# Headlights for 1995 pontiac sunfire

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 28, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650 "2008-11-28T20:22:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![DONNA\_RICER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@DONNA\_RICER](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DONNA_RICER)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650/1 "2008-11-28T20:22:17Z")

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headlights wont stay on unless you hold dimmer switch in

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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:** [November 28, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650/2 "2008-11-28T21:22:36Z")

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Which headlights come on, low beam, or high beam?  
Does it have DRLs (Daytime Running Lights)?

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650/3 "2008-11-28T21:24:47Z")

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Could you have both low beams burned out(or fuse) and a failed HI/LO switch?

When you hold the dimmer switch is it the highs or lows on?

Does the HI/LO switch feel normal (normal movement,makes click)

Normal fuse/relay chech out should be done

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**Author:** ![DONNA\_RICER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@DONNA\_RICER](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DONNA_RICER)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650/4 "2008-11-28T22:55:32Z")

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my bright lights are the ones that will come on. the dims wontcome opn at all

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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:** [November 28, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650/5 "2008-11-28T23:17:23Z")

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It sounds like you only have the flash-to-pass headlights. There may not be power from the 20A (Amp) headlamp circuit breaker. It’s probably under the hood in a box with other circuit breakers or fuses.

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**Author:** ![BarryNNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@BarryNNJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BarryNNJ)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/headlights-for-1995-pontiac-sunfire/22650/6 "2008-11-28T23:31:12Z")

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The simplest possibility is in line with oldschool’s thinking - burned out low beam filaments in the bulbs. You might not have noticed when just one low beam was burned out. The bulbs are under $20 each.

However, I had the same problem long ago on another car, and that turned out to be a worn out multifunction stalk that controlled the cruise, turn signals, and high/low beam switch. Being that you say the headlights won’t stay on unless you “hold the dimmer switch in,” it sounds like my worn out stalk.