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Old 07-07-2011, 05:51 PM
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Default Help! Headlights stopped working!
Just changed out the DS1 bulbs with new ones and neither side will light up now. So I put the old bulbs back in and they won't light up either. Ugh!

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Old 07-07-2011, 06:16 PM
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Never mind! Apparently the engine has to be running... Now they work great.
 
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Old 07-07-2011, 06:21 PM
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The engine has to be running? That's strange. I'm sure they would've come on if you pushed the headlight button on the remote. Glad you got it fixed!
 
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Me too, thanks! it's not something I ever really thought about. Normally when you turn on headlights they come on. Guess I have never done it without the motor running.
 
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Cool , a mystery was solved then lol
Good thing is that it was not a problem
 
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its a safety feature, they don't want your battery to die, thats why the headlights go off after you stop the engine.
 
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its a safety feature, they don't want your battery to die, thats why the headlights go off after you stop the engine.
Interesting--but the lights stay on if you have it on auto-off delay mode.
 
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