Gordon C Smith wrote: > My headlights (hi beams and low) suddenly don't work. I checked the > fuses and the bulbs, they're ok. Is there a relay that may have fried? > Where is it located? > > Could it be the dimmer switch? If so how do I start testing for it? > > Thanks in advance, and aloha! > > Gordon Smith > Honolulu > > (Up to the minute report from Ala Moana/Kewalos: > 2-4 ft and rising, gusty trades.) It's probably the switch (since it affects all lights). My headlight switch went out on the road recently too. I took a bread tie and wired across the large terminals on back of the switch to get home. Junkyards have plenty of switches (make sure replacements have the correct # of terminals). I got mine off an Audi. You can test your current switch by removing it from the dash (very easy) and checking continuity between the two large terminals when the switch is on. The power to all headlights goes through these 2 terminals. Good Luck, Dick Myers P.S. You wouldn't be THE famous Gordon Smith who makes surfboards, would you? |
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