My passenger headlight is alot dimmer than the driver side. i went and bought a new headlight and its still alot dimmer. when i have them both plugged in. if i go and unplug the driver side headlight they both shut off. if i unplug the passenger side headlight (this is the one thats alot dimmer) it only turns off that one. Please help me cause i cant drive at night due to this
You've got a grounding wire issue on the right side headlight.
trace the wire that goes to ground and make sure the connection is clean and tight... check for corrosion around the wire terminals and in the connector...
Bad earth,Run a new earth wire from the drivers side head light.
Just fixed my Cobalt headlamp that had the same issue. I initially checked the condition of the fuse so determine if it was burned, or its terminal corroded. Next I checked the terminal of the connector that connected to the lamp. I found that the gap at the middle terminal appeared to be too wide, and hypothesized that there was no contact to carry current to the bulb. So with a small screw driver, I pushed the contact at the terminal slightly closer so as to make contact with the bulb terminal. Tested the headlight, and dimness is gone. Why the gap was wider? I don't know. I can't only surmise.
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thank u for your help. please keep it coming i did check the connection and yes its clean and tight.
Just wanted to update. After checking and filing all the ground wires. Decided to go back and check all the fuses. Granted they were all in the there nice and tight. Noticed that there was a YELLOW fuse in there..Wrong amp fuse in the right headlight.To high of amp makes a headlight go dim. Changed it to the correct amp. YES WE HAVE A WORKING HEADLIGHT. thanks
did all that, went back and double checked male friends steps and did the grounding and still nothing. went to fuses and double checked those. it had a blue 15 amp in the slot, was suppose to be a red 10 amp. fixed the problem. yeah but now i got a bigger one at hand.
I still think it could be improperly aimed.
Are you sure the headlight is dimmer or is it just not aimed correctly. If the angle of the lamp is off, even when you are looking right at it, it could appear to be dimmer than the one correctly aimed.
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