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pyroman

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Hey guys, I don't know if any of you remember me; I haven't been on this forum in over a year, but I'm back and with a small problem.

Lately I have been having a problem with my headlights. One night I was driving my friend home in my car and suddenly my lights turn off while I'm driving on a pitch black highway; then a few seconds later they come back on and then go off and on and off all while I am right behind another car, probably freaking him out just a tad something like a horror movie. I consulted my brother on this and he said it might be my voltage regulator, which might be the probable scenario. Any other opinions you guys might have?
 
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The self resetting circuit breaker in the headlight switch is tripping on you. It might just be a defective switch but if you are running halogen healights you may simply be overloading the switch. If you have halogens wire in a relay to take the load off of the switch.
 
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pyroman

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no I don't have halogens, they are the same stock headlights that have been on there since I bought it.
 
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I would try a new switch then.
 
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Thanks for the help and is there a technical name for it?
 
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Headlight switch
 
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ok thanks for the help
 
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That is what this place is for.....you are welcome
 
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