my car wont dim with the dimmer switch

[Brunoboy]

anyone know which wire controls the dimmer switch? I have tried two switches, Sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt and has been this way for 3 years from the previous owner, My foglight switch back when i bought the car worked and now it doesnt. I found the previous owner wired my cig lighter to a constant hazard button which i fixed because it was a fail. So anyone know what I can do about the dimmer?

 

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sooo you got a ground a constant switched and the output to the lights. your problem lies there! you probably have the light system tapped somewhere else so its overridding the switch.

 

[Brunoboy]

the dimmer worked sometimes, is this still a possibility?

 

[Brunoboy]

bump

 

[SouthCaliVR4]

this should help

 

[Brunoboy]

Thanks, btw i turned the car on today and it worked 0_o......

 

[Brunoboy]

Now it doesn't...

 

[Hertz]

Unplug the switch. If the lights are still on you have a short to ground somewhere. If they go out, replace the dimmer.

 

[Brunoboy]

They stay on, does this mean I must remove the dash?

 

[Brunoboy]

i removed the cluster and the speaker and found two hacked wires. i redid the wiring and still it doesnt dim. I have no idea where the break can be, also my foglight switch doesnt work either. are these two linked together?
-Shane

 

[SouthCaliVR4]

yes, there is a relay that stops the fogs from comming on with the high beams.

 

[Brunoboy]

i know that, but i was talking about is the fog light switch connected in anyway to the dimmer switch problem?
-Shane

 

[SouthCaliVR4]

No the fogs should not effect switching from low to high or visa versa. Have you tried another combo switch (dimmer switch)?

 

[Brunoboy]

i have, like i said it works sometimes, not all the time, When I bought the car, the fog switch worked and the dimmer switch too. Now the fogs dont, and the Dimmer every once in awhile.

 

[SouthCaliVR4]

other than a shorted wire I don't see anything in the diagram outside of the dimmer switch that would cause your issue. could be someone miswired the headlamp or posibly you lost a ground & it's backfeeding the high beam circuit. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

 

[Brunoboy]

the only wire I know I cut was from the stock Security Alarm. are There fuses for both the fog and dimmer?
-Shane