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Brandon77 11-29-2009 09:21 AM

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

Brandon77 12-25-2009 01:26 PM

Any ideas??

OTRtech 12-25-2009 01:48 PM

Swap the relays around in the engine bay fuse panel ?

Brandon77 12-25-2009 02:41 PM


Originally Posted by OTRtech (Post 1558791)
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.

V8 Level II 12-25-2009 04:11 PM

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).

Brandon77 12-25-2009 04:22 PM


Originally Posted by rwenzing (Post 1558878)
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.

V8 Level II 12-25-2009 06:46 PM

What's the watt rating of the headlamps? Aftermarket bulbs or stock?

Brandon77 12-27-2009 05:26 PM

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

evilclown312 12-27-2009 05:35 PM

What headlights are these?

Brandon77 12-28-2009 09:52 AM

They were some cheap euro headlights from ebay, but the bulbs were H1 halogens


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