head lights

sunday night during a big snow storm we got i went driving around for a while, i went to my sisters for about an hour when i went to leave my headlights wuld not turn on. i thought it was a fuse but i checked them all and thats not it, the wires and stuff are good so thats not it either. i can get my brights on if i hold the lever back but they wont stay on. i'm stumped on this if anyone has any ideas let me know. thanks

Try your relay.

Under dash, black box, several prongs. Owner's manual should point out location. Take it to a Radio Shack, they may have a relay that matches. I really don't know the spec.'s on testing a relay, but when the relay goes, it shows all the symptoms you describe.

alright i'll try that thanks alot.

i took everything apart and cant find the relay. this sucks, i dont really know what it looks like, so thats probally why i cant find it.

i took everything apart and cant find the relay. this sucks, i dont really know what it looks like, so thats probally why i cant find it.

I've had this same problem for 4 months. This is how I get them to work, maybe yours are the same way.

I figured out that the brights have to be on for 30-40 minutes straight and then you can click back to the normal lights and they will stay on. Kind of a bitch for the people who have to look at your brights for that time, but hey, if you want 'em on...

You can get them to work right away, but, I have to click the brights on and then pull the lever back and when they switch to normal (without clicking to normal), hold it there while a car passes. But then the brights have to be on longer for the first method to work.

Pain in the ass, but it works for me...for now.

no that didnt work for me, i've tried that even after driving around for a while.thanks anyway.

mmmm big headlights, bouncing in front of me! Just wanna squeeze them!!!