hey, alright i have a 65 coupe

and for some reason my headlights flicker

the werid thing is that they go for about 15-30 mins striaght with no problem

and then they start to flicker

any idea what i should look at??

:/

 

Most likely you have some ground wires that are needing a good cleaning. We also have an article in the FAQ about how to improve the brightness of your headlights.

 

aight thanks the brightness is good

but its just that they flicker on and off

 

Change the headlight switch. It has an internalcircuit breaker that is going bad.

 

Does your car start ok? almost sounds like the battery is drained so far that your seeing the flicker of the regulator? When you start getting the flicker, is it a steady rate or does it go up and down with the rpms?

 

check the grounds at the headlights first, 9 times out of 10 thats the problem

 

naw my car runs fine and my batterys good

im thinking the ground wires might be it

so ima check that out tomorrow after school and let you know how that goes

thanks alot guys :]

 

+1 on your headlight switch going bad.

While you're at it... do my headlight relay mod. See the FAQs

 

ok so i checked my grounds and cleaned them

but nothing they still flicker

next step is headlight switch

hmm any help or ideas?

how to start this one?

 

Betcha $20 its the headlight switch. I've been there before several times. You can disassemble it and clean it but it will do the same thing again in about a month, so you're better off picking one up at your local strore for no more than $30...