Shot in the dark: Cant get passenger side low beem to work
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Shot in the dark: Cant get passenger side low beem to work
I got a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins. The passenger side low beam will not work at all. Bulb is fine. Dont know where to look next. When changing over from High to Low somtimes there is a delay on the low beams kicking on. Both high beams work. Any help would be great since I use this truck every night on the highway and really dont need a ticket.
#2
I would suggest getting a tester to see if you have power to the connector first. Also check the connectors themselves. I had one go bad on me (it tested fine with the meter, but it did not make contact with the bulb). If the driver's side headlight works, it's not likely to be the relay in the power distribution center, but it couldn't hurt to check it and swap it with a different one just to be sure.
Good luck.
mishkaya
Good luck.
mishkaya
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Sory for taking long to get back. Update is..... I pulled the switch out of the dash and nothing is melted what so ever so I think I can rule that out. I tested the plug which attaches to the back of the light bulb I have roughly 11.43 amps so I think that is fine I noticed one thing though, the stalk where you flick from high beam to low beam might be an issue. While I was attempting to test the connector I noticed that neither of the low beams were on, so I went back inside the truck and just twitched the stalk not enough to change from high to low beam it was just enough to move it alittle and that made the low beam kick on on drivers side but still nothing on the passenger. So i am out in the blue yet any help ?
#9
Sory for taking long to get back. Update is..... I pulled the switch out of the dash and nothing is melted what so ever so I think I can rule that out. I tested the plug which attaches to the back of the light bulb I have roughly 11.43 amps so I think that is fine I noticed one thing though, the stalk where you flick from high beam to low beam might be an issue. While I was attempting to test the connector I noticed that neither of the low beams were on, so I went back inside the truck and just twitched the stalk not enough to change from high to low beam it was just enough to move it alittle and that made the low beam kick on on drivers side but still nothing on the passenger. So i am out in the blue yet any help ?
Also, I ended up for peace of mind getting a wiring harness from Summit that powers the lights directly from the batteries, and uses relays powered from the original bulb sockets to turn the lights on and off. The exact model I have is no longer available, but I know they have another model available to replace it. I will do some searching. The advantage of this is that you no longer have to worry about melting the light switch due to the load put on it from the headlights.
mishkaya
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Turbohunter (01-04-2009)
#10
wow good info. i will take a look into the socket tomorrow morning. If you could get me some info on that wiring harness that would be awesome.
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