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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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Default Installed Headlight now car wont start...WTF?

I just finished installing the driverside headlight and it was a breeze...anyways, after installing the headlight i turned them on to align the beams and i had them on for about 15-30 minutes without the car being on. Well ive done this before and ive never had anyproblems with the headlights draining any juice. After i finished i went to start the car and it wont crank. The car turns over but i just wont fire up. My first guess was the battery so i checked the indicator on it and it showed up blue, which means ok. Fuses were all fine.

Do you think i ran the battery low? Headlights, radio, and all electrical components work fine. Is it possible the battery doesnt have enough juice to fire up?

Aldo, how do i jump the starter? I know there is a way to run a cable from the battery straight to the starter. I want to do this to make sure its not my ignition switch.

Oh yeah, when i turn the ignition on i can hear a click comming from the engine bay. And as the car is turning over i can hear it clicking several times.

This is very gay considering tommorow Hurricane Jeanne is going through and i wont be able to check anything out....
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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try to jump the car first...
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 07:50 AM
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Make sure you didnt take off any grounds that you forgot to put back on...
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Old Sep 28, 2004 | 05:41 AM
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ya like he said you could have shorted it out, even tho it worked for some time, it happen with my system
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