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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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my passenger side was headlight-less for about a month and I guess rain dropped on one of my headlight harness because it would not turn on when i put my headlight on. blinkers and idle lights are on but the headlight..I know I'm a dumb *** for not covering that harness with electric tape.

I replaced hid bulb and even ballast but still the same. could it be the harness that's connected to the whole engine assembly because of rain? if so, how can i solve this issue?
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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my passenger side was headlight-less for about a month and I guess rain dropped on one of my headlight harness because it would not turn on when i put my headlight on. blinkers and idle lights are on but the headlight..I know I'm a dumb *** for not covering that harness with electric tape.

I replaced hid bulb and even ballast but still the same. could it be the harness that's connected to the whole engine assembly because of rain? if so, how can i solve this issue?
Cheaper solution and I hope this is it but remove the ballast, shake off the excessive water, let it dry up under the sun and reinstall it. If that doesn't work I suggest perhaps switching the ballast from the other side to see if that is it. Let me know how that turns out.

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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 03:22 PM
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i don't think it's ballast issue. i think it's the harness that's connected to the headlight assembly. because I had another ballast. let's just say I tried with three different ballast and it did not work.
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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guys. signals and idle lights work but hid dont work. i swapped ballast and hid bulbs but still dont work. what could it be?
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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Check fuses?
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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Check fuses?
Was going to say that next

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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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forgot about that. ill check it tomorrow! where is the fuse at? the one under the hood near by the battery or under the seat?
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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i forgot to mention that the driver side headlight works fine. do they have fuses for two different headlights?
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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where the hell is the fuse? i looked under the battery compartment and there is no headlight fuses.. under the driver side left no fuses either.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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fixed the problem. fuses were behind the battery compartment.
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What was the problem? I'm having the same issue. Thanks.
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What was the problem? I'm having the same issue. Thanks.
It must of been the fuse.
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 01:53 PM
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My fuse is fine. Guess the ballast next?hehe
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