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randy caldwell Posted on Nov 02, 2012

HOW DO YOU REPLACE THE DIMMER SWITCH IN A 2001 BUICK CENTURY

The low beams do not light up now just have high beams. recently replaced th low beam lights so they are good. checked all fuses. do i need to remove steering wheel to get to dimmer switch.

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The dimmer switch relay for a 2000 Buick Century is Located under dash right side of the fuse box.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 19, 2008

SOURCE: Low beam and DRL will not come on

how do you change the headlight not the bulb on a Chevy 05 Equinox

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Steve Allison

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  • Posted on Aug 26, 2008

SOURCE: no high-beam headlights

It may not be the switch; most hi-lo changes are via relay to prevent the higher currents from flowing through light-duty switches.

Locate the relay cluster (it might be near or with the fuses) and if they aren't marked, pull wach one of them and plug back in several times to wipe possible corrosion from the blade contacts.

If they are marked, look to see if the same relay is used elsewhere (part number should be visible) and swap them temporarily to see if the relay is at fault.

Some vehicles will use separate relays for hi-lo beams and another for flashing since that often turns on both beams momentarily.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 23, 2008

SOURCE: How to replace high low dimmer switch for head lights on 2004

This will involve removal of your steering wheel and a couple of special tools, a steering wheel puller and a steering wheel lock ring compressor. If you have these are can rig your on, remove ground and wait ten minutes so the airbag system capacitor has time to discharge. Remove drivers air bag and detach wiring, remove steering wheel nut and notice align marks on wheel and steering wheel shaft and remember them. Remove the steering lockring retainer after compressing spring. from there you should remove Blinker stick, by turning shaft to line up to slot on hole and pull out, Remove clock spring and then switch, reverse to install. Hope this helps you some you can get complete instructions at www.alldatadiy.com, Hope this helps you and Merry Christmas!

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Marvin

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  • Posted on Apr 08, 2009

SOURCE: low beam lights not working

this is usually the headlight switch that causes this problem, burned connector to switch or contacts in switch or both.

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PAUL MC G

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  • Posted on Sep 07, 2009

SOURCE: on 2003 accent high beams don't work, low beams

On the 03 Accent, there is only one relay which supplies power to both circuits. The 'distribution' of power is controled by the multi-function switch (turn signal switch).
As you can see in this wiring schematic/diagram.

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02 Buick century the passenger low headlight not working but high beam is. I checked fuses inside the car what others things can I check.

There should be a left and right fuse and a relay involved.
The lights get power from the fuses, and the headlight switch and dimmer switch provide the ground circuit. So if you check the headlight plug with a meter you should have power and ground for high and low beam.
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I cannot figure out why my headlights(lowbeams) do not come on. My high beams do work.

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