High Beam/Low Beam

BaileyJD1 · April 30th, 2008, 12:02 PM

1955 Holiday 88. Headlight dimmer switch was stuck on high beam. Replaced the dimmer switch. High beams still work. Low beams do not. Cannot get a test light to work in the plug on low beam, but does work on high beam. Any suggestions on where to start looking for the problem?

70oldsW30 · April 30th, 2008, 02:29 PM

I don't know anything about your car but just wanted to say that if the switch was stuck on high beams then have you ever seen the low beams work? If not then you will have to work your way from the dimmer switch to the headlights. Verify that you have voltage from the low beam side of the switch and then check it on both sides of each connection and after that out to the headlights.

BaileyJD1 · May 1st, 2008, 12:45 PM

I have never seen the low beams work. I do have voltage at the headlight connection on high beams, but not on low beams. I did not know where to start. I will start at the new dimmer switch. Thank you.

April 30th, 2008, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
BaileyJD1 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7	High Beam/Low Beam 1955 Holiday 88. Headlight dimmer switch was stuck on high beam. Replaced the dimmer switch. High beams still work. Low beams do not. Cannot get a test light to work in the plug on low beam, but does work on high beam. Any suggestions on where to start looking for the problem?

April 30th, 2008, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
70oldsW30 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 42	I don't know anything about your car but just wanted to say that if the switch was stuck on high beams then have you ever seen the low beams work? If not then you will have to work your way from the dimmer switch to the headlights. Verify that you have voltage from the low beam side of the switch and then check it on both sides of each connection and after that out to the headlights. Last edited by 70oldsW30; May 1st, 2008 at 02:11 PM.. Reason: delete extra words after poor editing on original post

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May 1st, 2008, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
BaileyJD1 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7	I have never seen the low beams work. I do have voltage at the headlight connection on high beams, but not on low beams. I did not know where to start. I will start at the new dimmer switch. Thank you.