head lights

[cavi racer]

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

[Knifeblade]

Try your relay.

[Knifeblade]

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.

[cavi racer]

alright i'll try that thanks alot.

[cavi racer]

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.

[batmobile78m]

Originally Posted by cavi racer

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.

[cavi racer]

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

[noshun]

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