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Car People: My headlights suck
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deadcactus
Posts: 669
Registered: 2001-12-27 09:17:08
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Car People: My headlights suck
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As in unsafe suck. They illuminate maybe 12 feet in front of my car and I drive on unlit interstates frequently. They're going to get me killed. Problem is I don't know where the problem lies. What's the troubleshooting process for headlights? I don't even know if this question makes sense.
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Sith_Mauler
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Registered: 2002-12-21 13:40:03
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is it a lack of brightness or do they point at the ground?
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-Prismatic- [Archive]
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Registered: 2002-11-18 18:05:28
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How old is the car?
Are the lenses foggy?
When was the last time you changed the bulbs?
Is your alternator up to par?
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Ah-Schoo
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Registered: 2000-8-11 09:05:29
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-Prismatic- posted:
How old is the car?
Are the lenses foggy?
When was the last time you changed the bulbs?
Is your alternator up to par?
I'm here too late. Those are the three that crossed my mind.
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jeune
Posts: 216
Registered: 2005-5-29 13:25:11
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Date Posted:
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Car People: My headlights suck
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I had the same problem with an older truck... I was at a friend of the family and was talking about it... apparently my lights overtime had pointed towards the ground.
He had me drive a few feet from a wall and there is 2 little screw somewhere by the light that he adjusted until it was better (1 screw does horizontal other vertical). Turned from night to day... just be careful you dont point them too high or you might blind people.
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Sith_Mauler
Posts: 1,851
Registered: 2002-12-21 13:40:03
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Car People: My headlights suck
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if you got plastic headlights and a electric drill you can go to autozone and get a 3m kit for like $20.
do not get the hand polish kits, unless you got a lot of time on your hands(like hours), suck.
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deadcactus
Posts: 669
Registered: 2001-12-27 09:17:08
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Car People: My headlights suck
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Car is 2001, I got it in 2004. Replaced the bulbs sometime since then but don't remember when.
Lenses don't look fogged. I get a u shaped dispersion of light on both sides with the light hitting the ground maybe 6 feet away from the car and disappearing 9 feet away with a small tail on both sides.
Had a low speed front-end collision and noticed the light problem sometime after that. Not sure if there is a cause and effect relationship or if I just happened to notice it then. I know the part that holds the light into the assembly is broken on one side but both lights suck.
Alternator was repaired pretty recently and I don't have any other electrical problems, so I think it's fine.
I was thinking I'd order some new high quality bulbs, clean the assemblies, and then re-assess but I'm trying to figure out if I should just skip to a new assembly to save some time and effort...
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FunTak
Posts: 110
Registered: 2003-1-29 10:18:33
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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You can get brighter bulbs but I would recommend adjusting them. Google it with your car model, I'm sure there are a mess of people that've had to adjust them.
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aon_mixed
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Posts: 2,317
Registered: 2002-8-19 07:30:30
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Car People: My headlights suck
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try re-aiming them
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Car People: My headlights suck
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deadcactus posted:
Car is 2001, I got it in 2004. Replaced the bulbs sometime since then but don't remember when.
Lenses don't look fogged. I get a u shaped dispersion of light on both sides with the light hitting the ground maybe 6 feet away from the car and disappearing 9 feet away with a small tail on both sides.
Had a low speed front-end collision and noticed the light problem sometime after that. Not sure if there is a cause and effect relationship or if I just happened to notice it then. I know the part that holds the light into the assembly is broken on one side but both lights suck.
Alternator was repaired pretty recently and I don't have any other electrical problems, so I think it's fine.
I was thinking I'd order some new high quality bulbs, clean the assemblies, and then re-assess but I'm trying to figure out if I should just skip to a new assembly to save some time and effort...
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