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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 01:42 PM
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i think i Fd something up. When i was replacing my headlight bulb, well first i removed the connections from the bulb but thats when the contacts touched my car and damn sparks flew but i didnt think much of it so i continued, ok the fuse was blown so i replace it and turned on the headlights and they seemed dimmer than usual, and also the highbeam indicator was also slightly light (not fully lit like when the highbeam are actually on). so i cleanedconnections, switched the fuses, cleaned the battery term. and ground but still the same problem. so does anybody got any ideas what might be wrong.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 01:52 PM
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you left your headlights on while you changed them? that was dumb
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 01:56 PM
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no i was watching my daughter and she turned them on so when i disconnected it the sparks flew. Never leave a 2 year old in the car while working under the hood. you can get shocked or go deaf.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 01:57 PM
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Originally posted by RST531
no i was watching my daughter and she turned them on so when i disconnected it the sparks flew. Never leave a 2 year old in the car while working under the hood. you can get shocked or go deaf.
shouldnt have kids playing in a car anyway..but you knew that.

have you run the car since this incident? its possible that your battery is just drained.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 02:04 PM
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next time you do anything electrical.... DISCONNECT the battery first.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 02:10 PM
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Originally posted by asiandoood
next time you do anything electrical.... DISCONNECT the battery first.
WWWWWWWWWWay too easy, lol
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 02:30 PM
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well they work ok but i know they arent as bright as they use to be. i just bought some coolblues and now they look like stock lights. i just dont like to know they are messed up.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 02:33 PM
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Originally posted by RST531
well they work ok but i know they arent as bright as they use to be. i just bought some coolblues and now they look like stock lights. i just dont like to know they are messed up.


cool blues have the stock light intensity. they werent any brighter to begin with. are you bulbs blown?...is there traces of black smoke or grey residue on the glass?
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 02:58 PM
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Swap your stocks in, see if they seem dim as well. If not, your bulbs are probably blown, or dying.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 03:55 PM
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i did and they are dimmer than regular, so i got brighter ones to they look like stock even when they are dim.
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