# Not so Brights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, pickup\
**Created:** [February 2, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807 "2011-02-02T22:16:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![AspenHero22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@AspenHero22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AspenHero22)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807/1 "2011-02-02T22:16:30Z")

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My brights in my '89 Toyota Pickup do not work, when I activate the switch the lights completely turn off. I have tried replacing the headlights and the headlight relay. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807/2 "2011-02-02T22:20:12Z")

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Broken/chewed wire somewhere?

Have you checked the fuse?

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**Author:** ![AspenHero22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@AspenHero22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AspenHero22)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807/3 "2011-02-02T22:23:54Z")

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Fuse looks good. I will check the power readings from the wires and get back to you.

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**Author:** ![DfromSD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dfromsd/32/1669_2.png) [@DfromSD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DfromSD)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807/4 "2011-02-02T22:24:25Z")

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Could be a problem with your h/l dimmer switch.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807/5 "2011-02-03T00:57:12Z")

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Don’t forget the grounds. Look around the radiator support, inner fender, firewall.

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**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/not-so-brights/60807/6 "2011-02-03T02:29:34Z")

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Are you sure its a Toyota? 🙂