headlights with an eletrical problem
 

my 83 gsl headlights go up and down fine. when i turn the dims on they dont work and when i put the brights on they work when they want to. for instance, i live near the wisconsin dells and i drove to chicago one night and my brights worked all the way there. two nights later i was on my way home and the lights wouldnt stay on after 20 miles of driving. so i held the the switch back the rest of my 3 hour drive. that is when i decided i have had it. i have checked the wiring and it all seems to be fine. no cracks in the wires or anything. could i have a bad switch do u think or is there a fusable link somewhere? i dont know so pleas help me if you can. thanx

Micah:cool:

The switches like to burn out.

If you feel competent enough, you can disassemble the switch and clean all the contacts. This is what I did when my high beams started randomly cutting out, accompanied by an electrical odor. All is fine now.

A new combination switch is hideously expensive. Some quality time with tools and a Scotch-Brite pad does wonders.

ok is there any specific way to start to disasemble the switch?