WTF is wrong with my headlights???
WTF is wrong with my headlights??? 
when i first got my car one headlight (left side) would work when it wanted to so i would have to bang on it 
right in the center and it would come on. now they both do it, and it could just be me, but it seems like after i take it through the car wash neither of them want to work until i bang on em. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA ON WHATS WRONG? THANKS 
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Remove the bulbs. Inspect the bulbs and sockets. Its probably a loose connection and/or corrosion.
You don't want your connector to end up looking like mine:
Thats what the driver's side connector looked like when I replaced it. A custom headlight I assembled connected too loosely to it which exhibited the exact same problem that you are having. I have no problems with my new headlight setup however (see sig).
I know its not the same connector as yours, but the concept is the same. A loose electrical connection can lead to arcing and melted connectors.
You don't want your connector to end up looking like mine:
Thats what the driver's side connector looked like when I replaced it. A custom headlight I assembled connected too loosely to it which exhibited the exact same problem that you are having. I have no problems with my new headlight setup however (see sig).
I know its not the same connector as yours, but the concept is the same. A loose electrical connection can lead to arcing and melted connectors.
Last edited by VIP1; Aug 25, 2007 at 12:35 AM.
hit the nail on the head with that one. pulled em today and must have had a loose connection cuz theyre definatly melted... oh well gave me an excuse to open em up and have em painted black
