High Beam switch bad?

High beams will work when I pull the stalk back to "flash", but push forward and it's a no go.

Bad switch in the stalk? I'm pretty sure this isn't a fuse or relay. But then again, this is why we post up!

 

Thanks, I'm good with mechanical, not electrical. I'm not afraid to try though...

 

Sounds like a classic case of low High Beam fluid .

All kidding aside....sounds like the switch for sure.

 

Nah fluid was fine, I'll check the switch.

But I'm leaning strongly towards a leaky beam gasket or a clogged photon collector.

 

Alright so I have a new multi function switch on order. $130 from Toyota Dallas.

Question now is this. My Haynes says to remove the steering wheel, then to remove the column covers. Can I remove the covers w/o removing the wheel? It seems doable if I turn the wheel to expose the screws behind the wheel. It's a first gen. (04) Just in case my userid isn't clear.

 

Ok so I'm no regular Youtuber or anything but I found and fixed the problem with the switch, and made a few short videos to boot.

A few things. It took all of 15 minutes and $130.00 for the switch from Toyota of Dallas. A dealer closer to me wanted 200 for the part and 200 in labor, and said it took an hour (maybe an hour minimum in labor). They did do a great job and had a great price for my timing belt and a ton of associated maintenance. But that was ridiculous.

So here are the videos. I'm no Spielberg...