High Beam headlight Issue - 1972 Coupe
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High Beam headlight Issue - 1972 Coupe
Hey Guys/Girls,
We finally moved into our new home last week so I went to get my 72 coupe. I had purchased this car in May after selling my 1981 and never really got the chance to play with it. As it was stored in my father's garage (Hour and a half away), I was excited to have my first "REAL" drive with it.
I left around 7:30pm so it was dark. As I was driving in a National Park (full of Moose, deer, etc) I hit a small bump in the road and my High Beam lights suddenly shut off!!! I couldn't see anything. I started to hit the low beam/high beam switch on the floor and the low beams came on again.
Further in the drive, I tried my high beams again and they did the same thing. They flickered and eventualy shut off.
Did anybody experience this issue before with a C3? Could it be a bad ground somewhere? Any suggestions where to start looking for the issue?
Thanks!
We finally moved into our new home last week so I went to get my 72 coupe. I had purchased this car in May after selling my 1981 and never really got the chance to play with it. As it was stored in my father's garage (Hour and a half away), I was excited to have my first "REAL" drive with it.
I left around 7:30pm so it was dark. As I was driving in a National Park (full of Moose, deer, etc) I hit a small bump in the road and my High Beam lights suddenly shut off!!! I couldn't see anything. I started to hit the low beam/high beam switch on the floor and the low beams came on again.
Further in the drive, I tried my high beams again and they did the same thing. They flickered and eventualy shut off.
Did anybody experience this issue before with a C3? Could it be a bad ground somewhere? Any suggestions where to start looking for the issue?
Thanks!
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Probably a bad dimmer switch but I would check the connections to it first.
