Dim Passenger Side Headlight
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Dim Passenger Side Headlight
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A week ago the passenger-side headlight on my 2000 XJ went extremely dim. Driver side works fine, but right side high and low beams are both extremely dim.
I replaced the stock headlights with Sylvania Xtravisions, but the light is still dim. Checked all appropriate fuses. I tried re-seating the headlight plug, lightly sanding the contacts, using contact cleaner, as well as a bit of dielectric grease on the headlight prongs. Still no difference. From what I've gathered I might have a bad ground. I have little to no experience with electrical wiring, and am relatively unfamiliar with XJ's in general. I've done by best to trace the ground looking for corrosion/melted wires/frayed wires but from what I can see everything is relatively intact. I've read it might be a good idea to simply clip the current ground and make a new one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Mark
A week ago the passenger-side headlight on my 2000 XJ went extremely dim. Driver side works fine, but right side high and low beams are both extremely dim.
I replaced the stock headlights with Sylvania Xtravisions, but the light is still dim. Checked all appropriate fuses. I tried re-seating the headlight plug, lightly sanding the contacts, using contact cleaner, as well as a bit of dielectric grease on the headlight prongs. Still no difference. From what I've gathered I might have a bad ground. I have little to no experience with electrical wiring, and am relatively unfamiliar with XJ's in general. I've done by best to trace the ground looking for corrosion/melted wires/frayed wires but from what I can see everything is relatively intact. I've read it might be a good idea to simply clip the current ground and make a new one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Mark
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It doesn't look any worse than the drivers side, and that functions fine. I've also sanded and cleaned the contacts. Can someone provide a link for replacing a ground? I realize it probably is as simple as clipping the old near the socket, then running a new one to a bolt under the hood but being a wiring newbie I'd appreciate any info I can get.
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X2. You could also tab into the original ground with a 3M connector and run a new wire from that to a clean mounting location, or even the the battery negative terminal. Use about a 12 gauge wire, which can be bought in small rolls at any auto parts store.
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the ground is on the passenger side fender next to the PCM (closer to the cab)
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I have the exact same problem. 2000 XJ w/165k miles. Out of nowhere, the passenger side is dim on both high & lowi also notice that the high-beam indicator on the dash comes on very dim, when I am not using the high-beams.
Was there a resolution to this?
Jack
Was there a resolution to this?
Jack
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your headlight switch is going out
do you have upgraded headlights by any chance?
do you have upgraded headlights by any chance?
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