got a very STRANGE question Options

[pflau]

ok I know this is gonna be really messed up.. but I got a question..

I've owned my 6gc for like 7 years now and all of a sudden I am not sure if my headlight stake is working.

so my question is: when the headlight is OFF when you pull on the stake you flash high beam.. but what is supposed to happen when you PUSH the stake in??? is it supposed to do NOTHING or does it turn on HIGHBEAM??? I could not find the answer in the manual!! I could've sworn that should turn on highbeam and now it's broke.

yes after owning this car for 7 years I don't remember how the headlight is supposed to operate!

[Chanh55]

If you pull it flashes the High Beam till you release.
If you push it turns on the High Beam till you pull it back.

[brianforster]

im pretty sure that if the headlights are off pushing the stick forward or pulling it back will do nothing either way

[pflau]

so Im not the only guy who is not sure how the headlight stick is supposed to work.. I'm sure pulling it while it's off would turn on the high beam because you do that to "flash to pass".. but the question is what if you push it forth does it turn on the high beam and make it stay on??

[jgreening]

Out of curiosity, why is this important?

If you want your high beams on, just turn them on.

If you don't want your high beams on, leave them off.

As I see it, it doesn't matter what happens when the lights are off and the high beam switch is on.

[Stu37363]

pushing it forward wont do anything with the lights off, if the lights are on then pushing it forward will turn your brights on

[lil_lissa]

yep just tried this yesterday
if the lights aren't turned on, pulling the high beam stick won't do anything
only if your lights are on will it flash

[brianforster]

yep just tried this yesterday
if the lights aren't turned on, pulling the high beam stick won't do anything
only if your lights are on will it flash

woo i was right

[95celgt]

both my celicas flash all 4 lights even when they are off, and when the car is turned off as well///

[pflau]

yep just tried this yesterday
if the lights aren't turned on, pulling the high beam stick won't do anything
only if your lights are on will it flash

oh no your light stick is broken!! or maybe it's because yours a 97 while mine is a 98?? I can certainly flash to pass without having to switch on the headlights first.

in any case the real point of my original post is not so much whether the light stick is supposed to work but rather after driving the car for so many years and through so many miles we (as evident by these posts) still cannot say with certainity how one of the most important controls in our car is supposed to operate.. at least not without checking.. and I thought I was the only one!!

[lil_lissa]

^^^ i HAVE checked! lol mine doesn't do anything if they aren't on... i have my lights on whenever i'm driving the car though because we're supposed to have daytime running lights anyways, so mine are always turned on no matter what. but just the other day in my driveway i tested it out, and it didn't do anything unless they were turned on!

[hurley97]

for me if everythings off and i pull to flash all four lights come on but if i push to stay on nothing happens

[im sure of that]

[tomazws]

for most Toyotas:

While low beams are OFF:
Push stick forward (stick will stay in that position, but high beam won't come on)
Pull stick backward (stick will not stay in that position, you'll have to hold on to the stick, though there will be high beams)