head lights cut out after a while with the high beams on

[Brightyellow69rtse]

car has all new wiring front to back. new bulk head connector.  i was driving it last night and after a while with the high beams on the lights flickered on and off a few times real fast. so i shut the highs off and it was fine with just the lows on.   the car sis this before i replaced everything and its still doing it.  anjyone have any ideas whats going on here?

[c00nhunterjoe]

Sounds like the circuit breaker inside the headlight switch is popping from the current draw. Switch the headlights to a relay instead of running off the switch.

[Brightyellow69rtse]

is there a diagram or anything someones drawn up to do this?

[Bob T]

is there a diagram or anything someones drawn up to do this?

Sure is, quite a few threads on this. A very worthwhile upgrade, it bypasses running high current  through the switch and puts it through h.d. relays instead

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=search2

[MrSnicks]

This happened on my Ford F100 pickup. Fix was to replace the dimmer switch.  Cheap and easy to try.

Patrick

[Back N Black]

This happened on my Ford F100 pickup. Fix was to replace the dimmer switch.  Cheap and easy to try.

Patrick

+1 on the dimmer switch

[Brightyellow69rtse]

heres hoping 

[ACUDANUT]

I'm sorry, was there a question. I lost focus.

[A383Wing]

Sounds like the circuit breaker inside the headlight switch is popping from the current draw. Switch the headlights to a relay instead of running off the switch.

yup...headlight switch circuit breaker is weak...common problem

I'm sorry, was there a question. I lost focus.

yea....took me a while to find question as well

[Cooter]

Sounds like the circuit breaker inside the headlight switch is popping from the current draw. Switch the headlights to a relay instead of running off the switch.

Exactly. This happens more than you think, and I can't tell you how much dimmer switch stock instantly jumps overnight.

[Nacho-RT74]

actually I wasn't aware about a breaker built into the switch... is it 2nd gen stuff or all Mopars ?

a friend of mine got fried his forward harness due a short on low beams and wire fried allmost up to the end ( no fuse link on car, just a regular wire )... untill we unpluged the batt. It seems no breaker on 3rd gens assembly

[A383Wing]

I'm thinking all Mopars have circuit breaker in switch. Problem is, it's such a high rating, that any short will burn up the wires before it trips the breaker. The wires will usually melt before the switch

Bryan

[PlainfieldCharger]

I'm thinking all Mopars have circuit breaker in switch. Problem is, it's such a high rating, that any short will burn up the wires before it trips the breaker. The wires will usually melt before the switch

Bryan

If it does have a circut breaker in the switch and at a high rating I would start at the dimmer switch first. Something like the plug to the switch. One of the conncetors might not be fully on the terminal....just next to it..

[Brightyellow69rtse]

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