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2016-02-29 20:11:14
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Driver headlight issue
Hey guys I tried searching but all the problems were just simple I think mine is more different.

But about a week ago we had severe heavy rain storms back to back. The following night of the last storm I noticed my headlight was on but the high beam light was indicated that my high beams were on, in which they weren't. 2 seconds later it was off. The following night I turn my lights on & my driver headlight was out, figured it got burned out from the water I replaced the bulb & nothing. My high beam light is still on. Should I replace the fuse or is this wire the culprit ?





It's a 93 b13 ser if that helps
2016-02-29 20:53:06
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Yeah, you shouldn't have loose wires. A bad connection will either be intermittent, or not supply enough juice to light the bulb, a poor connection to the headlights will also get hot much more quickly, burn the insulation, cause worse problems.

Go to the junkyard or your local auto parts store and get a replacement connector, that one has had it.

Strip the wires back, and give them a good solid braid. Usually what I do is divide the wire bundle in two, braid half of one to half of the other, then braid those two together. This tends to hold pretty well. Then use a good quality of electrical tape to seal it up.

You can also use a butt connector, but if you don't crimp those right the wires can come loose later.
Last edited by jimbo_se-r on 2016-02-29 at 20-54-14.
2016-02-29 22:19:15
#3
Originally Posted by jimbo_se-r
Yeah, you shouldn't have loose wires. A bad connection will either be intermittent, or not supply enough juice to light the bulb, a poor connection to the headlights will also get hot much more quickly, burn the insulation, cause worse problems.

Go to the junkyard or your local auto parts store and get a replacement connector, that one has had it.

Strip the wires back, and give them a good solid braid. Usually what I do is divide the wire bundle in two, braid half of one to half of the other, then braid those two together. This tends to hold pretty well. Then use a good quality of electrical tape to seal it up.

You can also use a butt connector, but if you don't crimp those right the wires can come loose later.


or solder and heatshrink tubing
2016-03-01 20:58:54
#4
Great I'll try & tackle it this weekend. By any chance is there a headlight wire diagram? I barely wire anything & would hate to practice on this & mess it up even more
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