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bosco200 · 01-04-2016, 07:27 PM

So about 2 years ago I hit a pole on my passenger side, I replaced the bumper cover and fender and all was good. No physical damage that I could see on the headlight it looked perfect. But ever since the light keeps going out and then will randomly come back on, the halo always works no problem with it. But I cannot figure out why the light keeps going out. I've replaced the bulb and it didn't help. What do you guys think. Maybe a ground? Also the side marker doesn't blink it just illuminates when the blinker is on.

speedygonzales · 01-05-2016, 06:45 AM

Have you tried tapping the head light to see if the socket may be loose or have a flimsy connection?

Side markers don't blink

bosco200 · 01-05-2016, 07:39 AM

The housing is little loose, or are you talking about the socket for the bulb?

speedygonzales · 01-05-2016, 08:34 AM

Yes the socket for the bulb

bosco200 · 01-05-2016, 03:54 PM

yes I just checked and everything is tight, I even just switched the bulb and the bulb from the passenger light works on the drivers side, so its not the bulb.

speedygonzales · 01-05-2016, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bosco200

yes I just checked and everything is tight, I even just switched the bulb and the bulb from the passenger light works on the drivers side, so its not the bulb.

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Originally Posted by bosco200

I've replaced the bulb and it didn't help. What do you guys think.

We already knew the bulb was not the cause. Anything that is intermittent will be difficult to figure out. Since it's only one side, it has to be a connection issue. It's also not likely a ground problem because it's only one side.

You need to find what causes it to go out to figure what the problem is. Just for example, hitting a bump, turning to one side etc.

Still at the end of the day it's going to come down to a poor power connection. Here's an interesting thought. When the low beam is not working, does the high beam still work? Does the low beam still not work when you switch back from high beam?

bosco200 · 01-05-2016, 08:54 PM

It will be fine for about a month or less then randomly go out, so I think it could be bumps causing a bad connection somewhere because turning had never made it go out, and when it does work both high and low beam work fine, and when it's not working neither high or low beam work. And if it is a bad connection where do I start, I've jiggled wires and harnesses and nothing looks torn or rubbed.

speedygonzales · 01-06-2016, 08:48 AM

When I was referring to the socket being loose, I was not referring to it being tight to the head light housing. I was referring to the bulb in the socket. So unless you removed the socket from the headlight housing, you would not have known that.

When the light is off when it should be on. Remove the socket from the light housing. With protection,(not bare hands) wiggle the bulb in the socket.

If that does not change anything, move down along the wire until you come to a junction of any kind. Wiggle it there.

bosco200 · 01-06-2016, 05:10 PM

I wiggled the bulb, wiggled the wire that connect to the bulb, and wiggled every set of wires coming from the headlight assembly and still nothing.

speedygonzales · 01-06-2016, 05:47 PM

Unfortunately at this point, the only thing left to do is track the entire length of wire from the socket to it's source.

bosco200 · 01-06-2016, 07:33 PM

Well from the actually bulb socket it's the short wire that goes to the ballast, but for power to the whole assbemly is a plug on the outside of the headlight assembly, but it wouldn't make sense for it to be the plug on the outside because the halo works, so there is power to the assembly, unless the halo has power off of a different wire on the plug.

bosco200 · 01-06-2016, 07:34 PM

Also, is the ballast inside the headlight assembly or outside? Because I can't see it on the inside and can't find it on the outside.

bosco200 · 01-06-2016, 09:16 PM

Does the halo run off of the ballast too, because if it does then I can eliminate the ballast being my problem before I go and buy a new one.

bosco200 · 01-07-2016, 09:46 AM

My voltage on the gauge is a little more than 12, and that's also while driving, but it will also almost get to 14, but then will randomly go back to a little more than 12, could this be causing the issue?

01-04-2016, 07:27 PM	#1
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	Right headlight keeps going out So about 2 years ago I hit a pole on my passenger side, I replaced the bumper cover and fender and all was good. No physical damage that I could see on the headlight it looked perfect. But ever since the light keeps going out and then will randomly come back on, the halo always works no problem with it. But I cannot figure out why the light keeps going out. I've replaced the bulb and it didn't help. What do you guys think. Maybe a ground? Also the side marker doesn't blink it just illuminates when the blinker is on. Last edited by bosco200; 01-04-2016 at 07:39 PM.

01-05-2016, 06:45 AM	#2
speedygonzales Drives: 99 z71, 2012 2SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Smithfield, VA Posts: 205 View My Garage	Have you tried tapping the head light to see if the socket may be loose or have a flimsy connection? Side markers don't blink __________________ Fix your garage pics so we can see them Last edited by speedygonzales; 01-05-2016 at 07:21 AM.

01-05-2016, 08:34 AM	#4
speedygonzales Drives: 99 z71, 2012 2SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Smithfield, VA Posts: 205 View My Garage	Yes the socket for the bulb __________________ Fix your garage pics so we can see them

01-06-2016, 08:48 AM	#8
speedygonzales Drives: 99 z71, 2012 2SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Smithfield, VA Posts: 205 View My Garage	When I was referring to the socket being loose, I was not referring to it being tight to the head light housing. I was referring to the bulb in the socket. So unless you removed the socket from the headlight housing, you would not have known that. When the light is off when it should be on. Remove the socket from the light housing. With protection,(not bare hands) wiggle the bulb in the socket. If that does not change anything, move down along the wire until you come to a junction of any kind. Wiggle it there. __________________ Fix your garage pics so we can see them

01-06-2016, 05:47 PM	#10
speedygonzales Drives: 99 z71, 2012 2SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Smithfield, VA Posts: 205 View My Garage	Unfortunately at this point, the only thing left to do is track the entire length of wire from the socket to it's source. __________________ Fix your garage pics so we can see them

01-05-2016, 07:39 AM	#3
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	The housing is little loose, or are you talking about the socket for the bulb?

01-05-2016, 03:54 PM	#5
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	yes I just checked and everything is tight, I even just switched the bulb and the bulb from the passenger light works on the drivers side, so its not the bulb.

01-05-2016, 08:54 PM	#7
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	It will be fine for about a month or less then randomly go out, so I think it could be bumps causing a bad connection somewhere because turning had never made it go out, and when it does work both high and low beam work fine, and when it's not working neither high or low beam work. And if it is a bad connection where do I start, I've jiggled wires and harnesses and nothing looks torn or rubbed.

01-06-2016, 05:10 PM	#9
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	I wiggled the bulb, wiggled the wire that connect to the bulb, and wiggled every set of wires coming from the headlight assembly and still nothing.

01-06-2016, 07:33 PM	#11
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	Well from the actually bulb socket it's the short wire that goes to the ballast, but for power to the whole assbemly is a plug on the outside of the headlight assembly, but it wouldn't make sense for it to be the plug on the outside because the halo works, so there is power to the assembly, unless the halo has power off of a different wire on the plug.

01-06-2016, 07:34 PM	#12
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	Also, is the ballast inside the headlight assembly or outside? Because I can't see it on the inside and can't find it on the outside.

01-06-2016, 09:16 PM	#13
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	Does the halo run off of the ballast too, because if it does then I can eliminate the ballast being my problem before I go and buy a new one.

01-07-2016, 09:46 AM	#14
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	My voltage on the gauge is a little more than 12, and that's also while driving, but it will also almost get to 14, but then will randomly go back to a little more than 12, could this be causing the issue?