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Re: headlight issues [Re: koraks]
#21951938 - 07/16/15 12:51 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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All I'm saying is I've seen it happen, idk why it happens
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Re: headlight issues [Re: PLURAL] 1
#21952242 - 07/16/15 02:25 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Fine Koods is right a short won't burn out a bulb it would be like a virgin birth. I'll save all the bulbs that do that from now on and when they are 33 years old I'll crucify them. But for now let's get back to OP's problem.
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could it be a bad headlight switch? it sits under the steering wheel.
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Not Responding said: could it be a bad headlight switch? it sits under the steering wheel.
That could be a possibility. Did you check the things that were already suggested?
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I would think if the switch were the problem you wouldn't be getting current down the line near the bulbs, which didn't you say multimeter said you were?
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Re: headlight issues [Re: koods]
#21969705 - 07/20/15 08:25 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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koods said: 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.
surely the gloves myth is a result of big latex being in bed with the halogen industrial complex
http://www.napaonline.com/KnowHow/headlamp-replacement.aspx
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I'm almost certain that in cars that take sealedbeam bulbs there's no reason to wear gloves while installing. They'll work just fine when handled with bare hands IME.
Do all cars nowadays using composite bulbs (that need to be handled with gloves)?
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Re: headlight issues [Re: kr0nik0]
#21969786 - 07/20/15 08:49 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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i took the car to a friends house who knows quite a bit about cars. he pulled out some device with two wires that had a bulb on the end and was testing the lights while i switched from high to low.
he wasnt getting any readings what so ever. he then suggested that it might be the switch itself.
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Re: headlight issues [Re: kr0nik0]
#21969788 - 07/20/15 08:50 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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sealed beams are obsolete, manufacturers pretty much stopped using them in the mid 90s with a few exceptions, damn near everything produced in the last 20 years now takes a halogen bulb
keep in mind koods comes here to ask for care advice
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koods said: 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.
surely the gloves myth is a result of big latex being in bed with the halogen industrial complex
http://www.napaonline.com/KnowHow/headlamp-replacement.aspx
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Bare hands cause the glass to fail over a long period of time. It's not going to blow the bulb out as soon as he plugs it in, which was the context of my comment.
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Not Responding said: i took the car to a friends house who knows quite a bit about cars. he pulled out some device with two wires that had a bulb on the end and was testing the lights while i switched from high to low.
he wasnt getting any readings what so ever. he then suggested that it might be the switch itself.
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Or a short. Or the wiring. What leads him to think it's the switch itself?
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Re: headlight issues [Re: Shroomism]
#21972009 - 07/20/15 06:03 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm not exactly sure, but cars are his thing. He has a fully functional shop and works on peoples cars for a living and has done so for decades. He's never been wrong before and has always been able to fix whatever the problem may be. The only down side is he lives an hour out from me. Its hard to get out there at times.
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Not Responding said: i took the car to a friends house who knows quite a bit about cars. he pulled out some device with two wires that had a bulb on the end and was testing the lights while i switched from high to low.
he wasnt getting any readings what so ever. he then suggested that it might be the switch itself.

Well now you have it narrowed down to some where between the switch and the bulb there is a short so go from the relays back. It could be a bad wire or relay or something as simple as a piece of dirt caught in the switch. Electrical problems are a bitch to diagnose in person let alone online.
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Multimeter makes that diagnosis a breaze
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Re: headlight issues [Re: rackem]
#21972116 - 07/20/15 06:21 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Where abouts can I test with the meter?
I can get in there tomorrow before I buy the switch...
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Check for power to the switch check for ground and take the switch out turn it to ion position assuming its a ground regulated switch and test the resistance do all this after you check the fuse
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2009 Kia Rio LX
that seems to be your problem right there
serious man, whyd you get a KIA?
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Re: headlight issues [Re: danielx]
#21972167 - 07/20/15 06:29 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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You really can't talk shit about late 2000 kias like you could in the 90s
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kr0nik0 said: It finally happened! OP is Michelle Depamma!
:shcokedpussy: ( he meant )
Always keep an eye on your headlight fluid, kids. This is some serious shit.
break fluid was topped off when i got the oil replaced in exhaust pipe.
your not supposed to put oil in your exhaust pipe
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