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need help fast

Postby alyoung » Mon May 21, 2012 8:25 am

the low beams on my 07 SE dont work highs work fine fogs work fine fuses and relays are fine. just no lows, changed the bulbs. im stuck any help would do


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Postby Tzvier » Mon May 21, 2012 9:58 am

I would jump to a fuse, but you said that was fine. sounds like a connection broke loose/fried somewhere between the switch and the pigtail.

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Postby alyoung » Mon May 21, 2012 10:34 am

yeah the relay isnt engaging its good but it wont click i dont know but think it might be the switch trynna pull up a wiring diagran to follow the signal to the relay but it seens like doing thats gonna be a real B***H

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Postby eieio » Mon May 21, 2012 10:44 am

there's a fuse box under the hood, and another beneath a panel on the passenger side of the dashboard (to the right of the lower glove box)
did you check the fuses in both?
don't have time to look at the moment, but it may be a different fuse circuit for the low beams

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Postby alyoung » Mon May 21, 2012 11:03 am

its not a fuse checked every single fuse the damn truck has all good. for some reason the relays not getting signal to engage

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Postby eieio » Mon May 21, 2012 11:33 am

any modifications on that circuit?

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Postby alyoung » Mon May 21, 2012 11:49 am

not at all i actually just got all the material together to do an indi fog mod and this happens crazy shit huh

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Postby eieio » Mon May 21, 2012 11:54 am

better now than after the mod

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Postby alyoung » Mon May 21, 2012 11:56 am

yeah but i cant for the life of me figure it out and i dont wanna just get a new stalk and that not be the issue there not cheap

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Postby eieio » Mon May 21, 2012 12:39 pm

taillights OK?

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Postby alyoung » Mon May 21, 2012 6:46 pm

yes every light but the low beams are working thats why im so confused. i disasembled the stalk and tried jumping the metal strips but nothing, highs worked though jumped the signal wires under the hood and lows worked it seems to me the switch isnt sending the signal to engage the relay. i dont wanna jump to conclusions though and buy another stalk and still not have lows, i was just hopeing someone here has had a similar problem and could offer some advice. thanks

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Postby smj999smj » Tue May 22, 2012 11:20 pm

Unfortunately, since the lamps are controlled by the BCM, the only "proper" way to test the system is with a Consult II or similarly capable scantool. This will allow you to check for BCM trouble codes, check the input to the BCM from the headlamp switch and operate the headlamps with the scantool via direct input to the BCM.

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Postby alyoung » Sat May 26, 2012 7:00 pm

Thanks all. Imma get another switch from the junk yard if i find it but i see that some have the "auto" feature on them i dont currently have that on my stalk can the one with the aut on it still be used?

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Re: need help fast

Postby Npath » Mon May 28, 2012 12:12 am

alyoung wrote:the low beams on my 07 SE dont work highs work fine fogs work fine fuses and relays are fine. just no lows, changed the bulbs. im stuck any help would do
Had a similar problem with my 95 Pathfinder. The switches need to be cleaned. I sprayed some electrical contact cleaner then used a q-tip to wipe away the dirt. After that, worked great.

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Postby alyoung » Mon May 28, 2012 7:40 am

ive cleaned everything and all commectors and harnesses and nothing.. i just dont wanna go to a dealer i can get the stalk if thats the problem but i need to know if the one with auto on it will work or not and if theres a sure way to find out if the switch is bad without going to a stealership..


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