Hey, I am new here. I have a 1981 280zx 2+2. The headlights and the parking lights have gone out. I have brake lights and turn signals though. Do you have any idea why this may be? I have checked the fuses but still no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can't drive at night or in bad weather which we are supposed to have 3 or 4 days of coming up this week. Thanks.

 

very common problem with the z check the fusable links on the car.. theyre located right next to the bat. its a lil black box thats attached t the side.. also check your relays.. if all else fails.. rewire it...

 

Mine still does that intermittenly. I'm pretty sure mine is a weak connection around the steering column. When I hit the steering cover from underneath, sometimes the lights come back on. Could be the switch itself too.

 

Thanks for the info, will try and see if I can get these things to work. Thanks again, by the way do you know if after the relays there is a headlight sensor, at least thats what the book said. You ever had any trouble with them?

 

it is the switch it was happening to mine and i went and got a new switch from a z yard and it has solved the problem they don't shut off and u can switch from regular to brites it will solve all your problems i'm pretty sure.

 

I had the same thing happen to me. The fuzeable link next to the battery started on fire and burnt the wireup! but luckly I was standing there looking under the hood when it hapend