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Old 07-09-2013, 12:00 PM
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While the low beams are on, the left low beam will be operating correctly while the high beams and right low beam will be barely lit (about as bright as a candle flame). Inside the car the high beam indicator will barely be lit as well.

When the high beams are turned on the exact same thing happens except inside the car the indicator is fully lit. Normally i would really worry about the indicator but its kinda half lit on low beams.

The sockets for the left side, high and low beams, have been replaced within the past 6 months and all 4 looked good when i checked them when this problem started.

Any idea of a known short or something that could cause this?
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The big connector under the headlight units is known to "corrode" a lot- poor conductivity.

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The big connector under the headlight units is known to "corrode" a lot- poor conductivity.

Yea, my 98 firebird headlight motor quit working all together. The pin inside that connector had broke off. I hotwired the motor wires and saw a ton of corrosion inside the connector. Put some vasoline in it to try to keep the corrosion down. Check your connection.
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Gotta hate all these issues with T/A headlights.



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