2001 Chevy Cavalier headlights

CAZZIE

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2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
90,000 MILES

Headlights are suppose to be on bright but they are really on dim
when you pull dimmer switch lights go off and when you pull dimmer switch again light come on
tried another dimmer switch same problem

has anyone have any ideas

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JDL

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Hello, the headlite switch is part of the ground circuit for the lites. Right headlamp, pink wire is ground for high beam. Right and left high beam use the same ground. If there is an open circuit, it won't work. You could use a redundant ground at various places, see if the high beams work?

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 AT 1:56 PM

CAZZIE

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I tried grounding pink wire and lights came on when they were suppose to be on but wasn't
I would try and rig it but so far with the pink wire grounded lights stay on all time
Thanks

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 AT 8:52 PM

JDL

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Hi, you ground the wire just for testing, yes, if you leave it grounded, the lites will stay on.

Find the pink wire under the dash as close as possible to the steering column, ground it there. If the lites still work, the problem is the wiring circuit in the steering column or headlight switch/dimmer.

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 AT 8:44 AM

CAZZIE