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Old 02-22-2012, 09:35 PM
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Default Need headlight help.

Few days ago, I noticed my blue high beam indicator dash light on with my headlights, but it was dim and my high beams weren't actually on. When I do turn my high beams on, the indicator light goes to normal brightness but my headlights and fog lights go out. I can get them to come on again by turning my lights off and then on again.

So basically I have no high beams. Is the indicator light being dim a warning light that my high beams are out? Or is there a more complicated electrical issue here?

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Do you have hids?
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Do you have hids?
No, just Xenon replacement bulbs.
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Any ideas?
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What brand are the bulbs?
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Also check your fuses in the fuse box.
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You have a bad ground so when low beam is in its grounding through the hi beam fillament. also the fog lites are suposed to go out with hi beams on its illeagle to run hi beam and fog lite together. If this started when you changed bulbs you could have a defective bulb.
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They were VEROX xenon replacement bulbs. Had them in for a year or so. Luckily, I kept the stock bulbs, so I just went out and reinstalled the stock bulbs. Problem solved! Must have just been a bad high beam filament. I don't mind losing these bulbs anyway. I didn't think they were as bright as stock bulbs... just bluish in color. Thanks for all the help.
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Try the recon lights they are Awsome and super bright.
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Originally Posted by desert crzr
Try the recon lights they are Awsome and super bright.
I will do that next time. Thanks



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