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william harris Posted on Sep 15, 2014
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Why 95 dakota head lights will only come on when dimmer switch is held in?

Lights will come on on bright as long as dimmer switch is being held in.

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The dimmer switch is no good. Needs to be replaced. -Ned_

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SOURCE: How to replace high low dimmer switch for head lights on 2004

This will involve removal of your steering wheel and a couple of special tools, a steering wheel puller and a steering wheel lock ring compressor. If you have these are can rig your on, remove ground and wait ten minutes so the airbag system capacitor has time to discharge. Remove drivers air bag and detach wiring, remove steering wheel nut and notice align marks on wheel and steering wheel shaft and remember them. Remove the steering lockring retainer after compressing spring. from there you should remove Blinker stick, by turning shaft to line up to slot on hole and pull out, Remove clock spring and then switch, reverse to install. Hope this helps you some you can get complete instructions at www.alldatadiy.com, Hope this helps you and Merry Christmas!

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240cpa

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  • Posted on Jan 25, 2009

SOURCE: NO headlights when turn ed on but lights will work if you hold th

Are these interior lights our the headlights? If it is the interior lights, you should pull the dimmer switch and check for a bad connection especially the ground connection on the back side. If that is okay, you may need to buy a new switch. If it is the headlights, check for a bad relay.

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Joe Lamb

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  • Posted on Apr 03, 2009

SOURCE: where is the brake light switch on a 95 dakota

The brake light switch is behind the brake pedal

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 08, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 04 Toyota Tacoma. I have short in the dimmer switch.

It cold just be a fuse that is loose in the fuse box causing the dash lights to come on and off. Or potentially a loose wire from the fuse box the dash lights.

Mark Lewis

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  • Posted on Nov 06, 2009

SOURCE: Headlights not working. They will come on if you

You need to take the vehicle back to whoever repaired it for there's a rod running down from your dimmer switch to the actual dimmer switch mounted above your ankles which should be white and/or green and it has two 5/16" nuts or 8 mm, same thing, and the headlight dimmer switch is slotted to move it up or down the column to make contact. You can do this yourself in loosening the bolts, turning on the headlights, and when they stay on, lock down one of the 8 mm bolts, then check the dimming feature and if it's still not correct, loosen the bolts just enough to move the switch (with the rod coming down from the steering wheel) just enough to "fine-tune" your adjustment.

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