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im from tx. i found out that my right low beam bulb does not wor . now can i get pulled over if i drive around without 1 headlight? i have foglights btw and i always use em...

 
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Yes you can get pulled over, and yes you can get a ticket for it. But most cops will tell you to fix it and give you a warning. But go get a new one and fix it, it takes less then a minute to replace a bulb in the headlight. Then you wont have to worry about getting pulled over.

 
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this sucks! i have piaa superwhites.. so now i have to replace the left headlight blub too(goin back to stock). which means i'd have to take the whole bumper again because my hand won't fit on that side... !@#@^&$%!#! thanks man!

 
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if your passenger side headlight is out they may let you go....but if your driver side is out they will give you a fix it ticket.

 
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you dont need to take your bumper off to replace a headlight. If you are changing it on the passanger side, your hand should fit in there, if it is the drivers side, just move the power steering resovior and you should have room. No need for bumper removal.

 
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No need to take off the whole bumper!! Read your Civic manual!! it'll give you instructions for replacing a headlight, or anyother life on your civic.

Edit: Misspelled "light"... doh!

 
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mr.modify: i didn't even notice that my bulb was busted. i only found out when i was pumping gas and i left my headlights on.

streetglower
lol.. didn't know that..i thought it was easier to take the bumber off rather than mess with the ish in the engine bay. but i have to reseal my left headlight anyway..

jciv03:
"im a hands on type of guy" i wait until i break somehting before i read the manual.. hahah!

thanks for the replies guys!

 
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just buy a new light bulb and call it quits

Injen

 
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Good stuff! Atleast you gain knowledge from hands-on experience. But i cant imagine a 75 year old man with civic sedan trying to take off his bumper just to change a blown headlight!

 
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my bulb's not busted but rather dim on the driver side it's not the fuse either, any ideas?

 
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You have some resistance in the wire somewhere. Your headlights run in a parellel circuit meaning that when one headlight goes out, the other will still work. Also your wiring to the headlight bulb has normal resistance in it, but right now there is some added resistance in the wiring usually cause by corrosion, or moisture somewhere. Best bet would be to get the wiring diagram for your car and locate the circuit for your headlights and go through to locate where the resistance is.

Hope that helps you. If it was the fuse, then neither of your headlights would work.

Also check your ground for a loose or corroded connection to the headlights.