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Old 03-26-09, 01:48 PM
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no headlights?

ok so my headlights don't work now....where should i start to look? i tried searching but most were having problems with the lights retracting and such but mine work fine now, just no headlights. helppp
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Read the entire thread before you start on this:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...dlight+cleaner
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lol whats with the first get headlights. this comes up all the time. Kentetsu probably has that threads link on his clipboard at all times.
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hmm maybe this explains why i got a spare combo switch with the car...
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the highbeams work...i did verify that
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I think everyone is pulling their cars out of the snowbanks now, and finding that the switched have had all winter to build up corrosion.

However, thinking about this guy's issue, if you have no headlights at all (low beam, high beam, pulling the lever back) then maybe he should check his fuses before anything else (and fusible links?).
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cleaned and swapped my spare combo switch...everything works again! awesomeness! thanks kentetsu!
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Glad to hear it man.
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while we are on the subject of the combination switch. I have tried spraying mine out with electrical contact cleaner to no avail. I have low beams, momentary high beams, but not permanent high beams. Anybody know of a good place to look for a new switch, these fuggers are EXPENSIVE from mazdatrix.
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i could clean my other one and test and see if it works and sell it to you lol
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i could clean my other one and test and see if it works and sell it to you lol
man, if you wanna go through the trouble, feel free. im not picky, all Im looking for is working condition. I can repair aesthetics. like i said, mine works for everything except for the switched high beams position. momentary high beams and switched low beams work fine. the wiper side works fine too, but unfortunately my wiper motor is bad.
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well before i took this one out the only thing that didn't work was the headlights, brights,wipers,washer fluid everything else worked i got it cleaned up, i gotta put it in and test it out, maybe tonight, i'll let you know
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