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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Car is a 68 smallblock vert.

My headlights operate, but only with all 4 lights on. Nothing happens when I hit the dimmer switch. Any ideas?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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The dimmer switch is broken?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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where can you source the dimmer switch? All the ones in the parts books appear to be the floor mount style. Mine is under the dash under the steering column.

Sorry, new to the C3
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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i believe you should have a floor mounted dimmer switch. is the a black pedal looking piece on the left side of the floor board? the switch is under that.
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yep its there. whats the switch under the steering column then?
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yep its there. whats the switch under the steering column then?
It has a round **** directly below the steering column and dash, and is between two skinny pull-down *****? That would be the Wiper Override Switch. It allows you to stop the wiper arms up on the windshield so you can change the blades. The skinny **** on the left opens the headlight doors without turning the headlights on, and the one on the right opens the wiper door without turning the wipers on. Per the Owners Manual the panel with these three switches or controls is called the Headlight Control Panel.

All this assumes the '68 is the same as the '69 in this regard.

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