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headlight issues
    #21951101 - 07/16/15 09:31 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

a quick run down...

2009 Kia Rio LX

last night i noticed my front driver side headlight was out so this morning i swapped bulbs to see if it was a bulb issue or something more.

once i swapped i hit the lights and neither of the lights came on. i swapped bulbs again so they were back in their original places and still no lights.

i went from having 1 good light to 0 good lights. the only thing working up front is the turning signals...

any ideas?

the first initial bulb that was having issues did have a broken connection, but this doesnt explain why both lights no longer work.

just to be clear, high and low do not work on either side, but last night the front passenger low and high did work.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding] * 1
    #21951111 - 07/16/15 09:34 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Check fuses


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Mental Taco]
    #21951116 - 07/16/15 09:35 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

i looked in the fuse box behind the battery and under the dash, but i couldnt find the correct fuse...


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Mental Taco]
    #21951123 - 07/16/15 09:37 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Check fuses


That and there is also a fuse/relay box under the hood so check that too. :thumbup: EDIT google the problem and tou can probably get the diagrams of the fuse boxes on line if they are not on the box covers. Did you try the high beams?


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Re: headlight issues [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21951181 - 07/16/15 09:53 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

i couldnt find any related fuses to the HLs in the fuse box under the hood, and the fuse in the box under the dash seemed fine, but who knows...

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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951220 - 07/16/15 10:00 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Take a multimeter make sure you are getting juice up there. If the cars an 09 i wouldnt think it to be a bad wire..... So the car starts and runs fine? This is a dumb question but just asking is your battery dead? Have you recently replaced the bulb fixtures or messed with any wiring or connects that deal with the headlight? Were you careful not to touch the bulbs when you put them in. I use gloves cuz i heard that the oil and shit from your hands can fuck em up.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951231 - 07/16/15 10:03 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Just start at the bulb and see if the highbeams work then check the wires and conectors and work backwards from there. It's kind of hard to diagnose a car problem on a forum So if you get stuck post what you have done up to that point and there are enough car people here that they can probably point you in the right direction.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Mental Taco]
    #21951238 - 07/16/15 10:03 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

everything else is working fine on the car. i can hook my meter up and see if im getting proper voltage.

i have not messed with the lights at all until this morning, but i was not careful while touching the bulbs themselves. didnt thinking about the oils and dirt...

wouldnt the other 2 bulbs work though? there are 2 main bulbs on each side. the passenger side had both bulbs working before i swapped them. now, nothing...


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Re: headlight issues [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21951240 - 07/16/15 10:04 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Just start at the bulb and see if the highbeams work then check the wires and conectors and work backwards from there. It's kind of hard to diagnose a car problem on a forum So if you get stuck post what you have done up to that point and there are enough car people here that they can probably point you in the right direction.




im going to go back out there here in a minute and start over. ill keep yall posted.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951295 - 07/16/15 10:18 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Replace both bulbs. Often if one goes, the other follows soon after especially if it's subjected to mechanical stress (taking it out and putting it back in e.g.). Odds are everything will be fine. Measure the filaments on the bulbs if you want to be certain they're broken.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding] * 3
    #21951296 - 07/16/15 10:18 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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2009 Kia Rio LX






that seems to be your problem right there


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21951308 - 07/16/15 10:21 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

If you put bare fingers on the halogen bulbs, you probably blew the one that was working....get 2 new bulbs and use cotton gloves or hold with a paper towel to install...do not touch the bulbs.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Thayendanegea]
    #21951311 - 07/16/15 10:22 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah I was about to say.. did you use your bare hands?


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Shroomism]
    #21951337 - 07/16/15 10:27 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

i did use my bare hands.

quick update...

the low beam bulb on the pass side works. the high beams on both sides do not along with the low beam on the driver side.

all wires do check out and im getting a reading of 12.67 on my meter for the battery.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951342 - 07/16/15 10:28 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

It finally happened!
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If you need context, this is OP:


Always keep an eye on your headlight fluid, kids.
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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951346 - 07/16/15 10:29 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

You're not supposed to use bare hands, your skin oil fucks up the bulbs. Not sure if that's the issue but yeah. Always wear gloves.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21951347 - 07/16/15 10:29 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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2009 Kia Rio LX






that seems to be your problem right there




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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21951349 - 07/16/15 10:29 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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i did use my bare hands.

quick update...

the low beam bulb on the pass side works. the high beams on both sides do not along with the low beam on the driver side.

all wires do check out and im getting a reading of 12.67 on my meter for the battery.





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Re: headlight issues [Re: kr0nik0]
    #21951355 - 07/16/15 10:31 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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It finally happened!
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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.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21951361 - 07/16/15 10:31 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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i did use my bare hands.

quick update...

the low beam bulb on the pass side works. the high beams on both sides do not along with the low beam on the driver side.

all wires do check out and im getting a reading of 12.67 on my meter for the battery.





new bulbs, wear rubber gloves to install them




will do.

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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
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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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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.

