headlight trouble .... should I be worried
01-25-2002, 09:41 AM
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headlight trouble .... should I be worried
Alright, heres how it went down. It was about 11PM and I was at my friends house. I had been driving for about an hour to get there and when I got there my friend said that my light was out. Well, I knew one of my fogs was already out so I told him I knew that but he said it was the headlight -- Ill be damned -- It WAS the headlight. The right side one to be exact which is the same side that the fog light was out on. Well, I was perplexed at first and then I started to tap the housing of the light (dont ask why) to see if I could tap it to go on. 
Well, I turned the headlight switch to just driving lights and then to headlights and the right one worked but it was WAAAAAY brighter than the other one. Eventually it got back to the normal brightness but this concerned me -- i only have 11k miles on the car and one of my HIDs already dies?
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Well, I turned the headlight switch to just driving lights and then to headlights and the right one worked but it was WAAAAAY brighter than the other one. Eventually it got back to the normal brightness but this concerned me -- i only have 11k miles on the car and one of my HIDs already dies?AdamR
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I had this happen to me once before. My headlight went out and i was like WTF. I just turned all my lights off then turned them back on and all was fine. Never had a problem since
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Originally posted by digitalgm
do you think that short also caused the foglight to go out on that side?
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do you think that short also caused the foglight to go out on that side?
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01-25-2002, 10:16 AM
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Why do you think that? I didnt not tamper with the lights. Plus, under the M-M law they have to prove what I did (which was just splice connectors on 3 wires) constituted a breakdown in the headlight.
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i had the same thing happen to me, the headlight dont go on when it hot but if you shut them off then turn them back on they cool off enough where they work again. the dealer just changed my light under warrenty
01-25-2002, 12:05 PM
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This was exactly what happened to my right head light before it went out. It should not have anything to do with the shock sensor install since the shock sensor installation is not involved with any wires that connect to the headlights (in my case) and it started to do that before I installed the shock sensor in my car. I think there is something going on with the right headlight since several members had the right one messed up already.
The light bulb was replaced under warranty.
The light bulb was replaced under warranty.
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Re: headlight trouble .... should I be worried
Originally posted by digitalgm
Alright, heres how it went down. It was about 11PM and I was at my friends house. I had been driving for about an hour to get there and when I got there my friend said that my light was out. Well, I knew one of my fogs was already out so I told him I knew that but he said it was the headlight -- Ill be damned -- It WAS the headlight. The right side one to be exact which is the same side that the fog light was out on. Well, I was perplexed at first and then I started to tap the housing of the light (dont ask why) to see if I could tap it to go on. Well, I turned the headlight switch to just driving lights and then to headlights and the right one worked but it was WAAAAAY brighter than the other one. Eventually it got back to the normal brightness but this concerned me -- i only have 11k miles on the car and one of my HIDs already dies?
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Alright, heres how it went down. It was about 11PM and I was at my friends house. I had been driving for about an hour to get there and when I got there my friend said that my light was out. Well, I knew one of my fogs was already out so I told him I knew that but he said it was the headlight -- Ill be damned -- It WAS the headlight. The right side one to be exact which is the same side that the fog light was out on. Well, I was perplexed at first and then I started to tap the housing of the light (dont ask why) to see if I could tap it to go on.
Well, I turned the headlight switch to just driving lights and then to headlights and the right one worked but it was WAAAAAY brighter than the other one. Eventually it got back to the normal brightness but this concerned me -- i only have 11k miles on the car and one of my HIDs already dies?AdamR
AdamR, same thing happen to mine and my stoned ass tapped it too..LOL.. It just started working and worked fine till It got stolen..
01-25-2002, 12:13 PM
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Your CL-S got stolen? Man, sorry to hear it! Yeah, for some reason I felt I should tap it -- too bad it didnt work otherwise I would have written a topic for Chods FAQ "how to fix right headlight. Step 1) tap headlight 2) verify working condition -- if still not working repeat until working"
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01-25-2002, 12:14 PM
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Damnit, I was hoping that was the same problem. So, what kind of life are you guys getting from your road lamps anyways? Also, since it looks like Im gonna replace em, what should I replace em with? I want a nice white tone to match the HIDs.
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There was nothing wrong with the road lamps.
There was nothing wrong with the road lamps.
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my right road lamp went out at 3800 miles. Pretty disturbed but just took the opportunity to replace them with PolargM6's. Love 'em. Wish I would've known about tapping them a few times. 
01-26-2002, 11:01 AM
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Try this before you go to the dealer.Locate the electrical plug on the back of the headlight for the H.I.D. system ,it is grey in color and plugs into a same color plug attached to the headlight housing.Inspect it for loose wires .I have seen many instances where the factory does not fully seat the wiring in the plugs causing intermittent lighting problems.It is unlikely there is a short circuit as this would cause the fusing for the headlamp circuit to blow.Also the fog/driving lights are on a different circuit protected by their own fuse than the main headlamps.Jens
01-26-2002, 02:41 PM
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Originally posted by digitalgm
Your CL-S got stolen? Man, sorry to hear it! Yeah, for some reason I felt I should tap it -- too bad it didnt work otherwise I would have written a topic for Chods FAQ "how to fix right headlight. Step 1) tap headlight 2) verify working condition -- if still not working repeat until working"
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Your CL-S got stolen? Man, sorry to hear it! Yeah, for some reason I felt I should tap it -- too bad it didnt work otherwise I would have written a topic for Chods FAQ "how to fix right headlight. Step 1) tap headlight 2) verify working condition -- if still not working repeat until working"
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Only my Headlight got stolen..LOL..
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