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Old Jul 13, 2020
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Passenger side headlight wont turn on.

Just changed the bulb and still nothing. I uninstalled the headlight assembly to polish the plastic and seal it because condensation was fogging it up. The car was outside for a few days and I wrapped the bulbs into a ziploc and ziptied them to keep rain out as the car was sitting outside.

Could water have gotten into the tertinals? Battery wasn't hooked up as I was installing a new clutch and the transmission was out of the car along with the battery. I also sprayed some electrical cleaner into the bulb terminal and then hit it with some air duster and still nothing.

Fuses were fine. I checked the right and left headlight fuses in the fuse box under the hood.

Any help is much appreciated!
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Re: Passenger side headlight wont turn on.

Do you have a meter? Verify voltage at the headlight connector. Swap bulbs left/right and see what works then.
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Re: Passenger side headlight wont turn on.

Did a read and they were both getting voltage. The problem ended up being a loose negative connector in the plastic plug on the harness. I jammed it back up in its cubby and got a light again.

Thanks for your help!
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Re: Passenger side headlight wont turn on.

Never mind. Not out of the woods yet. Now the car battery is dead for some reason. Could I have ****ed something up? I left the plug off of my map sensor today. Could that of created a draw?
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Re: Passenger side headlight wont turn on.

How old is the battery?
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Re: Passenger side headlight wont turn on.

It was late when I found the issue. Terminals on the battery were loose. Quick tighten and it started right up.

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