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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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i have a 79 ford f 150 and the headlights quit i have replaced the headlight switch and checked the dimmer switch but still no lights please help
 
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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Obvious but have to ask, did you check the fuse? Do the highbeams work?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 01:40 AM
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I couldn't find a fuse for the hedlights and somtimes the high beams work & sometimes they don't.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 05:11 AM
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Do you have power coming in to the center terminal of the dimmer switch? Does the power switch sides when you operate the dimmer?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 05:58 PM
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Headlights are not fused...there is a circuit breaker built into the headlight switch.
Sounds a lot like the dimmer switch is dead....that will cause no headlights....and intermittent high beams....it is just a rotary switch that connects the headlight output power to either a wire to the low beams or a wire to the high beams.
I have seen them fail and go between the low and high contacts giving no lights.....be surprised how fast you can click that switch hoping to get some kind of light when it fails
 
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 04:13 AM
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ROFLMAO! Headlights aren't fused! I dunno what I was thinking when I typed that
 
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 01:35 AM
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i have replaced the headlight switch and the dimmer was working but will recheck it but first i have to finish my wifes bronco 2 then i can get busy on my truck i have found a way to make the lights work in the mean time thank you all for the advice
 
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