nbennettksu

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So tonight, I noticed my left headlight was out:


...

So I think: shit, maybe the ballast, maybe the bulb... whatever. A little bit earler, I noticed the left blinker was out. So I tried my left blinker with the headlights turned off, and the left blinker worked! Odd, so its not a blinker bulb. I got to my complex and tried the left blinker wih the headlights turnd off, and I found that when I have the left blinker on, the left blinker blinks and the right fog blinks. Example:


(taken tonight, caught on the blink!)

When I have the headlights turned on and I use the left blinker, both the left binker blinks, and the left fog blinks...

what the fux; any help would be great.

andrewcjduong

wtf, lol. looks like some f'd up wiring? or maybe burnt fuse?

civicdrivr

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Im just as confuzzled as you.

nspec_ya4

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i'im pretty good at figuring this kinda shit out but damn. what the fuck,

let me look at the etm and i'll get back to u

any work done to the car recently?
also do u have an after market alarm?
did your roadlamps always blinked with the blinkers?
is the passenger side headlight completely out?

civicdrivr

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I vaguely remember another member having this issue. I cant for the life of me remember what the issue was

nspec_ya4

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ok. looks like ur combination switch is a some how fucked up, but even then i dont understand how it can turn the road lamp with out turning on the blinker/parking light on the same side. as far as the headlight goes. They both work from one line so it has to be either the bulb or the ballast.

nbennettksu

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no
no
no
no, passenger side works, drivers is the one thats out....

nothng electrical has been done to the car, ever...

All Mine

That's freakin' weird, dude! My guess would also be the combo switch too. Looks like you'd need to replace the turn signal and headlight switch stalk.

nspec_ya4

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shit thats what i meant to ask. is the driver side completely out?

I think its two different problems. You probably already had the problem with the combo switch and blinkers but just didnt catch it till ur headlight went out.

RogueCL

Check the fuses first. Then I'd say ballast.

DK Type S

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+1

I had some weird, hard-to-diagnose light problems on my old Nissan, and this is what it turned out to be.

nbennettksu

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yea pass side is out.

but see its strange, because as soon as I noticed the headlight was out, I stated getting the hype blinker for the left side,like I had a bulb out... but as soon as I switch OFF the headlights, the blinker works again...

nspec_ya4

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Change the combo switch first and then go from there.

nbennettksu

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yea I'm going to order one tomorrow. thanks man.

nbennettksu

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Does anyone know if this is the combo switch?

35255-S0K-A11 ACURA CL LIGHTING SWITCH ASSY

civicdrivr

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Thats the PN I see, so yea.

nspec_ya4

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i had one but i junked the car with it

nbennettksu

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Thanks, I couldn't find the diagram for it.

nbennettksu

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Sooo... it turns out the two were related... when I removed my Injen CAI and installed the CT CAI, the bracket for the CT mounts up to where the ground for the lights are. Me, I kept the light ground by the body and then on top I put the [painted] bracket for the CAI....

paint makes for a very bad ground

DaInFaMMuS1

Lol so you caused the issue yourself with the painted CAI?

GGENOVESE

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Glad to know that your problem is solved. That was crazy.

nbennettksu

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well I wasnt thinking when I installed the CTE, the bracket was metal, I didn't stop to think how it was painted black lol

btw, when is that Fort Laudy meet?

civicdrivr

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Mine didnt bolt up to a ground location, just the stock airbox bolt holes.

thevikas87

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Nic, did you sell the car to that guy? I need parts!!

nbennettksu

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you have s

dude I will let you know

thevikas87

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Sounds good