Hi beams are out - help???

by **Jeffrey Olson** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:37 pm

I got in my 99 SE yesterday evening and turned on the lights, then switched to hi beams. The fog lights and low beams went out and no hi beams came on. I switched back to low beams and the low beams and fog lights came back on. No hi beams at all now. Any ideas???

Jeff...

by **Ruski** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:55 pm

replace the bulbs .. its a common problem. are bulbs are dual filament both highs and lows

by **Chinky420** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:16 pm

and dont worry about the fog lights, they always go off when you trigger the hi-beams.

by **Jeffrey Olson** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:14 pm

Wow - that easy huh. And both lights would go out together??? Anyone have a more technical explanation???

Jeff...

by **Ivanhoe** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:44 am

When I bought my Solara, both my HI's were out as well...no biggie.
buy the 2X life bulbs.....they are best for cars with daytime running lights

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:19 pm

The 99 has H4 dual filament for the low beams (normal head lamps) which double for high-beams in the same bulb. I think the fogs are 9006.

If you flip to high beams, the fog lamps will turn off.

It's usually a thing with the Daytime light system. I believe the day lights are the high beams running at a lower wattage, so they burn out faster than the normal low beams, which you use for normal night driving.

Just make sure it's a dual H4 you get and not a single. The single will not function w/ the high beams.