Keep blowing headlights
01-27-2003, 06:49 PM
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Re: Keep blowing headlights
Originally posted by Parsec
I'm on my 4th set of headlights in the past 6 months.. blew out one sylvania, one nokya, and then 2 nokyas blew out on me within minutes of each other. What could be wrong?
I'm on my 4th set of headlights in the past 6 months.. blew out one sylvania, one nokya, and then 2 nokyas blew out on me within minutes of each other. What could be wrong?
if you happen to touch it, clean the bulbs with alcohol (i forget which type)
01-27-2003, 08:56 PM
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Yeah, I know to never touch the bulb w/my hands. Looks like the problem is getting worse or has changed. Tonight I (well, my dad, not me, since the car isn't here), put in another set of headlights after the old ones blew out again and he says it wouldn't even turn on anymore. I guess there's an electrical problem of some sort ... and he won't touch it if that's the case. Grr..
01-27-2003, 09:07 PM
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Originally posted by Parsec
Yeah, I know to never touch the bulb w/my hands. Looks like the problem is getting worse or has changed. Tonight I (well, my dad, not me, since the car isn't here), put in another set of headlights after the old ones blew out again and he says it wouldn't even turn on anymore. I guess there's an electrical problem of some sort ... and he won't touch it if that's the case. Grr..
Yeah, I know to never touch the bulb w/my hands. Looks like the problem is getting worse or has changed. Tonight I (well, my dad, not me, since the car isn't here), put in another set of headlights after the old ones blew out again and he says it wouldn't even turn on anymore. I guess there's an electrical problem of some sort ... and he won't touch it if that's the case. Grr..
I think nokyas are high wattage (80-100) If so, you fried your headlight harness. Get an aftermarket 9004 harness from e-bay or something. THey aren't too hard to install, I have seen write-ups on here how to install.
No bulbs you put in the existing harness are going to work very long.
My 2¢
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01-27-2003, 09:17 PM
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Originally posted by (_8*(l)Homer
I think nokyas are high wattage (80-100) If so, you fried your headlight harness. Get an aftermarket 9004 harness from e-bay or something. THey aren't too hard to install, I have seen write-ups on here how to install.
No bulbs you put in the existing harness are going to work very long.
My 2¢
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I think nokyas are high wattage (80-100) If so, you fried your headlight harness. Get an aftermarket 9004 harness from e-bay or something. THey aren't too hard to install, I have seen write-ups on here how to install.
No bulbs you put in the existing harness are going to work very long.
My 2¢
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01-28-2003, 05:50 AM
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Your running 80/100 Watt bulbs and you've probably damaged the socket. Take a good look at the contacts in the socket, there probably all burned from to much current draw. The burnt connections aren't letting current flow anymore.
If there not completely melted, you can clean them up with WD-40 and a thin nail file. The treat them with dielectric grease so it doesn't happen again.
If there not completely melted, you can clean them up with WD-40 and a thin nail file. The treat them with dielectric grease so it doesn't happen again.
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