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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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Oh my gosh headlights....

Ok guys as i had told u guys before my high beams didnt work no neither do my low beams... the only lights that work is when i pull back the stick to make the high beams come on even then i have to hold it in when i drive at night!

I replaced the signal unit with all the controls on it. It still doesnt work. We checked all the fuses. There is a short somewhere but it isnt where the electricity goes into the lights at the end of the main cord cause neither of them work. They worked yesterday after moving the switch around for awhile but today i tried for about 30 minutes still no lights..

I just have no idea what to do ANY ideas are welcome!
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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you try replacing the lamps
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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no yet but if the high beams work when i pull the stick back and not when i set them all the way foward where i dont have to holdit in place they dont work either. Im not sure what to do. Any more suggestions?
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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ive heard of corrosion on the terminal in the stearing column. i had this problem on my old car.
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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Unless you replaced the combo switch around the steering coulumn with a brand new Mazda piece, you didn't solve the problem. If it's past 20 years old, it needs to be dis-assembled, sanded, and rebuilt....
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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Sounds exactly like what mine was doing. I wrote a thread on how I handled it, and its still working great with no issues at all. Check it out. https://www.rx7club.com//showthread....ight+headaches
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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have you checked the fusible links under the hood? i see you said you checked the fuses, just making sure you checked these too..
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