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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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My driver side low beam is not working. I tried 2 brand new bulbs,and nothing.

All the wires in the harness seem to be ok, and no blown fuses. Driver side high beam works fine.

Suggestions? It's rainy and cold don't wanna go back out there right now lol
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by awdgsx96
My driver side low beam is not working. I tried 2 brand new bulbs,and nothing.

All the wires in the harness seem to be ok, and no blown fuses. Driver side high beam works fine.

Suggestions? It's rainy and cold don't wanna go back out there right now lol
You may have either lost the ground connection for that circuit, or the colume mounted headlamp switch has failed.
Each headlamp bulb has it's own feed from the switch, and it's own ground at the chassis.
A quick test with a test lamp will determine which

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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 04:51 AM
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Thanks for the advice.

I actually had a short right in the fender with the harness. There was a 1 inch burn in the wire. I found it when I noticed it was smoking lol
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by awdgsx96
Thanks for the advice.

I actually had a short right in the fender with the harness. There was a 1 inch burn in the wire. I found it when I noticed it was smoking lol
Well, That's one way of finding it.
It sounds like a Mythbusters' episode

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