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Old 04-03-2018, 08:31 AM
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2000 firebird the driver sides headlights are not working low or high beam. Fog and turn signals are working. Help I work graveyard and need to get this fixed asap
Old 04-03-2018, 09:04 AM
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burned out light? check for power at the connector to the light. they get corroded over time and/or get loose
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This is a common problem with multiple causes. The typical causes (that I recall) are:

- bad ground on that side of the car
- corrosion in the headlight motor connector (the bulb wires go through it)
- loose connector at the bulbs
- burned out bulbs
- a combination of one or more of the above (it happens)
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You can probably eliminate the first one (ground problem) in this case since the turn signals and fog lights share the same ground with the headlights on each side.




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