KevinsKobalt

So yeah, my main headlights dont work anymore...? my brights and fogs work, i checked the fuses and some of the wiring in the lamp housing and everything looks ok. i have a hanes manual that gives me a better wiring diagram of it if i need to go into it further, but has this happened to anyone else? its an 05 SSSC....

R4race

check your bulbs, if ok check the wiring diagram on your manual

look for areas L & R have in common (splices, grounds)

if you have a volt meter, try verifing that power is coming out of the headlight dimmer switch on low beam circuit

KevinsKobalt

bulbs r good, jest thought it was weird that BOTH went at same time. You think it could be the switch?

originaladrian

relay is going to be my guess

tis the relay,

relay be it

jefferyss

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do you have oem headlights or do you have aftermarket or projectors put in?

Coblasts

You say that with confidents,
Do you actually know they are ok on high or are you assuming,I would swap them out to make sure with one you know works..
Check if you have 12vdc at the fuses for the high beams when they are turned on,if yes it is the bulbs ,if there is no voltage then I would look at the relay.

R4race

remember there is 2 switches even though they may be in the same assembly

1 auto/off park and hdlp

1 hi and lo

if the first fails it won't get to the second

biohazard

its a relay/fuse... happened to me and 2 other buddies.... i forget if its a relay or fuse but its deffinatly one of them, my balt is long gone or else id remember

Maven

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Youd be suprised how often both bulbs burn out at the same time.......Test the bulbs

KevinsKobalt

ill check the bulbs, but my thought was the relays as well. ill let you guys know what i find, thanx

alleycat58

I have a similar problem - I have no high beams. Only sometimes. I'm 99.9% sure it's a relay issue, I just have to take the time to dig in and fix it.

383_Stroker

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Werd.. both of my lowbeams burnt out within 2 hours of each other.. on a 7 hour trip..lol.. i pissed of alot of ppl in the last couple hours of that trip (bright-lighting them..lol)

KevinsKobalt

lol, thats weird. i thought it was the relay, too. but its too freakin cold to mess with it now. ppl will jest have to deal with the HB

Sumasianluv

Check your bulb they could be burned, or grab a multimeter and test the power and ground for them without power and ground it wont seem to work check a wiring diagram to see which wires to test, and if your ever chaning bulbs always replace in a set.

duress

ok so here is my problem with headlights... cant seem to get the things out ive got everything else off but its almost like those bulbs are glued in there...help please

Maven

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The bulb out of the headlamp housing or the whole headlmap out of the car?

aterminatorz

Sometimes my headlights dim when engaging the clutch from a stop.

08G5GT2.4L

Thats because you didn't give enough gas and bogged the engine RPM down, which slowed the alternator and it couldn't produce the power so the lights dimmed.
OP the low beam filament burnt out, just get new bulbs.

aterminatorz

Well put, thanks for explaining that! Driver error ftl, at least I didn't burn up the clutch right?

KevinsKobalt

well...that driving style is exactly optimal.

still haven't gone in and fixed it yet, but ill let you guys know what i find.

08G5GT2.4L

Should be fine, its not like you revved the crap outta it and slipped it. But its not the greatest way of taking off, you should do it smoothly so the car doesn't shake but not to high a RPM where you start to slip the clutch.

You havent gone and bought new bulbs yet? Come on man it wil be like $50 for 2 and they take less than 5 mins to change.

KevinsKobalt

You havent gone and bought new bulbs yet? Come on man it wil be like $50 for 2 and they take less than 5 mins to change.[/QUOTE]

yeah, its like 19 degrees out and im a sissy.

08G5GT2.4L

............, it was colder than 19 degrees this morning and I was out in it.

KevinsKobalt

i was out, too, but not with a socket wrench swapping lites.....like i said...im a sissy.

nabrian84

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where is this relay located? the pcb relay? and my turn signals were not working also... i assume this is the same relay?