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High beam foot switch is stuck on high

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Old 07-29-2011, 08:04 PM
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High beam foot switch is stuck on high

Hi, this is my first official post....I just bought a 1990 F150 and in order for it to pass the safety inspection I have to correct the high beam light being stuck on. Can anyone point me in the right direction to rememdy this? It appears the foot switch is stuck down and won't "unpress" to the low beam setting. The dash also has the high beam indicator.
 
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Old 07-29-2011, 10:58 PM
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we only allow one thread per subject, so i deleted your duplicate thread in the lighting section
 
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Old 07-29-2011, 11:25 PM
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Pull up the carpet take the switch out and spray it with wd 40 and try to work it on and off.
 
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Old 07-30-2011, 01:44 PM
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Just buy a new switch. They're cheap, common, & easy-to-change. Even TSC sells them, so any parts store will, too.
 
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Old 07-30-2011, 08:41 PM
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I picked up a new one today, yea it looks easy but I'll hold my breath till it's in.
 
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Old 07-31-2011, 12:07 PM
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Make sure it clicks on & off before you install it.
 
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Old 08-02-2011, 09:40 PM
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mine did the same thing but my carpet was binding up in it so i trimed it and had no problem
 
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Old 08-02-2011, 10:00 PM
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Fixed. Very easy, I just replaced the switch.
 


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