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headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the ground.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:29 pm
by norcal pinz
one of my headlights barely comes on and the other one works perfectly i have the kind with the little bulb on the inside
I already cleaned all the ground wires and its still not working i even tried another wiring set i had from my other truck .
On the bad side the light barely comes on and the little light doesn't work at all ,when i put the high beams on it shuts off completely????
how do i test this? i don't have a voltmeter but if i did what do i need to look for ?? thanks guys.
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:38 pm
by cruzoropeza
Check voltage and resistance
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:28 pm
by krick3tt
When you get the wiring figured out buy two new bulbs, replace both fronts and keep the good one that you
take out as a spare. I had a very nice highway patrolman in NM stop and ask if I knew my right front light
was out. Of course I did not but if I had a spare I could have fixed it there on the spot.
I now keep a spare at all times. Even keep spare tail light bulbs, hard to see a pinz from the rear at night.
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:01 am
by norcal pinz
i already tried it with a new bulb , same dim light. im thinking about getting a voltmeter tomorrow and testing it .
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:25 am
by cruzoropeza
yeah get a voltmeter it will always come in handy, im thinking that maybe your power is being slightly grounded somewhere down the line could be the light housing have you tried switching the light housing from one side to the other?
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:51 am
by pcolette
Is this on the Pinz you recently changed the 3-way headlight plug on? Any chance it's a bad plug?
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:45 am
by norcal pinz
cruzoropeza wrote:yeah get a voltmeter it will always come in handy, im thinking that maybe your power is being slightly grounded somewhere down the line could be the light housing have you tried switching the light housing from one side to the other?
thats a good idea im going to try that
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:48 am
by norcal pinz
pcolette wrote:Is this on the Pinz you recently changed the 3-way headlight plug on? Any chance it's a bad plug?
yes i bought two new 3way plugs from a local shop so i dont think its that.
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:10 pm
by krick3tt
I bought an expensive volt meter from Radio Shack, thought...why not get into at least the 20th century.
My old one, that I had for 25 years (with dial and needle readout) just quit. Had to take the digital one
back (really had trouble with the learning curve) and get an inexpensive one like my old one...now I'm
good. It even has a beep to test for continuity.
Very handy tool.
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:40 pm
by cruzoropeza
Continuity come in handy to test grounded circuits
Re: headlights one is dim ,already checked/cleaned the grou
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:11 pm
by norcal pinz
didn't work on my headlights today instead i worked on the doors and taillights and of course the taillights are wacky too the turn signals work but that's about it.
