i changed my bulbs today and i noticed the plugs are kind of rusted inside.. it had this white goo building up inside. would this cause my headlights to be dimmer?? how much does this part cost?

 

i changed out the bulbs twice, and it's still very dim as if im driving w/ my headlights off. any ideas?

 

you can actually buy replacement headlight plugs at pep boys, i think they run about $18 per side, but i'm not entirely certain on the price. as far as installation goes, if you know how to splice wires, then you're set!

 

does anyone think it's my alternator?

 

if u wanna check if its ur alt , motor on disconnect the negative teminal n if it deads out its the alt

 

The "goo" is there to keep moisture out of the plug to prevent rusting.

 

crap, i scraped most of the goo out. does it just form on it's own?

 

No it won't magically reform. hahaha. You can use di-electric grease from the parts store. Are all of your lights ( brake, interior dome, and corners ) dim too or just the head lights.

 

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i tried that and it didn't die. damn what else can it be?

 

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