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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 12:20 AM
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Headlight switch?!

Ok got pulled over coming home tonight. Headlight is out. Investigated it when I got home...its the new light I installed last week. Ok...wiring seems good. Turn on the bright lights and WALLAAA all 4 lights work. The pass side low beam will not work unless I turn on the bright lights.

I'm assuming this is the headlight switch. What do you all think?
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 01:58 AM
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One of two things...a bad connection to the low beam tab on that headlight, or the low beam filament has burned out.
Check for voltage on the plug.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 06:02 AM
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yeah, no way it's the switch. start poking around with a test light and see what you have and where at. i'll bet it's a bad connection on the low side.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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I am going to check that soon as I get home from school today. Maybe the tab is bad. The connectors look like they have seen better days. I may have to pick a new connector up and splice it in.

I'm guessing there is 2 hot wire connections on the low beam? Because 1 prong has to be for the normal switch, while one is for the brights, then of course a ground.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 10:35 AM
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Im retarded...I didn't relize that the low beams on our cars are double filaments....it was just the bulb im retarded lol.
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