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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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Searched, didnt come up with anything I havent already tried. My high beam indicator stays on and is dim when I have my low beams on. It gets bright like supposed to when I click to highbeams. The guy who I bought the car from was using no name HID bulbs and the connector was a little melted. I am using piaa HID bulbs now and tried stock bulbs and didnt fix the problem. I have soldiered in new connectors for both sides, didnt work. My low beams dont put out enough light so I have bad visibility with low beams. All fuses are good, all ground connections good, so all I can think of next is the column switch. Does anybody has any suggestions before I go buy one.

:::EDIT:::I just took a look at the combonation switch at notice a connector with know wire. Does this connector do anythings and is it the cause of my problem. I have aftermarket steering wheel, no srs. If there is a wire that goes there, is it on same harness the the horn wire is on. The horn wire is brown, then there is a blue and a grey wire. Ijust pulled this harness until I got time to wire it up. Thanks for the help. pictures below.






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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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anybody got anything
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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Default Re: high beam dash light (civicsir924)

Sounds like a good possibility, try unpluging the switch first if you can without taking it out, its a pain in the *** to do so depending on the car because you have to take the stearing wheel off.

Basicly what is happening is current is going to the bulb due to a short, follow it back to the source.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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Will do let u know on results
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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Anybody else got any input, i have a feeling its probably a short but I hate tracing wires.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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is it still on after you pulled those wires?

Also what yr and model is your car so I can look up the wiring diagram for you or someone else can.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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Yea its still on and its a 99 SI
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 01:26 AM
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that copper connector is to ur horn, u use that if u plannin on ditchin the stock airbag wheel and wiring up a aftermarket one. u would get a shoe horn to make the contact to the hub. so its disguarded for ur problem. i say try a new combo switch to c what happens. check the wiring and grounds.
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 01:31 AM
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Ok, good to know when when I hook my horn up. Guess Im gonna try a new combo switch.
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 06:22 AM
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that wont do anything. Dont waste the time its a short somewhere
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