brights

[VenturaTii]

I tried my Brights yesterday to discover they don't work. I would guess there is a relay for this, I just need to know where and who has one?

Thanks in advance fellow '02ers!

[Timmer]

Open your hood and you'll see 3 small square relays on the left side, 4 prong I believe. Try and swap the one that doesn't seem to be working with one of the others. Thet are just over $10.00 new and I'm sure Carl, at La Jolla Independent has them, along with 2002haus, and any other 2002 supplier in your area.

Tim

'69 2000

[InkaSteve]

check your fuses too. If necessary you can switch your horn relay for the bright relay. (the little round, or square cans up front driver side)

[VenturaTii]

Thanx, I will try that when I get home.

[Napes]

Try putting a new 16-amp fuse in #11 in your fuse box. If that doesn't solve the problem (and, although I have no hard data, I'll bet in about 95% of the cases it does) proceed to the relays up front above the battery.

Bob Napier

[VenturaTii]

I swapped the first two relays (there are 3 and the horn worked after the swap so, i think the relay is good) and I could hear is click when I moved the stalk so it must be after the relay somewhere or the head lamp doesn't accomodate brights (however unlikely that is). I checked the fuse it was fine as well as the contacts.

[RandyMolson]

Some random thoughts:

I am not positive, but it is possible that the stock light relay arrangement relies on both (non-horn) relays operating correctly for the bright circuit to properly work. Perhaps it is so the regular lights drop when the high beams come on? So hearing a click may not mean both relays are healthy, maybe both relays need to be clicking, not just one?

You can throw a volt meter on the light connector to rule out burn out bulbs.

I know I had issues with the high beams not dimming when I switched them off, or waiting a few seconds before dimming. Didn't matter if I used new relays...same thing. I ended up just rewiring the lights, but it makes me think the system is finicky about proper voltage balances and wire resistance to work properly.