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Old 05-16-2012, 01:10 PM
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have a honda accord 1995..
the high beam will not stay on... when I pull the switch, the highbeam turns on, but when I let go of the switch it turns back to normal....
however, sometimes when its very cold outside, it sometimes sticks in highbeam-mode until my car gets heated up inside...
fixable or do I have to replace the switch?
 
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Old 05-16-2012, 01:15 PM
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most likely
 
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Old 05-16-2012, 01:16 PM
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heh...most likely what?
 
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Old 05-16-2012, 01:18 PM
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Probably switch needs replacement.
 
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Old 05-16-2012, 01:19 PM
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how about unplugging it, clean it and lubricate it?
 
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Old 05-16-2012, 01:21 PM
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Old 05-16-2012, 01:34 PM
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I meant most likely will need to replace switch.

It is a lot of work to get to the switch.

I think it is a better idea to just replace it instead of trying to fix it.
 
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Old 05-16-2012, 01:37 PM
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Actually that is pretty interesting, I had thought the steering wheel had to be removed to access the combo switch.

I would def try the procedure shown, doesn't look that bad at all to do.

Good luck and report back your findings.
 
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Old 06-11-2012, 02:53 PM
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I pulled out the switch, opened it and cleaned the contacts...
did not help...

Today I replaced the switch with an identical one from another Accord, and it still did not fix the problem..

any other ideas?!
maybe the used switch I bought had the same problem, but I really doubt it...it was pulled from a honda 1995 with 49 000 miles on it
 

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Old 06-11-2012, 07:59 PM
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Have you tested the dimmer relay? I would test the inputs to it and then the relay to be sure.....dimmer relay is different than the headlight relay....underhood fuse panel.
 


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