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Low beam not working??

I have headlights that I got off ebay a couple years ago that have separate low/high beam lamps. Recently the low beam lamp stopped working, so I replaced it, and it still doesn't work. I took the headlight assembly off and checked the voltage on the plug that connects the wires to the headlight and get 0v. As a comparison, when the high beams are on, I get 11-12v on the high beam's wire. I checked the fuses and they seem to be fine. Is there anything else I can check without tracing the entire wire?

Also, the other side low beam works fine, it's just the passenger side that doesn't
 
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Any ideas??
 
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Swap the relays around in the engine bay fuse panel ?
 
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Swap the relays around in the engine bay fuse panel ?
Which ones? There doesn't seem to be a headlamp relay, only the running/fog light relay. Those lights work fine.
 
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No headlamp relays. The 2 high beams are on the same fuse (#33) but the lows have separate fuses right and left (#8 and #4).
 
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
No headlamp relays. The 2 high beams are on the same fuse (#33) but the lows have separate fuses right and left (#8 and #4).
Yeah I checked those fuses and they are fine. At first it was only the passenger side low beam that wasn't working but now neither will work. Any other suggestions? I have read that it might be the multifunction switch but don't really know how to troubleshoot it.
 
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What's the watt rating of the headlamps? Aftermarket bulbs or stock?
 
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Finally got these working, although all I did was mess around with the light toggle switch, replace bulbs (which I had already done), and tighten some connections. Guess the problem was a combination of all those
 
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What headlights are these?
 
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They were some cheap euro headlights from ebay, but the bulbs were H1 halogens
 
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