# here are my symptoms

Posted by PaxMax (91 SE) on June 18, 2002 at 10:28:00:

In Reply to: You should definitely not pay someone another $300 to replace the harness.... posted by Mikey P on June 18, 2002 at 10:07:52:

My passenger headlight only works some times.
The low beam passenger headlight will sometimes
automatically turn off after a while. It sometimes
the headlight takes a few seconds later to turn on too.
If I switch from High beam to low beam, eventually
the low beam will stop working. The high beams
have no problems though. The problem is only on
the passenger side. I wind up driving with
one headlight. (+ fogs)

I suspect the shop messed up my headlights after
installing my new stock 55W H3 fogs. I suspect a 2nd ground problem in the headlights. Could the fogs
be competing with the headlights for ground?
I noticed that the passenger headlight is less
bright than the driver side one.

PaxMax

: Under no circumstance that I can imagine short of an engine fire should you need to replace that harness. Do you own a multimeter?
: Is the passenger light not working at all now or is it only working sometimes or is it taking a few seconds to come on like it did a while ago?

: -MP

: : This headlight problem is giving me a headache.

: : 2 years, I used over-wattage bulbs 9004
: : headlight bulbs for a few days. After noticing that
: : they were not very bright, I switch to stock
: : bulbs. Soon afterwards, my passenger headlight
: : turned off frequently.

: : Thus, I paid $300 to have some replace the wire
: : harness.

: : After about a year, the problem resurfaced, so
: : I paid $7 to my electric to splice an extra ground
: : wire to the fender chasis bolt. This fixed the
: : problem for about 3 months.

: : Yesterday, I added new 55W H3 bulbs to the factory
: : fog light connectors. I was testing all my lights.
: : After testing my headlight high beams, I noticed
: : that the low beam on the passenger bulb stopping
: : working again. This the 3rd time this problem occurred.

: : Now I am upset that this problem kept coming back.
: : Should I replace the wire harness a 3rd time?
: : Why would adding new fog lights affect the headlights.
: : Sometimes it takes a few seconds for the passenger
: : headlight to turn on. I thought I had fixed the
: : "ground" problem with the extra ground wire.

: : Is there anyone that can give me any advice???
: : I have ran out of feasible ideas.
: : See my picture below of the extra ground wire (in white).
: :

Replys:

- time to take the bull by the horns..... Mikey P (93 SE) 10:49:50 6/18/2002 (5)
  - Anyone got a good website to learn to use a Multimeter? n/m PaxMax (91 SE) 11:03:05 6/18/2002 (4)
    - http://www.multimeterwarehouse.com/usingamultimeter.htm n/m abdul (90 GXE 92 SE) 11:07:29 6/18/2002 (0)
    - try this.... Mikey P (93 SE) 11:06:41 6/18/2002 (2)
      - lol..I bet that was a google result ! n/m abdul (90 GXE 92SE) 11:08:36 6/18/2002 (1)
        - correct sir! :) n/m Mikey P (93 SE) 11:09:50 6/18/2002 (0)

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: My passenger headlight only works some times. : The low beam passenger headlight will sometimes : automatically turn off after a while. It sometimes : the headlight takes a few seconds later to turn on too. : If I switch from High beam to low beam, eventually : the low beam will stop working. The high beams : have no problems though. The problem is only on : the passenger side. I wind up driving with : one headlight. (+ fogs) : I suspect the shop messed up my headlights after : installing my new stock 55W H3 fogs. I suspect a 2nd ground problem in the headlights. Could the fogs : be competing with the headlights for ground? : I noticed that the passenger headlight is less : bright than the driver side one. : PaxMax : : Under no circumstance that I can imagine short of an engine fire should you need to replace that harness. Do you own a multimeter? : : Is the passenger light not working at all now or is it only working sometimes or is it taking a few seconds to come on like it did a while ago? : : -MP : : : This headlight problem is giving me a headache. : : : 2 years, I used over-wattage bulbs 9004 : : : headlight bulbs for a few days. After noticing that : : : they were not very bright, I switch to stock : : : bulbs. Soon afterwards, my passenger headlight : : : turned off frequently. : : : Thus, I paid $300 to have some replace the wire : : : harness. : : : After about a year, the problem resurfaced, so : : : I paid $7 to my electric to splice an extra ground : : : wire to the fender chasis bolt. This fixed the : : : problem for about 3 months. : : : Yesterday, I added new 55W H3 bulbs to the factory : : : fog light connectors. I was testing all my lights. : : : After testing my headlight high beams, I noticed : : : that the low beam on the passenger bulb stopping : : : working again. This the 3rd time this problem occurred. : : : Now I am upset that this problem kept coming back. : : : Should I replace the wire harness a 3rd time? : : : Why would adding new fog lights affect the headlights. : : : Sometimes it takes a few seconds for the passenger : : : headlight to turn on. I thought I had fixed the : : : "ground" problem with the extra ground wire. : : : Is there anyone that can give me any advice??? : : : I have ran out of feasible ideas. : : : See my picture below of the extra ground wire (in white). : : : <img src="http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~ph3/car/9004_splice_ground.jpg">