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Anonymous Posted on Jul 12, 2012

Loose lights when turn on highbeam and no dash lights at all

Have headlights on , no dash lights turn high beams on and loose everything

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Hello

The dash lights brightness are controlled by a dimmer rheostat in the dashner the headlight switch, it is a thumb wheel or similar type of switch. It is either defective or you have turned it down so far that the lights are off. This is very common for drivers to do this.

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rayoftdad

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  • Posted on Jun 10, 2008

SOURCE: DRL and High Beam do not work right on Honda Accord EX 1998

Some time back I found some data on a similar website suggesting that the Day Light Running circuit board, just under the steering column, developed cracks in some of the soldered joints. Your high beams should also be affected with loss of day light running lights.
Resoldering repaired the continuity of the circuits. Ours is now working quite reliably. Some of the defective areas developed slight brownish discoloration, that's how I was told to recognise the areas to be resoldered. Hope this will help you solve your problem.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 28, 2008

SOURCE: only high beamheadlampswork.fusesok

If the other solutions did not work, may be problem in combination switch, located in steering column on lever for headlights.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 17, 2009

SOURCE: 1999 nissan sentra gxe headlight problem

do you have the right light bulb? i own a 98 sentre and
it takes a 9004 bulb, but walmarts computer said to use 9007. That made the high beam censor stay on till i replaced it. if you look at the bulb you can tell if it is a dual or single beam bulb.!!!!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 12, 2009

SOURCE: i have no low beam headlights or daytime running

i had the same problem wit a 97 Sunfire GT. It was the light control switch on the steering whell column. i went to Advanced Auto for the part. I think it was around $35. The lights have worked perfect in all modes every since. hope this helps.

Rezanate

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  • Posted on Mar 25, 2010

SOURCE: camry headlights not working

Have you checked out the switch itself? Seems like the problem might be there.
If the lamp bulbs are sill intact, that's probably the most likely solution. There's a possibility you have a short somewhere in the switch relay that will allow the highlights to turn on but not the low beams.

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Are you sure it's your high beam and not your DRL. Your DRL light will always be on through the day when you do not have your lights on. Indicating that your drl's are on. DRL (Daytime Running Lights) are your high beam headlights at a low wattage. The only other sympton could be that you have a burnt out headlight and this is telling you so, by having the H.B. light on. on your dash.
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