on the brake pedle. happens in alot of cars mostly hyundai's.

[atari4x4]

^^^ how does the break pedal light switch work the reverse lights?

there are a couple of threads about restoring Jimny headlights, i'd usually link them but the new search sucks atm

[youda]

my bad, was thinking about brakes at the time.lol,

[woo603]

This may be a long shot but check the hazard light switch is in correctly cause I know on my old car that would cause all kinds of wierd elec problems

[BlueSuzy]

Headlight restore, Any plastics polish,car polish or autosol will do it. I have used autosol on a few of my own headlights, and chrome bumpers of course

[monley]

atari4x4 wrote:

^^^ how does the break pedal light switch work the reverse lights?

there are a couple of threads about restoring Jimny headlights, i'd usually link them but the new search sucks atm

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=23962

[atari4x4]

that's the one... i didn't even bother searching, i knew it was there somewhere.

i dub thee Grimbonkey the new search master.

[monley]

atari4x4 wrote:

that's the one... i didn't even bother searching, i knew it was there somewhere.

i dub thee Grimbonkey the new search master.

I didn't even search It was on the first page of 'good tech' So that means your still search master

[Benz]

with your reverse lights...

the little switch is properly buggered on the gear box.
it's pretty easy to get to, it's on the passenger side and the wire passes over top to the drivers side where there is a connector
also a replacement one doesn't cost much.
pull it out and test it with a mulitimetre.
you may be able to free it up also

[zooky08]

Happened on mine. Benz is right pull the plug out and test it. Check the wires going into plug. Mine was broken. I just soldered in a sierra plug.

[MacDaddy]

Benz wrote:

with your reverse lights...

the little switch is properly buggered on the gear box.
it's pretty easy to get to, it's on the passenger side and the wire passes over top to the drivers side where there is a connector
also a replacement one doesn't cost much.
pull it out and test it with a mulitimetre.
you may be able to free it up also

X 2
I was thinking the little switch on the gearbox too...

[ellis]

k thanks ill have a look later today at the switch

[zooky08]

Make sure when your undoing the reverse plug to be careful with the wires. Don't let them twist, they break easy.
Undo the plastic plug up near the intake manafokt and rotate the wires with the reverse plug

[ellis]

ive got the 2 bolts out for the light but i dont understand on how to remove the whole light any ideas

[jimny_timmy]

what light? why are you taking it out?

[ellis]

the headlight to restore them

[jimny_timmy]

ahh ok lol hang on i'll go look at mine for ya

[jimny_timmy]

ok so in the engine bay side, down the bottom on each side of the light theres a little clip holding a rod connected to the light. I've never had to undo one before but a light tap on the rod with a hammer may push it through? dont hit it too hard lol may break shit! Someone else might be able to help with how to get them undone

[ellis]

yes ive got it all lose but the whole thing doent want to come out the bumber gets in the way

[Scales]

I got a bullbar so I don't know if it is the same but I just pulled and wobble the light out. There is no extra screws. Maybe some wd 40 on the little retaining post things on the bottom rear will help. There's 2 from memory when I did it

[ellis]

yea i can move the whole thing around but the bumber is in the was of it coming out i wouldnt think you would need to pull that off just to get it out

[Benz]

yeah you gotta pull pretty hard or give it a good knock from behind with a rubber mallet
it's a pain in the arse!

i was very scared i would break something the first time i pulled my lights out.

[Scales]

i didnt know the bumper covers the lens.

but fyi, even without anything in the way. it takes a fair reefing. just pull and wobble, i dont like the sounds of mallets and expensive lights lol....