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grimbo
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Member # 13
Posts: 10
From: Sac Town, Cali
Registered: 10/13/03
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posted 10/13/03 1:28:26 PM
my 79' vette had no turn signal lever when i got it and so i dont know where the dimmer switch for the interior lights are or anything. i guess that should be my question : where are the switch(s) to the interior lights?? i dont know if i have a fuse problems or what but this sucks. i drive down the road at night and have no interior lights. plus it says that my high beams are on when i have my regualr lights on for night driving. can someone PLEASE help me? it would be tremendously appreciated!
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Too Shy
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posted 10/16/03 9:40:17 PM
I am no expert but this is what I have on my 1979.....
The highbeam dimmer is on the turn signal lever - pull it towards you and it switches state.
The dimmer for the dash and gauges is on the headlight switch - you rotate it left/right to change its brightness.
Does this help?
Stephen
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grimbo
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Member # 13
Posts: 10
From: Sac Town, Cali
Registered: 10/13/03
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posted 10/25/03 5:56:48 PM
yes, very much. thnx. i have one problem though: i dont have a turn signal switch which means i cant really work my high beams.
Problem: when i turn my lights on for night driving, it says my high beams are on ( the little blue light thingy) and i only have a nub where the turn signal switch used to be. If i were to use a pair of pliers and pull the little nub would i be able to work my high beams?
Ps: my car is a bit of a mess. hehe
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groovyjay
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Registered: 12/28/03
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posted 12/28/03 7:27:51 AM
All 79 are supposed to have them in the steering column, but you might have the old system which has a seperate "pedal" where you usually rest your left foot.
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Too Shy
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posted 2/21/04 12:00:45 AM
Grimbo,
Your 79 Headlight switch is on the steering colomn. You can find a replacement from your Chevy dealer. You could switch to low beams with a pair of pliars and leave them on low for a while untill you can locate the proper handle. Sometimes the handle gets broken off when the dimmer switch goes bad and the owner keeps trying to switch the lights from low to high or high to low(don't ask me how I know this), at this point you will have to replace the dimmer switch and the handle. Neither one an easy job, best left to a real mechanic at that point. Good luck, try to enjoy your car!
JohnSeventyOne
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grimbo
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Member # 13
Posts: 10
From: Sac Town, Cali
Registered: 10/13/03
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posted 3/9/04 1:57:36 AM
is it me, or does it take a lot of pressure to force the turn signal switch to the low beams....cuz i can do it with my fingers, so i guess the plier method is the only one, eh?
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