Ferrari Mailing List: Flip flappin Head Lamps

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

 

 

>>Brother Grahame notes of his ‘328’ gt4 “. . .the stupid, flappy, blinky headlight syndrome!  . . . .  I suspect either the relays or more likely dust or corrosion of the switch gear in the steering column. Any of you had this issue?”

 

 

Ahhhh – the “dreaded flappy blinky headlight syndrome.”  ONLY happens at social gatherings or at the end of a drive at a store or a park, in front of tons of civilians looking at THE FERRARI – then flap flip blink and ^#&%^$%$?.

 

Yesh – our car has been inflicted and no long time cure afforded – except, don’t pull the lights on.

 

Temp fix?  At the time the curse is started, from the fuse relay panel, is heard a distinct click click click keeping time with the flippin and flappin’.  The temp fix used was a copied from my fathers fix he exacted on me when I was 10 or so while doing a very stupid thing or things – a whack on the cabaza or in our flp flappin’ case, the offending clicking relay.  Viola.  And like when I was 10, that whack stopped the stupid action.

 

I’ll have to get into it one of these days.  But a word of caution – those head lamp motors have a way of setting off just when your fingers are in a vulnerable spot.  Most unforgiving too.

 

Cheers to you too Grahame and when you find the solution – please share.  It took nearly two weeks for my index finger to heal.

 

Onward

 

DOUG