# 1999 Mazda Protege Headlamp Issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-mazda-protege-headlamp-issue/75282>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda\
**Created:** [October 31, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-mazda-protege-headlamp-issue/75282 "2012-10-31T23:27:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![aquilaprime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@aquilaprime](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aquilaprime)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-mazda-protege-headlamp-issue/75282/1 "2012-10-31T23:27:12Z")

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Greetings all,

I just inherited a hand-me-down '99 protege. This week, the low-beams stopped functioning simultaneously, the high beams still work. From my initial searches, it seems it’s a fairly common issue with this era of Mazda: the headlamp switch/relay has most likely burned out. I am confident in my ability to (purchase and …) replace the part, but I received no manual with the vehicle, so I have no clue which switch is which switch. I have found several scans of the fuse placement online, but I cant track down the reference chart for the underhood relays … does anyone possess this knowledge? thank you in advance.