Bonneville Headlight Question

[RadiclDreamer]

Ok, heres the deal. I was driving home today when I noticed that my headlights werent working. I figured maybe just my low beams had gone out and I could switch to high until I could get to a parts store. Well, turns out they didnt work either so I turn on my fog lights and drove it to Autozone. I figured it was a fuse so i bought a pack of fuses and a tester but turns out that doesnt seem to be it either.

Also, the blue "high beam" light on the dash doesnt come on when I flip the switch, but my turn signals, park and brake lights all work. On the fuse panel it does mention there are other fuses under the right sound dampener but I have no idea what that is. Can anyone shed some light on what the sound dampener is and what could be causing my lights not to work?

 

[userman]

What year?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

93, sorry

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Anyone?

 

[Zenmervolt]

The owner's manual should show you where the other fuse panel is.

This definitely sounds like a fuse or switch issue though since it's unlikely that a wiring issue would affect just the headlights without the remainder being affected.

ZV

 

[Pepsi90919]

i had a 92 and wish i could help you out on this but i never had that problem. IIRC there were several fuse panels. one by the passenger's kick panel, engine bay, and somewhere else...

 

[RadiclDreamer]

bump

 

[LordMorpheus]

could be a relay or switch.

when I first went to look at my car the brake lights and blinkers didn't work, told the dealer I'd take the car if they fixed it, the found a bad relay.

 

[0]

Headlights are not fused. They go thru a thermal resettable breaker. That may be defective. You may also have a defective dimmer switch, that is the switch that switches between low and high beams. It will take some detective work with a multimeter and time.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: 0
Headlights are not fused. They go thru a thermal resettable breaker. That may be defective. You may also have a defective dimmer switch, that is the switch that switches between low and high beams. It will take some detective work with a multimeter and time.

Then why do all of my cars have fuses marked "High Beam" and "Low Beam"?

Newer cars may also have relays for the headlights along with the fuses, but I guarantee that the headlights will be fused.

Also, the switch between high and low beam circuits is not a "dimmer". A dimmer is a rheostat, the high/low beam switch completes a separate, distinct, circuit and does not have any dimming functionality.

ZV

 

[0]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: 0
Headlights are not fused. They go thru a thermal resettable breaker. That may be defective. You may also have a defective dimmer switch, that is the switch that switches between low and high beams. It will take some detective work with a multimeter and time.

Then why do all of my cars have fuses marked "High Beam" and "Low Beam"?

Newer cars may also have relays for the headlights along with the fuses, but I guarantee that the headlights will be fused.

Also, the switch between high and low beam circuits is not a "dimmer". A dimmer is a rheostat, the high/low beam switch completes a separate, distinct, circuit and does not have any dimming functionality.

ZV

You need your elite status revoked...

High beams on GM vehicles are NOT fused. That's so you're not stuck in the middle of nowhere when it goes out - a resettable breaker makes infinitely more sense.

The high beam switch IS called the dimmer. Perhaps your mind is fixed on the 120VAC dimmers that are in your dwelling - those are thyristor based dimmers, and are meant to DIM the lights. The dimmer switch in your car is exactly that. It is a SWITCH that goes from high beam to low.

Next time check your work before denoucing others. Elite revoked!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: 0
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Hold on.

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- M4H