so now i have a wiring problem
so now i have a wiring problem
i took the bubl out, and it looked toasted, put a new one in, and nothing... all the fuses are good, and now my DRL wont even go on .. what could be the problem and where do i start ? help i need my lighs to see
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do your highbeams work? there was a recall about the headlight switch melting and causing this problem. If yours has not been replaced you should take it to a dealer to check out and fix for free.
BE CAREFUL and don't play around too much with that headlight switch for now........
if the case worsen, it might burn the wiring harness.....somewhere you can't tell.....
be sure to check the recall for your car....and make sure the switch is OK.....it's a bit hard though....
GL man..
if the case worsen, it might burn the wiring harness.....somewhere you can't tell.....
be sure to check the recall for your car....and make sure the switch is OK.....it's a bit hard though....
GL man..
yes it is only happening on one side, i called there dealership and there is no out standing recalls on my car. the turn signal works and i can turn on the parking lights, but nite lights and high beams dont work on one side. i dont really care much about the DRL but i want my lights so i can see at nite .. duh
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Originally Posted by scarypunk
yes it is only happening on one side, i called there dealership and there is no out standing recalls on my car. the turn signal works and i can turn on the parking lights, but nite lights and high beams dont work on one side. i dont really care much about the DRL but i want my lights so i can see at nite .. duh
And what aftermarket headlights do you have?
Also I know you said your light originally burnt out in another thread, and I need to know if everything was working all correctly before you put in this new bulb?
i have sonar projectors the turn light works and that bulb that is with it (same houing) works. high beams and low beams work.
pulled out to see if it was the build and it looks shot, put a new one in.. and nothing.
pulled out to see if it was the build and it looks shot, put a new one in.. and nothing.
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I have some wiring for info for headlights and also certain Canada models that use DRL (not sure what year or body style) PM with E-Mail and I will send them to you. The circuits should be quite simple to trouble-shoot.
i went out and picked up 2 more lights for the nite. but now one of them is dim ( NOT THE SIDE THAT WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM) but the other side. and it seems every bulb is lite up now..
its very weird
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sounds to me like you have a bad wire, or you have a bad headlight wire harness(where the headlight housing hooks into the back of the housing and runs to the battery). Just take it to honda if still under warranty.
one leadlight is dim
what the heck is wrong here .. .. the head light is all dim, even the highbeam and everything.. may be a grounding issure, but where does the headlight ground ? .. ive been searching everywhere
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just buy a new wire harness. all plug and play and your lights will be brighter than stock
You might have a defective combo switch thats causin the problem. There was a recall for that.
You might have a defective combo switch thats causin the problem. There was a recall for that. Registered!!
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I merged your 2 threads together.
Well from when I helped you out last night, we pretty much eliminated the fact that your projecter harness was the problem. that why I had you unhook the projector harness from the factory harness and install and OEM bulb in the factory harness and see if it is still dim and you said yes.
Go to the store and buy a multimeter, thats really how you are going to figure out where the problem is coming from. You need to see what kind of voltage you are getting at the headlight. that will tell me what is going on in your headlight circuit.
And as gearbox said, it could be traced up to a bad combo switch.
Well from when I helped you out last night, we pretty much eliminated the fact that your projecter harness was the problem. that why I had you unhook the projector harness from the factory harness and install and OEM bulb in the factory harness and see if it is still dim and you said yes.
Go to the store and buy a multimeter, thats really how you are going to figure out where the problem is coming from. You need to see what kind of voltage you are getting at the headlight. that will tell me what is going on in your headlight circuit.
And as gearbox said, it could be traced up to a bad combo switch.
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Originally Posted by scarypunk
what is a combo siwtch, ill got buy a multimetre now.
But yes a mulitmeter would help out alot. it will tell you were to start looking for problems at.
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