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Old 10-16-2006, 11:02 PM
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Weird problem with my passenger side headlight. When you first turn the lights on, the headlight is out. Go up and tap the lens....all set, it comes on. Any ideas?
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Old 10-16-2006, 11:03 PM
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looks like your bulb is about to go.. change it and it will go away.
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Old 10-16-2006, 11:05 PM
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Or possibly a loose connection.
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Old 10-16-2006, 11:14 PM
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I checked the connection and it seemed to be tight. Maybe I'll hit it with some contact cleaner and if that doesn't do it, I'll just change the bulb. I didn't know if these were prone to shorts or anything like that.
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Old 10-16-2006, 11:24 PM
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Have you tried wiggling the wires? Bulbs will do that also as they start to go bad.
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Old 10-17-2006, 10:09 AM
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No that's next. It's going in the garage tonight so I can buff out the oxidation so I'm going to screw with it then. We'll what happens.
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