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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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Lighting Problem (Headlights and Foglights)

About a month ago my fog lights stopped working and I just realized that one of my headlight highbeams does not work. I triple-checked the bulbs and they are all good. I'm wondering if there is some sort of wiring or switch that is going bad to cause these issues.

The fog lights are not stock, but they are wired to the stock wiring harness and power button.

Any ideas?

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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:57 PM
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since you have one headlight and on fog lamp working, that rules out fuses, switches and relays. i would look for a damaged wire harness or a corroded connector. start at the lamp and work your way back.
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by DennisMik
since you have one headlight and on fog lamp working, that rules out fuses, switches and relays. i would look for a damaged wire harness or a corroded connector. start at the lamp and work your way back.
Actually like this, open hood and click:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/5

- B[7] Headlamp fuse, left hand (no LH light if blown)
- B[8] Headlamp fuse, right hand (no RH light if blown)




Read the forum and learn. On this very page, at least one headlamp thread...
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Wiking
Actually like this, open hood and click:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/5

- B[7] Headlamp fuse, left hand (no LH light if blown)
- B[8] Headlamp fuse, right hand (no RH light if blown)

Read the forum and learn. On this very page, at least one headlamp thread...
this is great.

but his problem is that the high beam is out but the low beam works.
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 01:38 AM
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Always can be wirings - as u say. Still, L/R separately fused. Maybe that was so once upon a time...

He says "one of" his hi beam. Maybe one of total of six?

The other thread down there, walks through the light sw: by greenmax. Most common nissan failure point.
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 05:52 AM
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Ah, I DID see that post in the forums. But it said nothing about the fog lights AND the headlight issue. I have ONE headlight high beam NOT working and BOTH of my fog lights NOT working. I guess I'll check some fuses first....
Old Oct 19, 2005 | 07:46 AM
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Fuses first. Schema second.

5 separate connections (problem points). What are they?



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