kyleeatsrocks
11-04-2004, 08:29 PM
Yesterday night, I had to drive about 15 miles into town after visiting a friend that lived out towards the end of civilization. I stopped at the local pizza shop to talk to a friend that worked there and to scrap the ice off of my windshield and headlights, as well as knock all the built up snow down from the body. I had shut the car off, did the ice/snow thing, talked to my friend, and went back to the car in about 5 minutes. After I started it, I noticed my headlights would not work. I had to follow a friend to my house in the dark. I could have used my brights by holding the switch in but I felt a bit more comfterble following someone.
I took the steering wheel off today and all that. Somehow, I managed to make the headlights work by screwing with that little block inside. I can turn the switch to on without them coming on. But if I switch to brights, they come on. Then I can switch back to normal lows.
I know that you are usually supposed to replace it, but that may not be a choice right now since the junkyards are covered in snow and i don't know if the person who sold it to me (my cousin) has that part in the steering column he is going to give to me. I am wondering if there is a way to at least temporarily clean it up. If there is, I would not know where to start.
Thanks!
-Kyle
I took the steering wheel off today and all that. Somehow, I managed to make the headlights work by screwing with that little block inside. I can turn the switch to on without them coming on. But if I switch to brights, they come on. Then I can switch back to normal lows.
I know that you are usually supposed to replace it, but that may not be a choice right now since the junkyards are covered in snow and i don't know if the person who sold it to me (my cousin) has that part in the steering column he is going to give to me. I am wondering if there is a way to at least temporarily clean it up. If there is, I would not know where to start.
Thanks!
-Kyle