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BretM (Bretm)
Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2001 - 7:11 pm:   

I only had this happen once when I hit a bump and the driver's side came down and then when I tried to put it up again it would come up and then go half way down. I have no idea what caused this, but it corrected itself after I turned the car off overnight. The next day I also adjusted the light pod so that it was perfectly flush with the body when down. Haven't had a problem since. It seems that it is an electrical problem (big surprise with Ferraris).
Stewart Chung (Navygakman)
Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 10:22 am:   

OH, along the same line that one lamp refuses to stay up, something they refuse to come back down. There were times that I turn off the lights, got out, locked the car, walked away, and then a minute later they come back down.
Warren E. Smith (Magoo)
Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 12:19 am:   

Stewart, Another thought is that you may have a loose terminal on the fuse panel causing that circuit to cut out at times.
Warren E. Smith (Magoo)
Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 11:58 pm:   

Stewart, I think the light switch energizes both lamps at the same time. You may have a loose wire connection or a bad relay. That's my 2 cts.
Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 11:23 pm:   

Stewart,
I had the same problem with my lights. To get them to stay up I had to turn the switch very slowly. When I had my car in for some work my mechanic cleaned the contacts in the switch I think and they are fine now.
Stewart Chung (Navygakman)
Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 10:56 pm:   

Latest gremlin with my 20 yr old 308 is that when I turn the lights on, the driver's side lamp pops up - and promptly fell back down, while the passenger side stays up.

And if I drive like that, the lamp would "occasionally try" to come up - only to fall back down, or stay in a semi-up position.

Tried viagra, didn't help ;-)

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