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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 03:12 PM
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Headlight Problem!!! Help!!!

Yesturday night, my right headlight went out and i had the highbeam signal on on my gauge...
so I changed to the stock one and it worked fine again.
Next day, I bought the new arctic white bulb.
I put it in and both of them wouldn't come on this time?
Is this fuse problem?
if it is.. which one?
I checked Tailight one and that is not it...
AHHH
Old Feb 18, 2002 | 03:20 PM
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 03:51 PM
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Higher wattage bulbs (80/100W) can fry the harness and switch.

Last weekend, my friend with a 95 came to my house. I sold him my old PIAA Platinum SW 9004s. Someone sold him 80/100W bulbs and he totally toasted/melted his passenger side harness. I told him to buy a replacement harness at PepBoys and I'd install it for him this next weekend. The switch cost just a "LITTLE" more... use stock wattage bulbs.
Old Feb 18, 2002 | 04:41 PM
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Originally posted by Chunger
Higher wattage bulbs (80/100W) can fry the harness and switch.

Last weekend, my friend with a 95 came to my house. I sold him my old PIAA Platinum SW 9004s. Someone sold him 80/100W bulbs and he totally toasted/melted his passenger side harness. I told him to buy a replacement harness at PepBoys and I'd install it for him this next weekend. The switch cost just a "LITTLE" more... use stock wattage bulbs.

passenger side is also the only one that burns out for me. Driver side has survived thick and thin,,except once :P....if you are gonna run high wattage, I highly reccommend the ?APC wiring Harness?, it is universal and an easy install. Quick question though...are the PIAA's as bright as these higher wattage bulbs?
Old Feb 18, 2002 | 04:56 PM
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... Quick question though...are the PIAA's as bright as these higher wattage bulbs?
They (the lights) were "whiter" with the 45/65 PIAAs than the uncoated 80/100W we took out of his car.
Old Feb 19, 2002 | 05:16 PM
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When I am buying the harness from Pepboys,
what should I ask for Specifically?
Do I have to cut the harness and tap the wires?
I found out of the female plug busted... inside was all white...
so tell me more about this harness?
what is this upgraded harness?

price?
Old Feb 19, 2002 | 06:14 PM
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Bump!

also.
It is my Right harness that is busted up so for the APC upgrade.. it won't be good huh?
Old Feb 19, 2002 | 08:15 PM
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Originally posted by Sexima
Bump!

also.
It is my Right harness that is busted up so for the APC upgrade.. it won't be good huh?
If you fried your stock connectors, go to Autozone and ask them for the 9004 connectors and they should eithner $2.99 or $4.99 each (can't rememeber) and when you put those in never use the higher wattage bulbs without the APC uprade wire harness, but to tell you the truth, I had the APC harness with highwattage bulbs and it still fried my stock connectors, so I'm sticking with stock wattage hyper white bulbs and for a year I haven't had any problems with my connectors frying. My advice is to get your stock connectors fixed and don't waste your money on those higher wattage bulbs that tend to burn out faster and fry your connectors.
Old Feb 19, 2002 | 08:21 PM
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Originally posted by Sexima
Bump!

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It is my Right harness that is busted up so for the APC upgrade.. it won't be good huh?
You can get around it by running the wires from the other side if you do buy the APC harness kit.

I would just fix the harness(es) and just resplice the new ones from PEPBOYS or AUTOZONE and using 45/65W PIAA EXTREME or PLATINUM (I'm sure there are other choices as well)
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