brights???

[dman1982]

so i put a new steering column in my truck a little over a year ago and i dont have any brights....i think they worked before that not really sure....i went to get it inspected about a month ago and the guy told me they didnt work i told him bull cr**...lol..i told him it never came with them that that was a different steering column....got tired of it failing lol....took me forever to find a place to inspect it with no cats haha....so what could be causing these brights not to work?

[john_p]

check the fuse, check the switch.. might have both bulbs burned... start at the switch and test for power in power out.. if it leaves there. trace that wire... you in motor T sarge... talk to guys over in comm.. we will tighten it up... 1968-1976... old Corp...

[dman1982]

i was motor t, then lat moved to aviation ordnance....its alright....is there anyway to check the switch? its on the column....these columns are a nasty mess when ya start taking them apart

[Breadman]

A bad dimmer switch will do this to. Is your dimmer switch in the floor ?
If it is....pull the wire plugin off and jump the wires to see if they work
that way............Just a thought !!!!!!!!

[dman1982]

i wish it was on the floor...its on the steering column

[Breadman]

I don't know what to tell you then

[dman1982]

ya man...i could probably go buy a new column and and see if that one worked and just switch out columns...it beats a bunch of trouble shooting

[Breadman]

When you changed steering columns did you use the same year or different years ?
I had to replace a turn signal switch and the wires were different

[dman1982]

i think that this coulmn came out of a blazer, it was the same year i think...but there isnt a audible click on the brights switch either...thought i mentioned that before....i think the switch is bad

[Breadman]

Sounds like you might be right . ?

[ElGracho]

Can you feel the switch actuating even though it doesn't click? Maybe the rod that pushes the switch isn't in the right place any more. The high beam switch is on top of the column at the bottom. Lower the column by taking off the two nuts under the trim plate. Pull the level for the high beams and watch the switch. Let us know what you find...

[dman1982]

Originally Posted by ElGracho

Can you feel the switch actuating even though it doesn't click? Maybe the rod that pushes the switch isn't in the right place any more. The high beam switch is on top of the column at the bottom. Lower the column by taking off the two nuts under the trim plate. Pull the level for the high beams and watch the switch. Let us know what you find...

im gonna go mess with that here in a minute....hope it works

[TDS-MN]

Mine fell apart when i was messing around changing ignition switches. There is a simple plunger-type push-button switch down there, that is activated via a metal rod, from the signal stalk. Caveman-era technology. I would think, from what I recall, that the switch itself could be removed and replaced without messing with the whole steering column.

I'd like to replace mine with a floor-mount like the old trucks had, in all honesty. After having one switch fail on me, and being stuck driving home one night with ONLY high-beams, I no longer even click over for high-beams these days. I know the chances of another failure are slim but still . . . .

[nekkidhillbilly]

you can replace em. been a long time but ive done it on my grand prix i had when i was younger. i dont remember how to do it but it is servicable.