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Help No Headlights

hmm the thing to turn them is to the left of the collumn on the dash, maybe im getting my words mixed up and calling them the wrong words.
 
1BadK-30 said:
hmm the thing to turn them is to the left of the collumn on the dash, maybe im getting my words mixed up and calling them the wrong words.
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mines in the same place.when you turn it full both ways nothing happens?no lights get brighter in the guages?is your rig running?:dunno: just need to know.
 
I start the truck up, pull it half the way out, turn it both ways all the way then pull it all the way out and do the same. nothing happens at all no matter what i do.
 
1BadK-30 said:
I start the truck up, pull it half the way out, turn it both ways all the way then pull it all the way out and do the same. nothing happens at all no matter what i do.
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and you have brake lights?if you have brake lights(TRY THE REAR RUNNING LIGHTS) then your switch might be bad.
 
I have brake lights, hazards dont work and nether does turnsignals.

what do you mean by rear running lights?
 
1BadK-30 said:
I have brake lights, hazards dont work and nether does turnsignals.

what do you mean by rear running lights?
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when you turnon the lights, the lights in the tail lights come on and the front turn signals (not binking) come on.
 
well guess your going to have to start somewhere... headlight switch then something else...



now this is a super long shot..... as this was my problem... but I had different issues...

take a meter or test light and see if all your spots on your fusebox work.. check the fuses and even the parts where your plugged into...

I had an issue just a week or 2 ago.. I lost all bat spots on my fuse box.... truck ran, had turn signals and hazzards but had no headlights, highbeams, horn, cig lighter or brake lights (push them in and no light)

turns out mine was a wire in the fusebox under the dash.. it rubbed another wire then shorted against that wire.... so voltage was being shorted down and killing everything... my father said stuff like that is very common with our fuse boxes.....
it is easy to take apart too.. just 2 screws.. very long ones.. and you will see 4 posts that are plastic.. they unclick and seperate.. you can leave the harnesses under the hood still plugged in... so once you do that.. seperate the wires and try your lights and look at the wires.. for any bare spots...

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198929
 
boggerless said:
when you turnon the lights, the lights in the tail lights come on and the front turn signals (not binking) come on.
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dont believe that works im going to check tomorrow.

root tommorrow i'll try to take a look
 
OK I was just out side checking stuff, I checked the connection to the headlights, they have no corrosion and its snug fit, the grounds on the firewall are fine nice and firm. I also chased the wires around in the engine compartment and they all seemed fine. So now im pretty sure its the light switch itself.

This is the style I have.

lightswitch.jpg

Excuse the mess.

Could anyone tell me what this is? I think its the dimmer switch newuser was talking about.

lightswitch2.jpg

If I push it in, it does nothing as far as i can tell.



Thanks again.
 
1BadK-30 said:
Thanks for clearing that up.
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also that can be bought at autozone or advance auto parts for like $5... I have one that I would sell you as it is brand new but $5 shipping would get you the new $5 part....

and a new headlight switch is $12.99....

i dont care if you are a broke high school kid or a cracko that lives per baggie...


$20 to aleve the issues of those components.... definitely the way to go....
you know they are new and it is wiring.....

trust me after you deal with issues like this.. it is only with great joy to have electrical issues fixed......
 
Yes I can afford these, but id rather test them before buying a part and im not sure how I would go about doing this.


Again guys thanks a million.
 
1BadK-30 said:
Yes I can afford these, but id rather test them before buying a part and im not sure how I would go about doing this.


Again guys thanks a million.
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I wasnt trying to be rude if you took it that way... I figured you can test away.. but you dont know how.. even if you did... sometimes there are slight issues... sometimes easier to replace... and not have to stress out on testing...

that is all I was saying... if it wasnt that cheap of a part Id mail you both as I have extras on the shelf for free just shipping... but they are so cheap...

:wink1:
 
1BadK-30 said:
Yaa its no biggy, its the internet its not ment to be serious.
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true but some take it that way....

lemme dig up a article I found a few days ago.... i think it had the switch breakdown...

brb
 
CRAP!!!! I think due to me finding that site and posting it... yall visiting it created traffic... the site was shut down but I didnt know... they must have seen traffic and turned it off!!!!

it was
http://www.madelectrical.com/index.shtml

had the relays for headlights...and all... ALOT OF GREAT READING THERE!!!!
gone forever :mad:
 
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