Low Beams out
#1
Low Beams out
Well, when you have a truck that just turned 300,000 yesterday, you can expect some quirky problems right? Thats what I am finding. My low beams stopped working. I did the obvious and changed the headlights. It didn't work. Here is the odd thing. With my headlights on and on high beam everything is fine. When I switch to low beam the lights go out but the indicator on the dash remains blue, indicating that the high beam is on.
Switch? That is my thinking now too, but how do I get the switch out? Do I need to pull the steering wheel? How? I tried to take the plastic cover off, but stopped thinking i would break it.
It is a 97 tacoma ext. cab 4x4 with V6 manual trans.
Switch? That is my thinking now too, but how do I get the switch out? Do I need to pull the steering wheel? How? I tried to take the plastic cover off, but stopped thinking i would break it.
It is a 97 tacoma ext. cab 4x4 with V6 manual trans.
#2
You have a short somewhere is my guess. Trace the low beam wires and I'll bet you find something. They may also be dry rotted and cracked. Run a test to see if the wire is broke somewhere. For both low beams to go out at the same time I would not believe it's the lights. Mike
#3
You have a short somewhere is my guess. Trace the low beam wires and I'll bet you find something. They may also be dry rotted and cracked. Run a test to see if the wire is broke somewhere. For both low beams to go out at the same time I would not believe it's the lights. Mike
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This might help
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...eadlight_Combo
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...eadlight_Combo
#6
This might help
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...eadlight_Combo
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...eadlight_Combo
This sounds like my problem to a T!
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Update! I pulled the steering wheel, took the switch assembly apart, cleaned all the grease and crap off the connectors, put it together and it worked! Thanks for all the help, you saved me a few hundred I am sure.
Oh yea, watch out for that little ball bearing on the end of the light switch lever. It could be easily lost.
Oh yea, watch out for that little ball bearing on the end of the light switch lever. It could be easily lost.
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