No low beams - bad switch?

rockhill · May 23, 2011

'94 Sport. With the key turned off both high beams and low beams work. Upon turning the key to on or starting the engine the high beams work but not consistently and the low beams do not work at all. The one constant is the high beams work all the time when pulling back on the column lever. Any ideas guys?

ChiXJeff · May 23, 2011

If it's not the switch in the column, it may be the multi-way connector in the fender behind the airbox for the front header wiring. It's rather well known for the terminals to corrode & crack off.

rockhill · May 23, 2011

I checked the 10 pin connector behind the driver's side headlight and it appears to be good. So, check the dimmer switch on the column next? Any good tutorials out there? Thanks.

bdahlg · May 23, 2011

pull teh switch in the dash and see if one of the contacts is melted. My bros started doing the intermitent thing with his until one day they just cut out. Since power to the highbeams when the column switch is pulled is powered directly and not through the switch, that is where i would put my money on.

rockhill · May 23, 2011

bdahlg said:
pull teh switch in the dash and see if one of the contacts is melted. My bros started doing the intermitent thing with his until one day they just cut out. Since power to the highbeams when the column switch is pulled is powered directly and not through the switch, that is where i would put my money on.

You're referring to the pull switch for the lights? (not the dimmer, right?) That sounds a lot easier to deal with than the dimmer switch.

bdahlg · May 23, 2011

Yep. there's a little button on the bottom of the switch body that holds the pull knob in. Just push it in, pull out the knob, then unscrew it from the dash. Pull it out and check to see if one of the contacts on top is melted. If it is, replace it. Job done

Alexia · May 24, 2011

bdahlg said:
Yep. there's a little button on the bottom of the switch body that holds the pull knob in. Just push it in, pull out the knob, then unscrew it from the dash. Pull it out and check to see if one of the contacts on top is melted. If it is, replace it. Job done

On that note, disconnect the battery first! It is possible to accidentally ground the switch while removing the plunger. Makes a nice spark and blows some fuses.

rockhill · May 24, 2011

Thanks for the help everybody. It ended up being the headlight switch (with the plunger). This site rocks!

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