No headlamps or high beams....

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CRW
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No headlamps or high beams....

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Fuses appear to be good. I suppose it could be both headlamps going out at the same time. Last time they went out 3 days apart and were replaced at the same time but that was just 6 months ago. Going to get a new bulb and check that but any ideas what could be wrong?Other info --1- fog lamps work2- lamps on indicator on dash works3- high beam on indicator on dash DOES NOT work
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Re: No headlamps or high beams.... (CRW)

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What bulbs are you using?
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CRW
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Post by CRW »

I ran SilverStar's a couple years ago but didn't get good life from them so I went back to a standard OEM-type grade bulb.
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Post by CRW »

Found it! Well sort of. Pulled out the dimmer relay thinking maybe this had something to do with the lights. Was going to see how much a new one was and noticed the HEAD relay was the same one. Swapped them. It worked. Swapped back and it worked.I noticed the HEAD relay was really hard to remove. Wondering if the terminals were slightly corroded or something and reseatting did the trick.Regardless its fixed.
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Post by BlueCrush »

Try out the Phillips Extreme Power bulbs if you want brighter light with a long life: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id ... um...llips
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