# 1986 toyota SR5 pickup

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [March 19, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968 "2008-03-19T02:02:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ham3757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9dc877/32.png) [@ham3757](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ham3757)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968/1 "2008-03-19T02:02:09Z")

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my headlights are inop, i have installed two new headlamps and tried a new headlamp switch. my flash to pass works but my high beams and low beams are inop, any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968/2 "2008-03-19T02:06:19Z")

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Check the headlight relay.

Tester

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**Author:** ![ham3757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9dc877/32.png) [@ham3757](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ham3757)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968/3 "2008-03-19T02:11:48Z")

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if the relay was bad wouldn’t my flash to pass be inop too or is that a different ground circuit

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968/4 "2008-03-19T02:43:54Z")

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Don’t over-think it. What sounds easier? Checking the relay and it’s socket? Or tracing the wiring harness?

Tester

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**Author:** ![ham3757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9dc877/32.png) [@ham3757](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ham3757)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968/5 "2008-03-19T02:49:56Z")

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thanks i’ll try a relay

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968/6 "2008-03-19T02:50:52Z")

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Hint: look for the relay in the relay box under the hood, near the battery. It may be the same as other relay. You can swap the HD relay with another…maybe the horn relay.

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**Author:** ![ham3757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9dc877/32.png) [@ham3757](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ham3757)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1986-toyota-sr5-pickup/11968/7 "2008-03-19T02:52:17Z")

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thats the only relay like it under the hood, i may have to go buy one and try it out.