Headlights take awhile to come on

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Headlights take awhile to come on

By TrailerTrash
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:26 am #361170 Sooooo basically the colder it is outside, the longer my headlights take to actually come on when i turn them on. when its 40 plus they come on as soon as i hit the switch. if its like 10 degrees i might be waiting 30 seconds. dash lights and park lights come on instantly just not the headlights themselves. flipping the switch a few times makes no difference. when i hold the hi beams(hold it but dont click it) the hi beams come on instantly.

I hope that is understandable :lol:

maybe a relay is cold or something? I have never had this problem in any other car. once they come on they stay on without any trouble :?
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Re: Headlights take awhile to come on

By EconoBox
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:19 pm #361171 Sorry Iive in Clearwater, FL can you tell me what cold is?

Never seen that problem here before. That is an interesting issue.
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Re: Headlights take awhile to come on

By Driv-it-hard
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:20 pm #361173
EconoBox wrote:Sorry Iive in Clearwater, FL can you tell me what cold is?

Never seen that problem here before. That is an interesting issue.



HAHA !!! Im in Miami , never seen that. What is cold again..... HAHA LOL :lol: :lol:
It could be the relay that turns on the low beam . Relay has a di-electric grease inside for the moving parts in the relay.
You can open a new relay and add some more grease that can hold the drop in temp better.
Should help.
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