Thanks! I'm inclined to agree--if there was a bad (corroded) connection, there should be resistance and a voltage drop at the headlights. To be sure, I should double check with a voltmeter, but judging by the brightness of all four bulbs, I can't imagine there's much, if any, drop.
I'm still waiting for that dimmer switch to arrive, and will give you an update once I install it. Even though I have to wait, it's often easier to mail order old car parts than go to the local auto parts store. Ask for parts on anything over 20 years old, and you get the deer frozen in the headlights look. Either that, or the brush-off because it requires going back to a BOOK instead of looking it up on the computer.
Guess that's part of the challenge, hunting down those parts. Jay Leno once put it well--he likes driving cars where it's a major accomplishment just arriving at the destination. Ever read his column in Popular Mechanics? Jay's one celebrity I'd love to talk to (well, also Melissa Joan Hart or Courtney Cox, but I digress). Jay's one of the few Hollywood types who's still a regular guy.
Joe
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