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LamboBully
07-27-2007, 03:44 PM
I know Corvettes aren't really well liked on these sites, but i have a problem. I have just purchased a 1978 25th ann. Stingray Corvette and the headlights will go up, but when they do the lights don't come on, does anyone know what might be the problem? I really don't want to join a corvette forum because im not going to hold on to the car for much longer, but if anyone has any advise it would be greatful. Thanks!
Pantera
07-27-2007, 04:33 PM
Headlamp blubs might be burned out.

Its happend to a friend of mine who has an 80 stringray.
pdisme
07-27-2007, 04:37 PM
I know Corvettes aren't really well liked on these sites,

I like the Z06; well performance-wise, interior sucks.
LamboBully
07-27-2007, 05:08 PM
Headlamp blubs might be burned out.

Its happend to a friend of mine who has an 80 stringray.
Thats what i thought too, so i went and got new lights and they still don't work. I also went through the wiring and didn't find anything.
SweetDaddyDelicious
07-28-2007, 12:04 PM
Fuse? Relay? Ground?
pdisme
07-28-2007, 12:05 PM
Just to throw this out there... in my Radical I had a brake light go out so I bought some new ones that 'seemed' to be the same. In reality, they had the prongs poking out the side of the base correctly but were about 3 mm shorter on the bottom side where the bulb should be touching, so they didn't work.

Maybe someone put the wrong bulbs in and they don't quite fit? Have you tried a voltmeter to see if you have power in the socket?
LamboBully
07-29-2007, 12:04 PM
No, that was plan for today, hopefully it will be an easy fix.
SweetDaddyDelicious
07-29-2007, 01:59 PM
I'm betting on fuse, relay, or ground issue.
But GM also liked to use a hidden bonus called a "fuseable link" I got that suprise once on an old GM drag car I used to have. Yeah, some kind of inline fuse in the wiring. What the heck is that crap? Voltmeter or 12V test light should track your problems quickly.
LamboBully
10-08-2007, 04:08 PM
Ended up having to get a new wiring harness for the car. Person who had the car before me chewed the wires up real bad.
Murcielago King
10-13-2007, 02:09 PM
Don't you love it when previous owners neglect to tell you the "small" issues?