remco wrote:
>>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?
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> Both sides are out, right? The following assumes that this is indeed true.
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> 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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isnt there a separate fuse for the headlights under the dash as well? or no?