Hi Beams won't turn off...2005 379

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  1. Dpimpact

    Dpimpact Bobtail Member

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    Hi people,

    So using LED headlights, haven't had any problems until yesterday. did walk around on my truck and noticed all head lights are on, clicked the hi beam switch and all lights are still on??? No flicker at all, and hi beam icon on dash is on also...
    Figuring it is in the switch because my thought is if it was a breaker or relay they simply wouldn't work? Is there any way to test the hi beam switch?
     
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  3. petedog

    petedog Bobtail Member

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    check your circuit breakers, mine would do the same thing when trailer lights shorted out, some kind of safety thing
     
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  4. EHB

    EHB Medium Load Member

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    Put a relay in the high beam wiring and a small switch on the dash. To turn the beam off and on.
    It is simple and basic
    Or get a battery switch to kill the hole electical system(reset the am/FM radio channel s every time.
     
  5. Dpimpact

    Dpimpact Bobtail Member

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    The light switch on the dash still works as normal, the issue is all 4 lights come on (hi & lo) and toggling the hi beam switch does not turn off the hi beams.
     
  6. petedog

    petedog Bobtail Member

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    Did you check all the resettable circuit beakers"round white buttons" down behind clutch pedal?
     
  7. Dpimpact

    Dpimpact Bobtail Member

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    Yes...none of the circuit breakers are popped out.
     
  8. 062

    062 Road Train Member

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    Take a halogen hi beam,plug it in and see if it comes on very dimly. If so you have a bad ground.
     
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  9. kwcam

    kwcam Light Load Member

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    pull the high beam relay(s) out and see if it goes to low beam, if it does I would suspect the signal wire to the turn stalk has an open in it. easy test is to use a test light but hook it up to power and then check the ground side control of the relay (85 or 86 terminal) flick the high beam switch, if it goes off and on it is working correct. if not it is shorted (light stays on) or open (no light at all).
     
  10. Jerry12

    Jerry12 Heavy Load Member

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    check the pigtail connection to the light assembly.
     
  11. Dpimpact

    Dpimpact Bobtail Member

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    Changed relays and all seems to working properly now :)
     
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