one headlight EXTREMELY dim...
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i replaced my headlight bulb in my projector (h3 bulb) and then realized the driver side one was going to be hard to get to and it was late, so i put the old bulb back in cuz i didn't want non-matching lights and it was really really dim. then i put the new bulb in again and it was the same! I don't know what to do cuz now i'm driving around with one good light and one that is almost not even on. PLEASE HELP!
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it usually a grounding issue. check your factory ground and also the connector plug that fits the new headlight.
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i've gone through and unplugged the headlight itself and plugged it back in, also the factory plug into the headlight assembly plug and they both seem to be alright...how do i find the factory ground?
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I had the same problem, and it turned out to be the bulb. If you look at the bulb you will have two distinct hot wires inside of it that give off light, one of those are probably bad. At least that is what it was with mine. Of course I didnt have the problem with multiple bulbs. Other than that i would listen to gearbox, he seems to know what hes talking about most of the time! ;-)
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just got that problem yesterday...tried getting a new bulb and same problem.i dont think its my fuse though. how can i get more ground to the bulb (assuming its the issue)?
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