Headlight problem - need help

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jaxbaja
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Headlight problem - need help

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Ok so the drivers side running light / headlight had gone out. So I figured that it was just out, bought a new bulb, plugging it in and nothing. Still the same issue. Oddly enough the high beam light still works. I checked the wiring harness, everything is connected, nothing is loose. I checked the fuses and nothing looks blown. Not sure where to go from here, I do not want to go to a dealership and have them charge me and arm, leg, and a couple of fingers if it happens to be an easy fix. Any insight would be appreciated.

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Re: Headlight problem - need help

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jaxbaja wrote:Ok so the drivers side running light / headlight had gone out. So I figured that it was just out, bought a new bulb, plugging it in and nothing. Still the same issue. Oddly enough the high beam light still works. I checked the wiring harness, everything is connected, nothing is loose. I checked the fuses and nothing looks blown. Not sure where to go from here, I do not want to go to a dealership and have them charge me and arm, leg, and a couple of fingers if it happens to be an easy fix. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance
I'd say you just have a bad wire/rubbed off insulation or something, and the first thing I'd do is run a continuity test in segments of the wiring harness that you can isolate. run each wire visually, check for breaks/cracks/rubbing?
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Re: Headlight problem - need help

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Sorry switched back over to my original account:

I will check that but would this still be the case even if the hi beam still works but the low beam does not?

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Re: Headlight problem - need help

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da cruck wrote:Sorry switched back over to my original account:

I will check that but would this still be the case even if the hi beam still works but the low beam does not?

Thanks
Yes, because you might notice there are three wires going to the headlight bulb. A ground, low beam, and high beam.
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