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Old 04-18-2010, 08:43 PM
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So this weekend i left my lights on while i ran inside to grab something. They both worked before i left(i could see both lights on the garage door) but when i came out one light was out! i flipped on my high beams to just make sure completely and both high beams work but only 1 low beam works. Is there a way to check to see if its the light and not anything else without physically taking out both lights and swapping them to see?(swap from side to side)

Right now i am running them on high beams and i have them angled down and to the passenger side as if they were low beams as to not blind anyone.


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head lights are cheap, just get a new one and yes a low beam fillument will just burn out.
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head lights are cheap, just get a new one and yes a low beam fillument will just burn out.
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head lights are cheap, just get a new one and yes a low beam fillument will just burn out.
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what about opposite.... can you have low beams but no high beams due to bad headlights?
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Originally Posted by Spl170s
what about opposite.... can you have low beams but no high beams due to bad headlights?
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Now would be a good time to switch, to H4 head lamps. Get rid of the old crappy yellow ones. There a bit pricey, but the difference is un-believable. And worth every penny. JMO!
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Now would be a good time to switch, to H4 head lamps. Get rid of the old crappy yellow ones. There a bit pricey, but the difference is un-believable. And worth every penny. JMO!
i have sealed beams with a 55/90 HID Simulate bulb (similar to the H4 or Super White bulbs) i love my head lights i dont want to switch them as they are super bright and have a nice white light instead of yellow. I will take them out today and plug it into the other sides wiring harness and hope that the light still has no low beam because if it does then there is no electrical issue i would have to hunt down! =]
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