surf light probs

[daz1]

Hi Guys new to this hope someone can help...
When turning on lights shows hi beam on dash but only park lights are on (when in lo or hi beam) flash hi beam works tho! Some times fixes itself!!!? Not good when it's dark Loose connection somewhere? I am nervous to fiddle with the electrics. It's a 89 surf relatively standard btw.

[Steve_t647]

Sounds like it could be a bad earth, or a problem with the relay...

Quote from Rick at 4wd Accessories "Toyota are good at the Japanese art of wireing, insulation tape and covers everywhere"

Good luck it could be just about anything and anywhere!

[muddyhilux]

hey mate,ive had a similar situation with my skyline deer i say it,ended up just swaping the bulbs over,ie right to left,left to right and that was it,may work for u,otherwise yeh mayb check for loose wires or partially cut wires via steel edging

[paule]

when head lite switch turned on it earths out a relay which puts power out to both bulbs via seperate 10A fuses. check for power at both lites (R/W). switch also outputs earth for high (R/G) and low beam (R/Y). (or mabe other way?)

[philux]

had the exact same problem in my hilux, its defintly a crap earth, mine was in the connecter block under the steering wheel for all the dash wires, uncliped it, sprayed some contact cleaner on it and hey presto, still does it ocasionally but just keep tapping it and it wrks

[daz1]

Thanks Guys will get on to it as soon as. Laid up by a freak accident for the time being 8-O