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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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Headlight Issue

Hey guys,

Weird thing. Last night put the F-150 to bed.. problemless.

Woke this morning and my headlights won't come on. Interior works fine so I know its not the fuse and if I put the high beams on them come alive.

I know that when lights go they sometimes go together but they were fine last night but this morning they are both gone.

One problem I have been having is the highbeam switch on the floor. It sticks. To get the high beams off I have to keep tapping my foot on it and after a minute or two it pops and goes back down.

Questions:

Can the high beam switch be the cause? If I unplug it ( giving me no highbeams) will the regular lights still work.

Is there anywhere I can get a new floor switch other than a junk yard. I looked on the web and found nothing.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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Sounds like you've already found the problem. Pretty sure you wouldn't have any light with the dimmer switch unplugged. Any parts store should carry that switch.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 08:18 PM
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try spraying wd-40 around the bottom of the dimmer switch, step on it a dozzen times then add more keep repeating. It fixed mine, works great!
 
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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Tried the WD-40 trick a few weeks ago.. no go..

I will head to my parts store and pick up a new switch and see how it works.

If you are in Ottawa and see a truck with only its running lights and a guy screaming "LOOK OUT" at 5:00 AM..

That's me!
 
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Old Sep 3, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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Turns out it was the dimmer foot switch. 10$ CDN and everything is working fine.

Thanks Guys!
 
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