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    shsvoboda Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 30, 2009, 01:08 PM
    Headlights won't come on, just parking lights in 2002 impala
    I've got a 2002 impala and the headlights won't come on. The daytime running work and I can even pull on the bright light knob and they will come on but the headlights don't do anything. Any ideas?
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    Mar 30, 2009, 01:30 PM

    Low beam headlights are likely burned out. Try replacing the bulbs.
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    Mar 30, 2009, 03:18 PM
    That was the first thing we tried
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    Mar 30, 2009, 03:23 PM

    . Check all underdash and underhood fuses with a test light or multimeter:

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-t...tml#post252145

    . Check/replace combination light switch. This is the most likely culprit.
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    Mar 30, 2009, 06:39 PM

    Some cars have separate fuses for the high and low beam. That fuse is probably in the engine compartment if it does.

    I have a 2000 repair manual that I can look in.
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    Mar 30, 2009, 07:50 PM

    Look for the Headlamp relay underhood.
    Replace it.
    Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) and flash-to-pass don't go through that relay. Only when you switch on headlamps do they power through that relay. I don't like how they did this, but they stopped asking me how to do things since I retired last fall.
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