Headlight Switch
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Headlight Switch
I finally figured the problem with the courtesy lights. Now it works fine every time the door opens and closes. Now I seemed to have another issue with them. When I turned the headlight switch to turn them on when in car, they do not come on. I am not 100% sure because the whole interior is apart, but I don't think that when I turn the light switch to dim or brighten the light, I don't believe they dim or get bright. I am assuming this because the light bulb in the heater control( which i left in, doesn't change when turning headlight ****. Now I am assuming that it is probably the headlight switch, but is there any way to check switch before I buy a new one and then find out it still does not work. Any ideas?
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From: Crossville TN
The 'dimmer' rheostat is built into the headlamp switch. The courtesy lights should turn ON when the headlamp switch **** is turned fully CCW, but they will not dim come ON or dim with the rheostat. If any of the dash bulbs will not dim when you rotate the headlamp switch ****, then the rheostat is not working or the switch is not wired correctly.
