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Old 09-01-2009, 11:53 AM
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Default 2001 Headlight short

My passenger side headlight flicker on and off, and sometimes it wont come on at all. I can pop my hood and wiggle the connection and it comes back on. I only have this problem with the low beam. The low beam will also shut off if I go from brights back to low beams. Has anyone ever had this happen? I have projector headlights. I doubt its the bulb or else it would not come on at all. I also noticed that when I wiggle the harness that I heard a clicking noise coming from the fuse box under the hood. Any suggestion.
 
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Old 09-01-2009, 01:27 PM
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Inspect the harness for the lights..

If you see any damage or kinks and you know how to fix a short I'd start there. Otherwise have someone electrically inclined take a look at it
 
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Old 09-01-2009, 01:32 PM
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Go to the dealer and get a new headlight socket. It comes with about 6" of wiring so you can splice it in and has shrink tubing so you can seal it up. Job done.
 
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Old 09-01-2009, 02:29 PM
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Yep sounds like the connection is bad.
 
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