I have a 96 civic and I have had projector headlights for about a year. Recently my passenger low beam has been acting weird. When I start my car and turn my headlights on, the passenger low beam will not come on until I give it a firm punch. Then it will cut off and on throughout the drive. I have tried tightning the bulb and replacing the bulb but this only helps for a short amount of time. I wouldnt think that my harness is fried scince I only use 55 watt h4 bulbs. I have been ducking and dodging the police for months now and had several warnings. Any suggestions?

 

maybe something is wrong with the actual thing that holds the bulb make sure your getting contact and maybe file down the connections.

 

thanks. I didnt even think of cleaning the connections.

 

I know exactly what is wrong.

The problem is, the projector headlights uses cheap materials internally. The bulb (H3) is held in place by a think wire/spring/retainer mechanism. The actual problem is the retainer that holds the bulb in place is very thin, and often warps due to the heat given off by the bulb.

I remedied this with two options:
1) Using a small ball of aluminum foil behind each prong on the retainer that holds the bulb in place.
or
2) Less ghetto, I used a metal waster behind the bulb to have it pushed closer/tighter to the retainer.

 

Yeah the projectors I have seem kinda cheap. Thanks man. Do you know of any good projector headlights Or HIDs? I might buy some more in the future, but only top of the line shit.