HELP - Hi Beams work but low beams don't?
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HELP - Hi Beams work but low beams don't?
My car has 4 headlights, 2 on one side & 2 lenses on the other side. Are the hi beams and the low beams in the same lens, the inside lens? If the Hi beams work, but the low beams do not, just a very low glow not enough to drive with, what should I be looking for? I checked the fuses and they look good and have also replaced the relay in the engine comp fuse box. Thanks
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shula, if you are handy with a multimeter, we can do some voltage measurements to get you down to proving a faulty component. But, as Brutal said, the plugs on the back of the headlight bulbs are notorious for causing problems. So, that is probably a good place to start. Just a word of caution though, take it easy with the headlight housings. if you push on the internals of the headlights too much, you can break the self leveling pieces and then your lights will point towards the ground. This normally results in having to buy new headlight assemblies. This can get expensive. I don't want to deter you from doing your own work, but better to learn from the mistakes of others than make the mistake yourself.
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