my dim lights were working until they took the starter off and cleaned the connections and put it back on. Last night started to town and the dim lights will not come on the bright will. I have checked all the fuses that say drl and lights. can anyone give me any help on this????

 

the positive wire that goes from your starter to the aux is probably hitting a ground... or is grounded.

more than likely..

id check to make sure the ground to chasse is correct.
if you have a haines manual you will be able to figure it out.
but if not... i suggest you get one. or see if your local library has
an online catalog like mine does.

 

but why does all the other lights work and brights work??? i did buy a chilton book with electric wireing diagram did not do much for me that we did not allready check.

 

ok your brights work...

so were talking about your headlights right?

i was thinking your light dimmer inside the car
the same problem is probably happening.

when you switch the lights on with out the brights on
do the lights just shut off? or do they stay bright?

 

no when on dim they dont come on at all, u can switch to bright and they come on. its just funny how all of a sudden they just quit working we checked the wireing and 4 of the prongs on the outside is not getting juice so im sure its the dim lights. i found a dot three prong fuse thing under the dash going to try to change it says a cluster flasher fuse so wondering if that could be it when you use the switch to turn to bright that fuse clicks so do you thing it could be in that fuse??? it might not be a fuse but its what im calling it enclosed in a plastic case.

 

hey and thanks for responding to my question i really appreciate it I really cannot afford to take it to a dealer or service center at this time.

 

i beleave thats a relay

what i think is wrong is your switch man...

i dont think its wireing. i dont think your switch is doing its job


and check your fuses.
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go to a pick and pull and get a new light switch

 

well again thanks for your help. I took it to a mechanic he said it was the switch that i needed to replace i have a pull on light switch as well it works when pulled on but the problem was when i went to switch from dim to bright with the dimmer switch the lights do not work on dim only on bright same thing when i turn them on with the pull switch not on dim only on bright. the dimmer switch is included with my cruise control and turn signals part they said was 336.00 and the labor est with part is 550.00 i will have to save, just ordered a starter for the car it will start at times other times was not starting if you tap on the starter when it would not start it would start. I cannot complain this has been a good car but not being driven much its going down hill i have not had alot of problems till now.





thanks again will keep you posted.

 

jnlb, before you invest several hundred dollars in a new dimmer switch, check your local salvage yards for a used one, try it. Most will last a long time and if you have to pay 25-30 dollars for one from there, it could last forever, if not you''re not out a big amount of money, and you found your problem.

 

you can also use
car-part.com

or my favorite is

http://www.uneedapart.com

its worth the time...

i got a 500 dollar quarter window for my skylark for
68 bucks shipped all the way from pen to Minnesota
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