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on the way home from dinner last night, as i was about 3 streets away from the garage, both of my low beam headlights just shut off. luckily, i switched on my brights (to the anti-delight of passing motorists) and got back safely. I tried diagnosing the problem but i'm pretty puzzled at the moment.
- When i turn on the lights as i normally would, every single other light works except for the 2 low-beam headlight bulbs. parking lights, fog lights, high-beams, all interior lights, everything.
- I checked all the fuses i could find (in the panel on side of dash AND the 3 on top of the battery), and every single one was fine. Is there another fuse panel i'm missing that i could check?
- i looked on the wiring diagram for the headlights in my Haynes manual, and it said the 2 lights in question were controlled by only one fuse, so it makes sense that it would be a fuse to blow as opposed to both headlights at exactly the same time. plus, the bulbs arent near old enough to die already.
- i had had my DRLs disabled, as a friend so smartly reminded me, so i undid that taping and not even the DRLs run (same bulbs as low-beams). this brought up the point that it could even be one of the other prongs inside the light switch itself. i've never heard of one of those failing though, and it's unlikely since, again, every single other light works.
thats all i can think of. that or (god forbid) its a wire somewhere that i can't get to easily.
if anyone has any ideas, i'd gladly appreciate any help you might offer.
thanks a bunch
- When i turn on the lights as i normally would, every single other light works except for the 2 low-beam headlight bulbs. parking lights, fog lights, high-beams, all interior lights, everything.
- I checked all the fuses i could find (in the panel on side of dash AND the 3 on top of the battery), and every single one was fine. Is there another fuse panel i'm missing that i could check?
- i looked on the wiring diagram for the headlights in my Haynes manual, and it said the 2 lights in question were controlled by only one fuse, so it makes sense that it would be a fuse to blow as opposed to both headlights at exactly the same time. plus, the bulbs arent near old enough to die already.
- i had had my DRLs disabled, as a friend so smartly reminded me, so i undid that taping and not even the DRLs run (same bulbs as low-beams). this brought up the point that it could even be one of the other prongs inside the light switch itself. i've never heard of one of those failing though, and it's unlikely since, again, every single other light works.
thats all i can think of. that or (god forbid) its a wire somewhere that i can't get to easily.
if anyone has any ideas, i'd gladly appreciate any help you might offer.
thanks a bunch