Low beams wont work...

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I was driving around a few mins ago and my low beams suddenly stopped working and the high beams kicked in. I checked the low beam bulbs and they are still fine, checked fuses and nothing is blown... what the hell is going on??!


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NY94J30
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Relay? Probably not both at the same time, have you changed to a non 55W bulb?

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NY94J30 wrote:Relay? Probably not both at the same time, have you changed to a non 55W bulb?
don't think so. It has been working for 3 months straight with no problems even if it was a diff wattage...

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Owners and untrained mechanics on the specific vehicle cause most problems.

How do the lamp sockets and relay contact look........................very common failures with the use of any bulb that doesn't meet oem specs.


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lasoyafan wrote: It has been working for 3 months straight with no problems even if it was a diff wattage...
Just a question of time it takes for a higher watt (= more current) bulb takes to damage the circuitry.

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I feel dumb... the harness was just loose...

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Good to hear it was an easy fix!

Heath


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