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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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    #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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Re: headlight issues [Re: koraks]
    #21951938 - 07/16/15 12:51 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

All I'm saying is I've seen it happen, idk why it happens :shrug:


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Re: headlight issues [Re: PLURAL] * 1
    #21952242 - 07/16/15 02:25 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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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Re: headlight issues [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21966483 - 07/19/15 06:15 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

could it be a bad headlight switch? it sits under the steering wheel.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21966533 - 07/19/15 06:28 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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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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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21966553 - 07/19/15 06:33 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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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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

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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21969766 - 07/20/15 08:42 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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)

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)

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

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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21970268 - 07/20/15 11:20 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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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

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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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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21970307 - 07/20/15 11:31 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: Not Responding]
    #21971143 - 07/20/15 03:03 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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)

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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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21972075 - 07/20/15 06:14 PM (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.




:cookiemonster:


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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Re: headlight issues [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #21972102 - 07/20/15 06:19 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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)

Where abouts can I test with the meter?

I can get in there tomorrow before I buy the switch...


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21972149 - 07/20/15 06:26 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21972158 - 07/20/15 06:27 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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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)

You really can't talk shit about late 2000 kias like you could in the 90s


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Not Responding]
    #21972356 - 07/20/15 07:02 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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It finally happened!
OP is Michelle Depamma!

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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.




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Re: headlight issues [Re: makaveli8x8]
    #21972431 - 07/20/15 07:22 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Twas a jokehar har


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Re: headlight issues [Re: rackem]
    #21973009 - 07/20/15 09:20 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Even with a multimeter, diagnosing electrical problems.. especially on modern cars can be a bitch and a half


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Re: headlight issues [Re: rackem]
    #21973178 - 07/20/15 09:53 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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Re: headlight issues [Re: Shroomism]
    #21973184 - 07/20/15 09:54 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Using multimeters nowadays to diagnose electrical vehicle issues is about as useful as glancing over your engine bay.(slight exaggeration)

Every time I've gone into a dealership garage/shop over the past couple years I've seen insane, dedicated diagnostics computers hooked up to the cars. So many wires and sensors hooked up that it looks like the car is in a hospital bed.

I'd imagine this way of diagnosing makes things a lot easier for mechanics with these computers, but I don't understand how people that are mechanically inclined, but don't own the correct tools treat cars. Everyone I know that leases or bought a car recently rarely even opens the hood. Any little thing that's out of the ordinary, and it's straight to the dealership.

It's becoming a sad era for people with a passion for working on cars.
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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21973201 - 07/20/15 09:58 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





we just fucking did






I think Hyundai went through an even bigger positive transformation over the last 25 years.
Both were complete shit in the 90s, but Hyundais were diarrhea.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: kr0nik0]
    #21973212 - 07/20/15 10:00 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

I own a 2003 Hyundai and fuck that car. It's running now but who knows when it's going to decide to shit out on us again. I even posted about an electrical problem that I nor a shop could figure out, and still never have. They have went over everything on it, twice. I did absolutely everything in my power to track it down as well. It just went away as mysteriously as it appeared.

So all in all, fuck Hyundai and fuck electrical problems.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: kr0nik0]
    #21973239 - 07/20/15 10:05 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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rackem said:
You really can't talk shit about late 2000 kias like you could in the 90s





we just fucking did






I think Hyundai went through an even bigger positive transformation over the last 25 years.
Both were complete shit in the 90s, but Hyundais were diarrhea.




Hyundai was hit an miss, I know someone that bought one of the first ones and it
was a great car for him for 20+ years, Hyundai bought into Kia and the quality
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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21973463 - 07/20/15 10:51 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

just because every technician needs to own a meter, doesnt mean every tech knows how to use a meter.

hell most of them can get to, "does the 'whateverthefuck they are testing have 12v+' yes" and thats were the diagnosis ends.


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Re: headlight issues [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21973711 - 07/20/15 11:46 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Prisoner#1 said:
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You really can't talk shit about late 2000 kias like you could in the 90s





we just fucking did






I think Hyundai went through an even bigger positive transformation over the last 25 years.
Both were complete shit in the 90s, but Hyundais were diarrhea.




Hyundai was hit an miss, I know someone that bought one of the first ones and it
was a great car for him for 20+ years, Hyundai bought into Kia and the quality
of both went up. they're beginning to rank up there with the big boys




I see. I was still very young when both makes were originally launched and only remember the coupes that both makes released back then.
I was posting based on what I've heard from people that worked in the auto industry at that time so you'd know a lot more about this topic than me.

I believe both are excellent cars for the money nowadays. My ex bought a Kia Forte the month it was launched roughly 4 years ago. That little car really impressed me with its form and function. And I agree, once both makes merged they've been only getting better.
I'd probably buy one if I was looking into getting a brand new car. (which I'd never do)


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    #21973722 - 07/20/15 11:49 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

kia and hyundai didnt exactly merge.. it was more of a father daughter type deal

but in the last 7 or so years, they came to play in the big boy sandbox none the less


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