Driverside High Beam Not Working
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Driverside High Beam Not Working
1998 Civic EX Coupe (stock), A/T. 170k miles
Driver side high beam not working. Blue high beam dash light intermittent. Low beams working fine. All fuses intact and checked fuse holder with volt meter..readings are normal.
Replaced high beem bulb..no change. Haven't traced for possible wire(s) short yet.
Driver side high beam not working. Blue high beam dash light intermittent. Low beams working fine. All fuses intact and checked fuse holder with volt meter..readings are normal.
Replaced high beem bulb..no change. Haven't traced for possible wire(s) short yet.
Hysterically Calm
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Re: Driverside High Beam Not Working
Is the socket at the headlight okay? I know on the previous generation civics, the sockets would get really hot and the plastic would get really brittle allowing the female spades to loosen to cause poor contact.
Until I swapped the sockets, I would have to hop out periodically and wiggle the socket on the bulb to get them working again. Also crimped the females a bit etc.
You might want to check the sockets to see if they are having issues making contact.
Until I swapped the sockets, I would have to hop out periodically and wiggle the socket on the bulb to get them working again. Also crimped the females a bit etc.
You might want to check the sockets to see if they are having issues making contact.
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Re: Driverside High Beam Not Working
Is the socket at the headlight okay? I know on the previous generation civics, the sockets would get really hot and the plastic would get really brittle allowing the female spades to loosen to cause poor contact. Until I swapped the sockets, I would have to hop out periodically and wiggle the socket on the bulb to get them working again. Also crimped the females a bit etc.
You might want to check the sockets to see if they are having issues making contact.
You might want to check the sockets to see if they are having issues making contact.
Fish Twig
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Re: Driverside High Beam Not Working
I believe it suppose to send voltage to the high beam, if its not than you may have a bad wire. Might want to check the connector by the shock tower.
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Re: Driverside High Beam Not Working
Both high and low beams have separate circuits left and right high beam and left and right low beam and fuses for all 4 of them.I would confirm power at the left high beam fuse, [both test tips], if you have power at bot test tips on the left high beam fuse the problem must be between the fuse and the bulb socket so test at the socket, and because the high beam indicator is also a problem I would suspect the lug on the fuse box that has the head light wiring, and indicator lead in it to be the problem or the fuse box itself, you will need to test for power starting at the fuse box to see where to open circuit is. 94
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Re: Driverside High Beam Not Working
Both high and low beams have separate circuits left and right high beam and left and right low beam and fuses for all 4 of them.I would confirm power at the left high beam fuse, [both test tips], if you have power at bot test tips on the left high beam fuse the problem must be between the fuse and the bulb socket so test at the socket, and because the high beam indicator is also a problem I would suspect the lug on the fuse box that has the head light wiring, and indicator lead in it to be the problem or the fuse box itself, you will need to test for power starting at the fuse box to see where to open circuit is. 94
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