Headlight switch...

[a_bartle]

Hey, on a 1985 Cutlass Supreme, is the headlight switch illuminated at night? Mine is dark, so I was wondering if I have a burned out bulb...

Thanks....

 

[mheath717]

If you are talking about the actual 3-button switch on the left side of the dash, then no. It is just a plastic switch with no lighting.

 

[FE3X CLONE]

The lettering on the switch isn't illuminated but there is a fiber optic light that illuminuates the area around the switch. There's a small bulb behind the dash (I think its a 194 style) that feeds a fiber optic cable that runs up to the headlight switch area.

Apparently its pretty typical for these to either burnout or the fiber optic cable to come loose. I know mine hadn't worked for years and thought there wasn't supposed to be any illuminuation until a person told me about the bulb behind the dash.

 

[jordanfr13]

Where exactly is that bulb located? I could seem to find anything like that on my '82 cutlass..

 

[jordanfr13]

Anyone?

 

[FE3X CLONE]

Should be up under the dash somwhere below where the headlight swtich it located.

 

[dan2286]

I believe it is a white housing that completely encloses the bulb. Not sure if it is connected to anything or of it is just hanging there. You can try looking for a black wire looking connected to the switch assembly and following it back.

 

[joeairforce]

I WAS gonna take a pic to show what it looks like when the bulb works......... But the cars battery is deader than a doornail...... 🙁

 

[79loserbluebu]

Yeah we took my dad's apart and the fiber optic cable was sitting there but not where it was supposed to be. They like to pop out. It's a very dim light though IDK if it's supposed to be a little brighter but I could barely tell.

 

[jordanfr13]

Please take a picture when you get the chance..I'm very curious what to look for, because I haven't been able to see mine