Headlight high beam help needed

[Iceni John]

Originally Posted by musigenesis

There seems to be no way to just flash the high beams (the lever won't push forward). Sounds like maybe just the switch on your lever is broken.

Yes, there is a way to flash the high beams! I just made my own flasher on the end of the turn signal stalk. Instead of the original black plastic ball screwed onto the threaded end of the 1/4" stalk, I use a small round Momentary-On push switch that fits into a length of 1/2" aluminum tube. This tube is centered on the original 1/4" stalk with some vinyl tubing that is slit lengthwise for the switch's wire to pass through, and I covered the outside with some black heatshrink so it looks original. The switch merely actuates the two high beam relays (there's one for each side because I have 330W of high beam lamps), so it carries only an amp at most. I can now easily flash my high beams without even moving my fingers off the steering wheel, and even in daytime it definitely gets people's attention when I flash them!

John

[TheHubbardBus]

Just wanted to update this thread now that we know the cause & have resolved the issue.
We replaced the switch assembly (the turn signal actuator on the steering column) with brand new, but the problem persisted. We also tested the relays and they were fine. Ultimately, while going through all the dash wiring, we found the problem: The master light switch (off/park/on) and the harness-side connector it plugs into were heat damaged / partially melted from a hack wiring job. After buying a new switch, & wiring in a new harness-side connector (thanks AAA Bus here in Phx, because you can't just buy that connector), everything works as it should. And how it should work is: Pull back once and let go, brights. Turn back again and let go, low beams.