Got in my car this morning and noticed this....


Sorry about crapy cell pic.

Anyone ever seen this before?

 

Do you have a multi-meter? If so check the voltage at the battery terminals while it's running...if it matches your gauge the voltage regulator is probably bad. I know when i first start my car it reads almost 16, like 15.5v, but settle down to 14.4 after warm up

 

Temperature has an effect on voltage. usually on a cold morning during a cold start, you will have high voltage. normal.

 

I cant remember if it was cold out that morning, but that night i realized my right head light was out.

 

Hmmm, I would definitely check the voltage at the terminals with a multimeter.
Like someone said earlier, it could be a regulator going bad. Overvoltage will cause bulbs (like your headlight) to go out, and sometimes explode.


-Tim

 

are your terminals especially your negative terminal dirty or corroded.

 

No, the terminals are clean that was one of the frist things I checked. Bringin a battery meter home from work tonight to check the voltage also.