OK To Bypass Headlight Switch?

From : robert trygstad

Q: what it is 1995 ram 1500 4x4 v8-360 automatic transmission problem 1. im not much of a mechanic. 2. i know its kinda old but i really like it. 2. several months ago the headlight switch had a melt-down. my headlights suddenly just went off one night. i turned them off and then back on. they seemed to be working normally. a few weeks later the lights went out again. the problem became more frequent. i decided to take a look at the switch. the part of the switch behind the dashboard had many connectors parking lights interior lights etc but part of the assembly looked like it had melted. the oem replacement was about $100 so i bought the $30 one from napa. this is the part of the switch that plugs in to the female piece at the end of a bundle of wires behind the dash. this did not fix the problem - i think the end of the wire bundle was damaged during the melt-down. this whole problem also disabled my dash lights which the new part didnt fix either. a few weeks ago i decided to look at the switch again. i pushed the headlight wire out through the female end of the switch connected it to the male part wrapped it with electrical tape to isolate it and then pushed the whole assembly back together. the lights worked without going out for a few weeks but then started doing the same thing again. i can drive for an hour or so and then the headlights will just go out. sometimes just for a few seconds sometimes out completely. at this point i can turn them off and back on and they will work for a while and then go out again. question can i bypass this switch and splice the headlight wire & a power wire to a plain old toggle switch sounds more like you have a wiring problem farther up the harness that is causing the problem not the switch itself. check the wiring up front and see if any of it is damaged. do you have a book on the truck if not get one. cobbling something up would not be the way to go. -- steve williams ----== posted via feeds.com - unlimited-uncensored-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feeds.com the #1 group service in the world! 120000+ groups ----= east and west-coast server farms - total privacy via encryption =---- .

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From : locutus

thanks for the reply. youre right. cant miss the sensor. replaced the defected one and the everything is working great. .

From : steve w

on sat 29 jan 2005 003654 gmt robert trygstad trygstad1@verizon.net wrote what it is 1995 ram 1500 4x4 v8-360 automatic transmission problem 1. im not much of a mechanic. 2. i know its kinda old but i really like it. 2. several months ago the headlight switch had a melt-down. my headlights suddenly just went off one night. i turned them off and then back on. they seemed to be working normally. a few weeks later the lights went out again. the problem became more frequent. i decided to take a look at the switch. the part of the switch behind the dashboard had many connectors parking lights interior lights etc but part of the assembly looked like it had melted. the oem replacement was about $100 so i bought the $30 one from napa. this is the part of the switch that plugs in to the female piece at the end of a bundle of wires behind the dash. this did not fix the problem - i think the end of the wire bundle was damaged during the melt-down. this whole problem also disabled my dash lights which the new part didnt fix either. a few weeks ago i decided to look at the switch again. i pushed the headlight wire out through the female end of the switch connected it to the male part wrapped it with electrical tape to isolate it and then pushed the whole assembly back together. the lights worked without going out for a few weeks but then started doing the same thing again. i can drive for an hour or so and then the headlights will just go out. sometimes just for a few seconds sometimes out completely. at this point i can turn them off and back on and they will work for a while and then go out again. question can i bypass this switch and splice the headlight wire & a power wire to a plain old toggle switch sure as long as it is rated for the amperage going through it. beekeep .

From : nirodac yar

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From : beekeep

both previous posters are correct. the plug/switch should not have over heated this can be an indication of a fault. have you added additional lights to the headlite circuit do check for wiring problems. if you find no problems then yes a properly rated toggle switch will work just fine. what it is 1995 ram 1500 4x4 v8-360 automatic transmission problem 1. im not much of a mechanic. 2. i know its kinda old but i really like it. 2. several months ago the headlight switch had a melt-down. my headlights suddenly just went off one night. i turned them off and then back on. they seemed to be working normally. a few weeks later the lights went out again. the problem became more frequent. i decided to take a look at the switch. the part of the switch behind the dashboard had many connectors parking lights interior lights etc but part of the assembly looked like it had melted. the oem replacement was about $100 so i bought the $30 one from napa. this is the part of the switch that plugs in to the female piece at the end of a bundle of wires behind the dash. this did not fix the problem - i think the end of the wire bundle was damaged during the melt-down. this whole problem also disabled my dash lights which the new part didnt fix either. a few weeks ago i decided to look at the switch again. i pushed the headlight wire out through the female end of the switch connected it to the male part wrapped it with electrical tape to isolate it and then pushed the whole assembly back together. the lights worked without going out for a few weeks but then started doing the same thing again. i can drive for an hour or so and then the headlights will just go out. sometimes just for a few seconds sometimes out completely. at this point i can turn them off and back on and they will work for a while and then go out again. question can i bypass this switch and splice the headlight wire & a power wire to a plain old toggle switch .

From : andy

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