1984 Cadillac El Dorado headlights not working

1984 CADILLAC ELDORADO
80,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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AMYDOELADYBIRD
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my headlights didnt turn on the other night....i have the twiilight sentineal...they dont turn on even with that off and pullling out the manual knob. ive heard of a relay swith and a fuse...looked in the fuses under the lefthand side of the dash... cant find anything there... oh the brights also turn on by the way.... not sure what to do short of take it to cadillac but i reallly dont want to if its just a fuse!!! can anyone help? also is there more than one fuse box? thank you!!
Apr 28, 2008 at 3:32 PM
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[quote:e9148574f5="amydoeladybird"]Electrical problem
1984 Cadillac El Dorado V8 Front Wheel Drive Automatic 80,000 miles
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my headlights didnt turn on the other night....i have the twiilight sentineal...they dont turn on even with that off and pullling out the manual knob. ive heard of a relay swith and a fuse...looked in the fuses under the lefthand side of the dash... cant find anything there... oh the brights also turn on by the way.... not sure what to do short of take it to cadillac but i reallly dont want to if its just a fuse!!! can anyone help? also is there more than one fuse box? thank you!![/quote:e9148574f5]

did you try a new headlight? ck them for power and ground, if both are there then buy headlights
Apr 28, 2008 at 3:46 PM
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