New owner to an 86 FJ60. Up to this point no issues with lights in general so looking for a situational analysis from the pro's on here.
Drove to son's little league game and was raining so here in MA law states you drive with lights on. Fairly certain they were on to the game but even if not they were working days ago. Got out and like someone who hasn't driven an older car in a while left them on. Wife showed to game and told me lights were so ran back more concerned that battery would be dead but fired right up. Didn't notice at the time if headlights were on or out. Finished game fired it up and then noticed headlights did not come on. All other lights were on/working (dash, marker, turn signals worked, brakes).
So I jumped in here last night and found a few quite helpful threads. This being one. Thanks @slcfj62
Here's what I've done thus far.
1. Checked fuses. All good
2. Moved on to the head light Relay but honestly turned around a bit as to exact location compared to what's in the factory manual. So ran the part number and shows the Headlight relay which does in fact click when the light switch is turned at the wheel. Attached pic for ref. Its show's to red/white and red/yellow wires to check for 12v but again was turned around by the location.
3. Checked one bulb even though realize that both going out at once is a lightning strike. Had new one in package and still nothing.
New relay is on the way just in case but my next thought based on the info from the thread above is to clean the combination switch? One note that may or may not help is that the dashboard high beam light DOES go on both when flashing the brights but also at the switch.
Am I on the right track or are there other suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any guidance. Since buying this thing it's been hard to stay in my home office doing actual work vs obsessing like I am 16 again.
Drove to son's little league game and was raining so here in MA law states you drive with lights on. Fairly certain they were on to the game but even if not they were working days ago. Got out and like someone who hasn't driven an older car in a while left them on. Wife showed to game and told me lights were so ran back more concerned that battery would be dead but fired right up. Didn't notice at the time if headlights were on or out. Finished game fired it up and then noticed headlights did not come on. All other lights were on/working (dash, marker, turn signals worked, brakes).
So I jumped in here last night and found a few quite helpful threads. This being one. Thanks @slcfj62
Headlight troubleshooting thread
Headlight troubleshooting thread and how to aim your headlights. I have had numerous requests for help in troubleshooting headlight problems. In order for a headlight UPGRADE harness to work properly, the stock headlights and the stock headlight harness must work correctly. So here is what I...
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Here's what I've done thus far.
1. Checked fuses. All good
2. Moved on to the head light Relay but honestly turned around a bit as to exact location compared to what's in the factory manual. So ran the part number and shows the Headlight relay which does in fact click when the light switch is turned at the wheel. Attached pic for ref. Its show's to red/white and red/yellow wires to check for 12v but again was turned around by the location.
3. Checked one bulb even though realize that both going out at once is a lightning strike. Had new one in package and still nothing.
New relay is on the way just in case but my next thought based on the info from the thread above is to clean the combination switch? One note that may or may not help is that the dashboard high beam light DOES go on both when flashing the brights but also at the switch.
Am I on the right track or are there other suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any guidance. Since buying this thing it's been hard to stay in my home office doing actual work vs obsessing like I am 16 again.