Re: 97 accord - low beam head lights don't work
> They just stopped working. Bulbs are not blown, fuse under hood is good,
> even changed out with a new one to be sure. Bright lights work, brake
> lights work, everything is working fine. What do I need to check now?
Both sides are out, right? The following assumes that this is indeed true.
I don't have the schematic for your car, but I'm pretty sure low beam does
not go through a relay on an accord (unless someone could check that). It
most likely goes directly through the headlight switch on your steering
column.
You will need a multimeter -- something that can measure DC voltage and
resistance. Sears has a cheap one ($12) that will work just fine.
Check to make sure you get 12V on either left or right low beam fuse by
taking one of them out. Do whatever you need to do to turn the headlight on
under normal circumstances.You should see 12V on one leg between one of
these fuse connections and ground.
If you don't, most likely your light switch (the one on your steering
column) is bad or the wire from that switch to the fuse holders (both left
and right) is bad.
If you do see 12V, turn lights back off. Set the multimeter to ohms and
check between the other leg of the fuse you were just on and ground
(battery - will do fine). You should see continuity there (something in the
order of ohms -- not KOhms or more)
If you don't, you have a bad ground connection near the headlight. This case
is unlikely, because your highbeams work.
If I had to put money on this, I think your headlight switch is bad.
Hope this is useful.
Remco
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