lights

[mollett89]

ok well i was cruisin home and had my lights on dims and all the sudden they quit so i looked at my taillight and it still works turned on my brights and cruised the rest of the way home and brughts still work what would cause this

[mollett89]

well now my brights dont work tail light still does so that would mean its not my regulator right any help would be greatly apprieceted

[fastcar01]

Well is your tail light the correct brightness? If it is the frist thing I would check is the headlight switch. I have had this go bad one of my sleds. You will want to first verify power is getting to the switch, check that. I am not sure how the switch ties in there, but it should be pretty easy to check. After that you will have to check all the wiring. I don;t think it is too likely, but you can check the bulb sockets for corrosion, but this would most likely only affect one light, not both. I guess go ahead and check your stator ohms also. Doubtful, but check it, could have a weak lighting coil. I can't think of anything else it would be. When you give it gas, does the tail light really vary in brightness, if it is excessive, I wouldn't rule out that regulator.

 

My first guess is a broke wire, following by a bad switch, check those things first.

[ssanddemon]

I'm guessing the regulator took a crap or got unplugged (blue wire to the little silver box behind the coolant bottle) and is burning up the bulbs.

[Justintoxicated]

sounds like blown bulbs, but if you think its because it is your voltage regulator you will need a DMM to diagnose it.

[mollett89]

well the headligt bulbs are blown the tail is not and when i rev it doesnt dim and get bright so would that mean its a short or somthing in the wiring or would that be the regulator and where can i get one of these regulators and how much do they cost