Dimmer Switch Trouble
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Dimmer Switch Trouble I can't get my lights to switch to high beam. When I pull back on the turn signal I don't feel a click. Before I go tearing into it, anybody else ever have this problem?
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Looked into the problem today. I verified that my dimmer switch will click if I actuate it with a screw driver, the rod is not travelling far enough when actuated by the turn signal. Up by the turn signal, between it and the dash, I popped off the plastic cover and then I popped out the inner cover. The problem is that the junction between the rod and the turn signal actuator moves out away from the steering column as I pull the turn signal back, reducing the distance that the rod travels at the dimmer switch end. The inner cover (plastic) is supposed to prevent this it seems. I put it all back together and I can hold in towards the steering column on the outer cover and operate the dimmer switch and it works. If this turns out to be unsafe while driving, I guess I'll have to go to plan B, which I have yet to formulate. Looking at this contraption, I can't be the only one who has experienced this problem.
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From: North Alabama
If I hold in towards the steeing column on the cover it will switch ok. I don't use my high beams enough for it to be an issue. I would figure out something to put in there to hold the end of the rod/actuator junction more towards the steering column if I were going to try to fix it.
Michael
Michael
