# You should definitely not pay someone another $300 to replace the harness....

Posted by Mikey P (93 SE) on June 18, 2002 at 10:07:52:

In Reply to: Headlight problem for the 3rd time. posted by PaxMax on June 18, 2002 at 10:00:57:

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:

- here are my symptoms PaxMax (91 SE) 10:28:00 6/18/2002 (6)
  - 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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: 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">