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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951381 - 07/16/15 10:37 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Bare hands aren't going to blow out the bulb. Just look at the damn filament and see if it is broken. Also, get cheaper bulbs. The more expensive ones are designed for intensity, not longevity. I was shocked last time I was buying headlight bulbs that the $9 ones were rated for 1,000 hours and the $20 ones were rated for 100.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: koods]
    #21951404 - 07/16/15 10:43 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

the initial bulb that was having the issues was busted. i still swapped them out and after doing so both stopped working.

yeah, i was def going with the cheaper bulbs...


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951412 - 07/16/15 10:45 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

My guess would be a short, when you put the good bulb on the side that had the short, which probably blew the original bulb, it probably blew the other one too.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: PLURAL]
    #21951424 - 07/16/15 10:48 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

How would a short blow a bulb?


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Re: headlight issues [Re: koods]
    #21951437 - 07/16/15 10:51 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Take a light fixture, strip the two wires, turn it on, touch the two wires together, and let me know what happens.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: koods] * 1
    #21951442 - 07/16/15 10:53 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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How would a short blow a bulb?


:canthelpbutlaugh: Koods stay on the race threads. :rolleyes:


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Re: headlight issues [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21951451 - 07/16/15 10:56 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

theres 2 white wires and 1 black (common?)

one of the whites is shaved a tiny little bit which has the bare wire showing. maybe a pea size...

the wire with the shaved wire is on the original side with the issue.

could this be the culprit? could this blow the bulbs?


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Re: headlight issues [Re: PLURAL]
    #21951493 - 07/16/15 11:08 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Take a light fixture, strip the two wires, turn it on, touch the two wires together, and let me know what happens.



Didn't answer the question. How does that blow the bulb? Koods ain't no dumbass.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21951497 - 07/16/15 11:10 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Take a light fixture, strip the two wires, turn it on, touch the two wires together, and let me know what happens.




Yeah, explain to me how that burns out the bulb. You shirt out the wires leading to the bulb, and the bulb gets very little current. How does that burn out the bulb? Burning out the bulb means the filament has broken.

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How would a short blow a bulb?


:canthelpbutlaugh: Koods stay on the race threads. :rolleyes:



Sure. One thing I know well is electrical circuits. So again, how does a short blow out a bulb? It will blow out the fuse, maybe melt the wire. The bulb will be fine.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951520 - 07/16/15 11:18 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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theres 2 white wires and 1 black (common?)

one of the whites is shaved a tiny little bit which has the bare wire showing. maybe a pea size...

the wire with the shaved wire is on the original side with the issue.

could this be the culprit? could this blow the bulbs?




There is nothing you could do to the circuit to burn out the bulb without adding another battery. The bulb already is taking the full current from the battery, and the filament provides the resistance in the circuit. Headlights are usually controlled by a relay. If you shorted out the wires in the circuit after the relay, you would probably destroy the contacts in the relay if the fuse didn't blow first.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: koods]
    #21951540 - 07/16/15 11:23 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

1. User manual
2. Fuse box
3. Switch burnt fuse

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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951544 - 07/16/15 11:24 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Not Responding said:
theres 2 white wires and 1 black (common?)

one of the whites is shaved a tiny little bit which has the bare wire showing. maybe a pea size...

the wire with the shaved wire is on the original side with the issue.

could this be the culprit? could this blow the bulbs?


This post is Racist 2 whites one black. But seriously Op you probably have what is called a dead short My X gfs daughter had that happen on her car and I went through 3 sets of bulbs and finally took it to the garage I use and he put 2 guys on it and it still took 2 guys 3 hours to find it. And yes Koods a short will burn out a bulb.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21951554 - 07/16/15 11:29 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

A short will make a bulb not light, but there is no physical damage to the bulb. You're just gonna have to take my word for it. Building electrical circuits and gadgets is my hobby.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951612 - 07/16/15 11:40 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Since it doesn't seem like you're mechanically inclined, maybe I should explain how to properly check for a blown fuse because that is most likely your issue.

You can't just take a gander at your fusebox and think "well, everything looks alright."

What you need to do is first check the fusebox inside the car (probably by your left foot or under the dash).
The cover of the fusebox should have a little "map" of which fuse is which. Once you find the one that corresponds to your headlights, pull it out.

You'll most likely need to use needle-nose pliers to pull the fuse out but you might get it with your fingers. Either way, once you have it in your hand look at the piece of metal inside the plastic part of the fuse. If that little wire isn't fully connected (blown), then just buy one of the exact same size and amperage (the number on the fuse) and plug it in. Problem solved.

There is also a fusebox in your engine bay which may have the blown fuse, and for that one the "map" will most likely be in your owner's manual but could also be on the door/cover itself. Same process here as with the inside fusebox.

Good luck.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: kr0nik0]
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Re: headlight issues [Re: koods]
    #21951660 - 07/16/15 11:49 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

I think we are all getting a little ahead of ourselves. OP needs to buy new bulbs and install them. Pretty good chance that's all that needs to be done.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: koraks]
    #21951749 - 07/16/15 12:11 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Take a light fixture, strip the two wires, turn it on, touch the two wires together, and let me know what happens.



Didn't answer the question. How does that blow the bulb? Koods ain't no dumbass.



How? I don't know, I am a dumbass.

I'm just going off of what actually happens in real life.

I'm also going off of AC, but I've put in plenty of lights, fucked something up, bare wire touching metal box, accidentally crossed wires, whatever, and it definitely can, and often does, blow the bulb.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: PLURAL]
    #21951766 - 07/16/15 12:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

The short can melt/burn 12 gauge copper wire, why people think it can't burn a filament, which is a much higher(meaning thinner) gauge,  is beyond me.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: PLURAL]
    #21951810 - 07/16/15 12:23 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

A light bulb is already connected to the full power delivered by the circuit. Shorting out the circuit just reduces the current to the bulb. Shorting out the circuit appears to the bulb as if somebody had just switched the power off.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: PLURAL]
    #21951843 - 07/16/15 12:30 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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The short can melt/burn 12 gauge copper wire, why people think it can't burn a filament, which is a much higher(meaning thinner) gauge,  is beyond me.



Because the current in case of a short flows through the shortcut (hence its name) and bypass the bulb. Without any significant induction in the circuit, even if the short is broken it won't result in a power surge through the bulb.


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