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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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so i have always had a loose wire or something somewhere because my headlights didnt always want to turn on. so when they didnt i could usually slap the dash or reach into the dash and jiggle some wires and then the lights would just come on. but now that doesnt work anymore so i looked at all the wiring and it appears to be fine and the switch is getting power. so could the switch be bad? i was going to pull it out but have no idea how to get it out. so could anybody tell me how to get that out? and while i was digging around in there i found a couple loose wires. two of them had power, and when i grounded one of the power wires the buzzer would come on, but only when the light switch was turned on. if i had the switch off then the buzzer wouldnt come on??? and i shorted the other power one out and it burnt the exterior light fuse? so im wondering what those wires are for? they come out of the wiring that runs by the gauge cluster.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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knowing the color of the wires might help. the wire that blows the exterior might be your problem. to remove the the light switch you first have to remove the plunger. there is a button on the bottom of your light switch that you have to press in to remove the the plunger. the button will be very stiff but once you have it pressed in you just have to pull the plunger out and it will turn your lights on. you can stick the plunger in back in to turn them off but don't push it past the 2 clicks or you will have to remove it again.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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i got the switch out and im going to get another one now. and i think those wires go to the door switch
 
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 01:00 AM
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got a new switch and the lights work good now
 
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