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Mandy Burgess Posted on Jan 24, 2014
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Headlights wont work on dim, only bright

My headlights won't work on dim. They only work on bright and I have to pull the dimmer switch towards me

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Check your head light bulbs, your truck has the dual filiment headlight bulbs one per side which does both high beam and low beam, 9007 bulbs.
If the low beam filiments are burned out only the high beam will work.
Also look into finding out if the headlight switch is gone bad.
The headlight module and or drl module maybe defective.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: 98 Explorer's Headlights won't work...have to hold highbeam on

Sounds like your switch is bad (i.e. turn signal / healight dimmer / winshield lever switch) inside the steering column. Replace as necessary.

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SOURCE: Both Headlights went out on 98 Ford Explorer at the same time.

you drive a ford truck and the most common problem with the lights are the multi function switch (turn singnal, high/low beam wipers) you can get one of theese from a local junk yard to save money this part at the dealer will run you about $150.00.

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