Headlight bulb question - appears intact doesn't work

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squirrely - 30 Jul 2004 00:42 GMT

Drivers side bulb works
Passenger out

Pulled both bulbs, and both appear to be intact

Didn't scrape or sand contact, but no apparent corrosion

Any board experience with problem like this?

S70 1998

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Mike F - 30 Jul 2004 14:14 GMT

> Drivers side bulb works
> Passenger out
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> S70 1998

Try swapping them from side to side. The original type bulbs had heat
related problems, you can get new sockets that use the old 1157 type
bulbs for free from the dealer.

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Mike F - 30 Jul 2004 14:37 GMT

> > Drivers side bulb works
> > Passenger out
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> related problems, you can get new sockets that use the old 1157 type
> bulbs for free from the dealer.

Oops, nothing like reading properly - the advice I gave was for the turn
signals.
Headlight bulbs sometimes fail and the filament appears intact. Does
the high beam on that side work? You can also swap bulbs from high beam
to low beam, they're the same. Each low beam uses a different wire from
the headlight relay, that's the next thing to check.

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squirrely - 31 Jul 2004 01:39 GMT

thanks Mike & G Klein

going to try that switch no

> > > Drivers side bulb works
> > > Passenger out
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> to low beam, they're the same. Each low beam uses a different wire from
> the headlight relay, that's the next thing to check.

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G Klein - 30 Jul 2004 18:02 GMT

Try switching bulbs from each side if the bulb that is out still does not
work then you have a bad bulb change both of them

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> Drivers side bulb works
> Passenger out
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> S70 1998

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