Headlight bulb question - appears intact doesn't work

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by squirrely, Jul 30, 2004.

  1. squirrely

    squirrely Guest

    Drivers side bulb works
    Passenger out

    Pulled both bulbs, and both appear to be intact

    Didn't scrape or sand contact, but no apparent corrosion

    Any board experience with problem like this?

    S70 1998
     
    squirrely, Jul 30, 2004
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  2. squirrely

    Mike F Guest

    Try swapping them from side to side. The original type bulbs had heat
    related problems, you can get new sockets that use the old 1157 type
    bulbs for free from the dealer.

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

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    Mike F, Jul 30, 2004
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  3. squirrely

    Mike F Guest

    Oops, nothing like reading properly - the advice I gave was for the turn
    signals.
    Headlight bulbs sometimes fail and the filament appears intact. Does
    the high beam on that side work? You can also swap bulbs from high beam
    to low beam, they're the same. Each low beam uses a different wire from
    the headlight relay, that's the next thing to check.

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    NOTE: new address!!
    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, Jul 30, 2004
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  4. squirrely

    G Klein Guest

    Try switching bulbs from each side if the bulb that is out still does not
    work then you have a bad bulb change both of them

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    Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001.
    The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life
    aiding in the initial rescue efforts. And I will never forget them as long
    as I live,
    nor should any American.
    "Mow Green"
     
    G Klein, Jul 30, 2004
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  5. squirrely

    squirrely Guest

    thanks Mike & G Klein

    going to try that switch no
     
    squirrely, Jul 31, 2004
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