Headlight switch broken? Headlights wont come on.

[dylancorrea1]

It appears my low beam and high beam switch is broken, is there a quick fix to this to have either a constant high beam or low beam. I was thinking about soldering them back into place, but not sure if that would work.

 

 

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[Zed Head]

You could jump the connection plug.  You could even put switches in for each circuit.  Circuit diagram below.  You'll have to go back to the main harness for the colors.

Looks like you've lost all the little parts so that switch is probably not salvageable.

@Terrapin Z might have a replacement.  If he does you should install some relays.  That switch overheats and that's why they fall apart.

Edited out wrong switch picture...

 

Edited May 27, 2021 by Zed Head

[dylancorrea1]

You could jump the connection plug.  You could even put switches in for each circuit.  Circuit diagram below.  You'll have to go back to the main harness for the colors.
Looks like you've lost all the little parts so that switch is probably not salvageable.
[mention=18472]Terrapin Z[/mention] might have a replacement.  If he does you should install some relays.  That switch overheats and that's why they fall apart.

I was thinking about soldering all 3 wires together and just using the off and on switch as it still would function. Is that a bad idea? And what do you mean by jumping the cables, wiring is my least of experience.


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[Zed Head]

Sorry, I posted the wrong switch.  That is the turn signal dimmer switch.  Let me get the right one and draw some stuff on it.

[dylancorrea1]

Sorry, I posted the wrong switch.  That is the turn signal dimmer switch.  Let me get the right one and draw some stuff on it.

Okay thank you, cause I’m out to solder the high beam with the ground as a fix.


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[Zed Head]

The wiring diagram is more confusing that a person would think.  The headlight power comes in to the switch on white with red stripe then heads off to the fuse box on red.  Two separate wires.  But the running light power comes in on an already fused circuit.

You can't just ground a wire at the switch to power the headlights.  The headlights are grounded through the dimmer switch at the base of the turn signal stalk.

Here's the headlights.  Connect those two wires and the headlights will have power.  The turn signal stalk will control high or low.

[Zed Head]

Use a fused circuit to be sure you don't burn any wires if you get them wrong.  Cheap insurance.

[dylancorrea1]

Use a fused circuit to be sure you don't burn any wires if you get them wrong.  Cheap insurance.

So connect both of these cables together and that will jump the head lights? Those are the only 2 similar looking wires from the diagram and that is the only just red cable.


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[Zed Head]

They're the right colors.  See if they go to the places the wiring diagram shows.  Use a meter and check continuity back to the fuse box.  Use an inline fuse if you're not positive.  If you're wrong or there's already a short in the system the fuse will blow and you can refigure with intact wires.

https://www.autozone.com/electrical-and-lighting/fuse-and-accessories/bussmann-atc-fuse-holder-with-cover/32415_0_0?spps.s=1183&cmpid=LIA:US:EN:AD:NL:1000000:ELC:71700000060662503&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhr2FBhDbARIsACjwLo1sKXm9FtB6ZFhnSgkynIx14jjztRx1TNquFBWnbEfNCHmbqdQdaBYaAipQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[dylancorrea1]

They're the right colors.  See if they go to the places the wiring diagram shows.  Use a meter and check continuity back to the fuse box.  Use an inline fuse if you're not positive.  If you're wrong or there's already a short in the system the fuse will blow and you can refigure with intact wires.
https://www.autozone.com/electrical-and-lighting/fuse-and-accessories/bussmann-atc-fuse-holder-with-cover/32415_0_0?spps.s=1183&cmpid=LIA:US:EN:AD:NL:1000000:ELC:71700000060662503&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhr2FBhDbARIsACjwLo1sKXm9FtB6ZFhnSgkynIx14jjztRx1TNquFBWnbEfNCHmbqdQdaBYaAipQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Connecting them did not work, i may be wrong.


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[Zed Head]

The white with red comes from a fusible link.  The red wire feeds the fuse box.  That's a link and two fuses that could be blown.

Meter, meter, meter, test light....  check, check, check, know.

[dylancorrea1]

The white with red comes from a fusible link.  The red wire feeds the fuse box.  That's a link and two fuses that could be blown.
Meter, meter, meter, test light....  check, check, check, know.

HOW DO I CHECK IM WORRIED.


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