Hmm. My MR2s high beams also don't work in the High position, only when you flash the lights. Freaking annoying.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Headlight Switch?
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you guys be careful I could have been the previous owner of your land cruiser 
Hard to believe no ones ever post pictures so...
I ONLY had brights when I pulled back on the stalk. Low beams worked per usual.
The way this switch works is that when in the 'neutral' position the plunger is pushed in just a little. You can see me pushing on it with my thumb some pictures down. When you pull the stalk back it pushes it in more and switches on the brights temporarily. When you push out on the stalk it lets off the plunger and connects the contacts, switching on the brights. The contacts for this were arcd and dirty so I took a file and some emory cloth and cleaned them up. Ta da, brights were in both directions again.
3 small screws hold the bottom plastic to the column. 2 larger screws hold the bottom to the top plastics. In order to get these off you'll need to pull the steering wheel. MINE DOES NOT HAVE AIR BAGS. There was one screw on the bottom and then two plastic tabs and the front pulls off. Then a 19mm socket to pull off the nut. I just popped off the steering wheel, you may need a puller.
I don't believe there is any reason to pull the stalk. If you do, I used some hi-vac grease to hold the detent in place to get it back together.
I ONLY had brights when I pulled back on the stalk. Low beams worked per usual.
The way this switch works is that when in the 'neutral' position the plunger is pushed in just a little. You can see me pushing on it with my thumb some pictures down. When you pull the stalk back it pushes it in more and switches on the brights temporarily. When you push out on the stalk it lets off the plunger and connects the contacts, switching on the brights. The contacts for this were arcd and dirty so I took a file and some emory cloth and cleaned them up. Ta da, brights were in both directions again.
3 small screws hold the bottom plastic to the column. 2 larger screws hold the bottom to the top plastics. In order to get these off you'll need to pull the steering wheel. MINE DOES NOT HAVE AIR BAGS. There was one screw on the bottom and then two plastic tabs and the front pulls off. Then a 19mm socket to pull off the nut. I just popped off the steering wheel, you may need a puller.
I don't believe there is any reason to pull the stalk. If you do, I used some hi-vac grease to hold the detent in place to get it back together.
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So interesting thing happened. This worked for a few days and then poof, it stopped.
I finally got around to re-installing the slee headlight harness. At first I had no brights in either direction and then POOF they worked again in both directions.
Beats me.
Good luck ya'll.
I finally got around to re-installing the slee headlight harness. At first I had no brights in either direction and then POOF they worked again in both directions.
Beats me.
Good luck ya'll.
gday mate
did you end up sorting this out? sorry i know it was a while back, but i just bought an 93 80 series and i am having the same issue
So I never did have another issue. I think I was fighting two different issues. I’d clean the contacts like I did above and replace the relay if that doesnt help.
I posted in this thread in 2010. It was the relays!
cheers, i pulled apart the switch, found no issues , i have ordered a relay lets hope its that
relays? theres only 1 yeah
So glad I found this thread. Had a similar problem in my 96 FJ 80. Checked all fuses, relays and was about to disassemble the steering wheel when I decided since I am going to replace the stalk I might as well try to pull the end off. I was able to pry the end of the stalk off and cleaned those contact points and voila, problem solved, for now...