This 2006 Ford Five Hundred came in with the complaint that the driver’s side low beam headlight went out and after changing the bulb the owner found that it would stop working and she would have to wiggle the wires to get it working again. I disconnected the harness and the problem was quite evident. … Continue reading “2006 Ford Five Hundred, Low Beam Headlight Inop”
This 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada came in with several complaints among which was one that the driver’s side low beam headlight was not working. I was so sure that the connector was burnt out, that I had a new connector and bulb ready to go in. I also was concentrating on the wiring repair and did … Continue reading “2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, Driver’s Side Headlight Not Working”
This 1994 Ford ranger came in with no low beam headlights and an owner with no money needing at least low beam headlight operating. He stated that he he could deal with no high beams. The first thing that I did was to confirm that there was no power on the red/black wire at the … Continue reading “1994 Ford Ranger, No Low Beam Headlights”
This 2003 Honda Accord came in with the complaint that the driver’s headlight bulb keeps blowing. The owner has changed the bulb several times in the past few months and stated that he has been very careful not to touch the glass portion of the bulb (any kind of oil left on the glass portion … Continue reading “2003 Honda Accord, Changing The Headlight Bulb”
This 2003 GMC Envoy came in with the complaint that the passenger side low beam would not work. The customer further stated that they had tried to replace a burnt socket. Well let’s pull the light assembly out and see what kind of mess we have. There are two retainers that have to be lifted … Continue reading “2003 GMC Envoy, Low Beam Headlight Inop”
This 1997 Audi A4 came in with a complaint of no headlights. I looked at the diagrams and it looked pretty simple. First I had to get to the wiring at the back of the headlight combination switch. There are four screws that hold the lower dash cover in place. Two behind the insert strips … Continue reading “1997 Audi A4, No Headlights”
This is a simple straight forward job but a lot of people are asking for this type of information so here goes. To change the headlight bulbs on a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire. First remove the cover by pulling the center push pins up in order to release the retaining pins. After the cover is out … Continue reading “Changing The Headlight Bulbs On A 1999 Pontiac Sunfire.”
The right headlight was not working on this 2003 Nissan Altima. The customer had tried to change the bulb and had caused some minor body damage and his wife said no more take it to the shop. Changing the headlight bulbs on these cars is not easy by design. You see if you have HID … Continue reading “2003 Nissan Altima, Changing The Headlight Bulbs”
This 2001 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint of no low beam headlights. The obvious things to check first were the bulbs and the fuses and all were okay. Time to pull the lower dash cover out to access the wiring for the dimmer/combination switch. Remove the screws at the bottom of the cover, … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Impala Low Beam Headlights Inop”
This 2001 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the low beam headlights would not work. I went to the headlight bulb and found power on both terminals of the low beam bulb. This indicates that a ground is missing. After looking at a wiring diagram I determined that there were several possibilities: broken … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Impala, No Low Beam Headlights”