hey guys new to posting but i've read some threads and know the rules...i searched and couldn't find anything on headlight brightness...im posting this in here because maybe being ITR or integra specific will get my question answered faster...anyways, my driver side headlight is dimmer then my passenger side on my '98 ITR...anyone know what could be wrong?? fuses are fine, bulbs are fine, connectors? (those white things the bulb attaches too) looks clean but not sure if looking clean matters...any suggestions?

 

same brand bulb in each side?

 

lol wow fast reply!!!! yes same bulb same shape/condition...it has to be the wiring or something but what can i do?? can it be b/c the headlight is actually dirty?? they look clean though lol...

 

when i say same brand, i mean phillips,ge, etc....

not 9006 9005 0r what not

and when you say dirty, what do you mean..... fading plastic dirty, that needs to be polished, or just dirt dirty?

 

yes same brand...i knew what you meant
connector is not dirty, but sometimes looks can be decieving...thats what i meant and was wondering if there was anything i could do to check the connector

 

if you have light emmitting, then i would think that it is not the connector.... if it were the connector i would think that the light would flicker on and off, because of the dirty connection....not be dimmer.......

what do the housings look like..... when the plastic gets weathered it sometimes turns yellowish..... that would make it look dimmer...... sometimes you can polish it out with rubbing compound and wax......

 

umm am i allowed to be doing this replying to my own thread like this?? if not, let me know
nope headlights never turn yellowish at all...unless they getting dirty on the inside and i can't see it...i remember a old topic said somethign about the ground wire with a picture...then honda-tech cleared soem of its archives and it was lost...anyone have pics of somehow grounding the wire b/s it seems like somethign electrical is at fault...thx guys

 

Did you try switching each bulb to the other side just to see if the problem follows?

 

Bust out the volt meter and see what the power is.
if the same then replace the bulbs.
If not the same power then you have a electrical issue to deal with

 

thx bbasso never thought of that...its not the bulbs for sure i tried 3 diff sets...