QuestionQUESTION: I have a 1997 Dakota and the front headlight module has went and i need to replace is, i had it un hooked so i have to use the headlights Manuely because it cased the high beams to stay on and the tail lights stopped working, i looked on the truck and it is tucked behind the battery hard place to reach how do i remove it so i can put in a new one, and am i removing the right thing ? if i could i would post a picture of what i am trying to fix but i don't c a way to on here
ANSWER: Hi Francine,
I have to say that I don't have truck manuals that go that far back, the oldest I have is for '04. I can copy a page from that later manual that shows how to remove the headlamp module, and attach it to an email I would send to you directly. To do that I need to know your email address so in a follow-up tell me that but don't us the @ sign, instead use "at", otherwise the program automatically erases the address.
As to what you propose to remove/do, I don't understand what the original behavior was that caused you to unhook it (and what did you unhook, and how do you manually use the headlamps)?_When did the tail lights stop working in relation to the time when the high beams stayed on? Is it the same on the right side headlamp module?
Thanks,
Roland
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QUESTION: mu e-mail is fransmith404atymail.com
the reason i had to unhook it is because i went out side one day and i noticed the the truck high beam was on , i started the truck shit it off waited and it stayed on, i flicked the high beam off and on pulled the head light switch off and on it would shut off, i disconnected the battery and left the truck ever since this happened in may so mu husband traced the head light wiring found the little black box and unplugged it i was able to connect the truck battery again but i still have no tail lights , blinkers or break lights , ans if i plug in the wire to the black box again it turns on my high beams again ans stays on, i removed the small bolt holding in the box but the box is tucked in pretty good tot eh fender itself, do i have to remove the battery before i can pull it out ?
AnswerI'm getting a better understanding. If the box that turns off the headlamps in under the dash on the left side in the corner, then that is the 'central timer module'. I don't believe the headlamp module is your problem. But then I am working from the '04 manual so tell me whether the black box is where I described or is it in the engine compartment?
On the rear lights, I don't think those have anything to do with the headlamp issue which are separate circuits. According the '04 manual the brake/tail/turn light do share the need to have functional fuses # 4 and #5 so check to see if either of those are blown.
I will wait to hear from you before sending anything by email.
Roland
