Most cars actually have two dimmer switches which work in different ways.
Bright light switch on floor of car.
Carefully pull the courtesy light switch from the recess in which it sits.
The floorboard area was wide open perfect for the floor mounted switches as they could also be made larger and more durable.
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Using a screwdriver or socket and ratchet remove the screw that holds the courtesy light switch in place.
Another dimmer switch controls the headlights switching them between extremely bright high beams bright low beams and dimmer parking lights.
I remember the switch on my dad s 63 buick lesabre used to be a real pain to stomp on.
The headlight switch commonly referred to as the dimmer switch is the electronic switch that is responsible for controlling the vehicle s headlight functions.
Set screw to the side in a place that it wonâ t get lost.
Anyone remember or know when the first american made cars switched from the floor bright light button that you had to step on to the switch on the steering column now generally interconnected with the turn signal lever.
I think the first car i remember with a column dimmer switch was a 1971 pontiac grand prix.
However not all vehicles made the transition at the same time.
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My 1978 oldsmobile cutlass had the dimmer switch on the column.
The headlight switch commonly referred to as the dimmer switch is the electronic switch that is responsible for controlling the vehicle s headlight functions.
Pull courtesy light switch from its recess.
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Car owners would enjoy the floor mounted switch for the next 50 years.
When a major re design of a vehicle was done then the dimmer switch changed as well.