# Head lights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen, passat\
**Created:** [November 26, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005 "2009-11-26T15:18:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![russ\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@russ\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/russ_j)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005/1 "2009-11-26T15:18:18Z")

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They will not come on at all only high beams work they are normally are on all the time

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**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005/2 "2009-11-26T16:57:54Z")

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check for burnt out filament check fuses

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005/3 "2009-11-26T17:00:28Z")

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Did both low beams go out at once? If not, then replace the headlight bulbs. They use an extra filament in the bulb for high beams. Your low beam filaments are probably burned out. It’s also a cheap fix, and if it doesn’t work, you aren’t out a lot of money. Besides, you’d have had to replace them soon anyway.

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**Author:** ![russ\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@russ\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/russ_j)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005/4 "2009-11-26T17:17:56Z")

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replaced bulbs and cked fues

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005/5 "2009-11-27T03:25:04Z")

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So, what happened? Are they working or not?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-lights/40005/6 "2009-11-27T03:39:25Z")

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Check your headlight relay. It should be in a fuse box under the hood.