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NEED HELP GUYS!...where is the ground for my headlight?

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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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Default NEED HELP GUYS!...where is the ground for my headlight?

sorry for the noob question but my left headlight fuse keeps blowing out....i think i have a bad ground and i need to re-do it, but where is it?? any help would be MUCH appreciated
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 03:29 AM
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car in question?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 04:24 AM
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whats up?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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We need to know what model and year of car you have in order to help you.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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2002 acura tl type s...everytime i flick the hid's on i hear a 2-3 sec buzz coming from the glovebox....and the left side headlight fuses are still blowing everytime i turn the headlights on
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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More often than not, continually blown headlight fuses on these cars points to a water damaged, shorted HID ballast/inverter in the bottom of the headlight housing. Especially if your headlights leak or fog up at all in rainy weather/car washes.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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damn i just changed the ballast 2 weeks ago too
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gtowni3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn i just changed the ballast 2 weeks ago too</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, the short could be elsewhere in the circuit. Try unplugging the headlight harness connector from the headlight, then replace the fuse. See if it still blows when you turn the headlight switch on. If it doesn't, then you know the short is somewhere in the headlight assembly/components. If it does continue to pop the fuse, then you know the short is somewhere else in the circuit/wiring.
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