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No headlights #121394 June 27, 2006 06:34 pm UTC June 27, 2006 06:34 pm UTC
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Ameliasburgh S Steven Scaletta OP Junior Member
Steven Scaletta OP Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Ameliasburgh	I'm leaving my place this morning(I start work at 5 am) and I turn on the lights (no problem) I go down the road a couple of houses and I turn on the high beams and all the sudden I have NO HEADLIGHTS...all the other marker and brake lights work, just not the headlights(daytime driving,lowbeam,highbeam).....turn around park the car and take my truck to work.....I got home and checked all the fuses(in the car and engine bay) I think....anyone have any idea what's wrong I'm stumped Thanks for any help Steve UPDATE: I have power going to the headlights so I tried another light I had lying around and it came on for a flash and then was no-more....so I have a short somewhere, I HATE ELECTRICITY any Idea's on that please Thanks again Steve The things that come to those who wait where probably left by those that got there first. I do all my own stunts

Re: No headlights #121395 June 28, 2006 12:35 am UTC June 28, 2006 12:35 am UTC
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 331 London A Andy McLeod Serious Member
Andy McLeod Serious Member A Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 331 London	Are your bulbs blown, or is the power cutting out? 97 Talon TSI AWD

Re: No headlights #121396 June 28, 2006 01:02 am UTC June 28, 2006 01:02 am UTC
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton A Amin Ahmadi Insane Member
Amin Ahmadi Insane Member A Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton	relay being bad? ground connection being crappy?

Re: No headlights #121397 June 28, 2006 07:55 am UTC June 28, 2006 07:55 am UTC
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Ameliasburgh S Steven Scaletta OP Junior Member
Steven Scaletta OP Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Ameliasburgh	Ya I check(with a multimeter and test light) and there's power going to the end of the plug....so at this point I think both my headlights blew(hi and low). Now I'm just wondering why? Both sides blew out at the same time and hi and low at the same time...some sort of power surge or something? Would a bad relay do that? Or what else could it be? Stumped...never seen anything like this before Which wire is the ground(thought I found it) ALL the wires to the plug are red...some have different stripes. Thanks for the help Steve The things that come to those who wait where probably left by those that got there first. I do all my own stunts

Re: No headlights #121398 June 28, 2006 01:58 pm UTC June 28, 2006 01:58 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 7,503 Trenton, On, Canada. Ghislain Goudreau Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands
Ghislain Goudreau Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 7,503 Trenton, On, Canada.	Hello Steven. Check the Alternator voltage output just in case it is on it's way. I had one pushing up to 17.5v last winter and it blew quite a few Bulbs. Ghislain. Rouge!!!

Re: No headlights #121399 June 28, 2006 05:58 pm UTC June 28, 2006 05:58 pm UTC
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton A Amin Ahmadi Insane Member
Amin Ahmadi Insane Member A Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton	are you sure you could measure as much voltage with load?

Re: No headlights #121400 June 28, 2006 06:12 pm UTC June 28, 2006 06:12 pm UTC
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,314 Sudbury, Ontario Ian Burnside Serious Member
Ian Burnside Serious Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,314 Sudbury, Ontario	Isn't the headlight circuit fused as well.Wouldn't the increase in voltage blow the fuses first? I had the same problem with a truck and it was just a cut in the wire the was grounding against the metal causing nothing to work. It did pop the fuses first though and didn't ruin the bulb.

Re: No headlights #121401 June 28, 2006 06:40 pm UTC June 28, 2006 06:40 pm UTC
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton A Amin Ahmadi Insane Member
Amin Ahmadi Insane Member A Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,178 Hamilton	increase in voltage doesn't blow the fuse. that's not the fuse is meant for. Because the fuse doesn't know what the voltage is anyways! Connect a bolt and see if you could still measure the same voltage as you would without the bulb. I can't see how 4 bulbs would blow at the same time. because you would either have it at low beam or high!

Re: No headlights #121402 June 28, 2006 11:05 pm UTC June 28, 2006 11:05 pm UTC
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Ameliasburgh S Steven Scaletta OP Junior Member
Steven Scaletta OP Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Ameliasburgh	Hey Ghislain I checked the voltage at the battery and when the car was at idle it was anywhere from 15.5 to 16-17 and at rev(2000 I think) it was 17.5 plus....so I think to start the altenator regulator is pooched....thanks p.s Ya have one kickin around..lol thanks Steve The things that come to those who wait where probably left by those that got there first. I do all my own stunts

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