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No low beams.

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Skunkman, Dec 21, 2012.

  1. Dec 21, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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    Skunkman

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    I had low beams one minute, went into a store,came out and they turned on for a couple seconds and both went out at the same time. All other lights are working, drove home with high beam Silstar Ultras on,made a few new unhappy friends. Any ideas before I start checking stuff in the morning, it's an 07 2nd gen. Do we have separate fuses for high/low beams ? Haven't made it to the manual yet to look, Thanks.
     
  2. Dec 21, 2012 at 3:43 PM
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    TnRedNeck721

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    my guess is it’s the low beam element on the bulbs them self. or maybe a low beam fuse?
     
  3. Dec 21, 2012 at 3:48 PM
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    Jerez

    Jerez SoCal LED Dash Swap

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    ya these trucks have separate fuses for each high/low beams (4 in total)

    have you added any new lighting recently?
     
  4. Dec 21, 2012 at 3:50 PM
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    Skunkman

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    NO, nothing new,they just took a poop on the way home, headed out with a test light and see what we broke. Thanks for the help, will check that low beam fuse first.
     
  5. Dec 21, 2012 at 3:55 PM
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    thats strange...:confused: ive heard of other peoples blowing from a short that was caused from like a new light source they installed...but not just like that...
    any rain or water maybe got to one?
     
  6. Dec 21, 2012 at 4:18 PM
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    Might have been some moisture,it's crappy out today and I just got done running a couple hundred miles in the slush on the Thruway. The fuses are fine, the high beams and parking lights are working, and when I just checked there is power to the drivers side low beam. I quit there,looks like the two Silstars may have just gave up the ghost at the same time.,never seen that before. Thanks for the help, try a couple bulbs in the morning and see what happens.
     
  7. Dec 21, 2012 at 4:21 PM
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    thats going to be your best bet, keep us updated
     
  8. Dec 21, 2012 at 4:25 PM
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    jjew18

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    Sub'ed, let us know. I have had them go out together before, not at the exact moment, but the same point to point driving.
     
  9. Dec 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM
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    Update : bought two of the cheapest Sylvanias I could find and installed them. Headlights are working perfect for now, have no idea what happened,hopefully the electrical Gremlins are done with me for a while. Thanks for all the help and advice.
     

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