headlite problem

Richard, We need to know what kind of truck. FYI you should not post in CAPS, it makes it hard to read and also means you're SCREAMING!

It's a Ford, built in July of '98. Didn't you hear him say that, I heard him from clear over here.

One, stop YELLING. It hurts my eyes to read this stuff.

Two, I'm confused. Do the lights (not lites) turn off if the High Beams are off, or do the lights remain on in High Beam Mode even when the Low Beams are selected.

If you select the Low Beams and the lights go off, then the head lamps are probably burnt out. It is rare that both would go out at the same time, but lots of people will drive for weeks on a burn out lamp, and not notice until the other one burns out.

You can remove the head lamp bulbs from inside the eingine bay. They will have a clippy thing or take a quarter turn to release. The bulb has a number on it, like 9004, 9007, 9056, etc. Whatever the number is, go to the store and get two more just like it. WalMart has them, as do all autoparts stores. There are several varieties of bulbs with the same number, get which ever variety that cranks your chain. I like the Silver Star bulbs the best. They are pricey, but I really like the light spectrum they deliver. Resist the temptation to buy blue lights because I don't like them. If you match the number on your bulbs to the number on the new bulbs, you can't go physically wrong -- even if the spectrum or color sucks. The number defines the way the lamps fit ...

When installing the new bulbs DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS with your fingers. The oil on your skin will destroy the glass in a matter of a few minutes, hours if you are lucky -- these bulbs should last years, so "lucky" is optomistic. If you happen to touch the glass, then you must wash it with alcohol and a cotton pad, or at least a tissue soaked in alcohol.

It's "engine" not "eingine." like them. If you match the number on your bulbs to the number on the new