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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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Exclamation Urgent!!! Headlights don't work!!!

Ok for some reason my headlights desided to stop working. If you turn the selector to auto nothing. Manual nothing. You can get the parking lights to work and even the fogs but the moment you change it to auto or manual the fogs go out!
The high beams icon is on and stays on in auto or manual. They won't turn on either.
I have work tomorrow and I'm stranded at a friends house untill I get them working. Help!
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Check fuses, and bulbs first. Make sure they are able to properly work.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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check your fuses

I blew mine by accident one day messing with some wires.

same thing. make sure to really really check the fuses extra careful. Mine looked alright, but were blown.

I ended up doing a Resistance Check and discovered they were blown that way.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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My manual is at the house where's the pannel?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Its in the fire wall on passengers side under glove box pull the kick panel out.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 07:32 AM
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Make sure your emergency brake isnt partially on as well, i beleive that if you emergency brake is on the headlights go out. Right?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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I might be the headlight switch too.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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Did you ever get them working? If it wasn't a fuse (although Tylus said his did the same thing), I was wondering about a high beam relay if there is one.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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i got it. it was my headlights
i never herd of both lights blowing out at the time time.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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that is a weird one

and we all missed it. only time I've seen that was during a rainstorm and they shorted out.


are your heads wet?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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here in florida last saturday we got 4 inches of rain. to get into town i have to drive through some low lying areas. i did tread water atleast 2 feet deep for a mile or so ....
 
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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The high beam indicator coming on when the high beam switch isnt on is to let you know that you have at least one H.L. not working. Its for people like me, who just assumed that my vision was getting bad last time a light burned out on my Sentra. Drove for a week like that until I stopped at a gas station at night and saw the reflection.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:13 AM
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which headlights did u replace them with? I have the silverstar ultras and love them.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by xjcamaro89
Make sure your emergency brake isnt partially on as well, i beleive that if you emergency brake is on the headlights go out. Right?
No, mine stay on with the e brake set.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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Oh, i thought they were supposed to go out.
 
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