headlight dimming

[1987AccordLx-i]

I didn't read all the posts but it seams to me you have wires breaking due to opening and closing the headlights. One of the lights is the common or ground wire going to the headlight and the other is the positive wire that goes to the low beams

so what should i look for... i have the bumper off and the left fender off as well.. now would be a good time to give advice while i have everything torn apart haha.. so which light should i look at for the ground?

[1987AccordLx-i]

FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM


turns out the headlight that was dimming had a ground wire completely severed.. so nothing was grounding it.. now i fixed it.. simple little connection and my car is brighter then ever....

i thank each and every one of you that took the time to help me find this problem.. and in return ill help anyone out with a problem or anything thats wrong with their 3gee..

THANKS AGAIN GUYS!!

[nswst8]

Good to hear.

[BrokenBone]

OK GUYS NEW IDEA..



ive seen guys that have the turn signals that flash fast... how does this happen?? i really wanna know

it happens when one of the turn signal lights are out on whichever side to let you know a bulb needs to be changed.

i am having problems with my driver side head light as well. this thread seemed to be the most helpful. the driver side always stays dim and when i turn on the hi beams the left side turns off and the right goes to hi. the right side is fine. do you think this could be a ground problem? do i have to remove my bumper and fender to fix this? its seems more like a power problem to me, the right headlight sucks all the power so the left get little to no power. possible my alternator?

[ghettogeddy]

it happens when one of the turn signal lights are out on whichever side to let you know a bulb needs to be changed.

i am having problems with my driver side head light as well. this thread seemed to be the most helpful. the driver side always stays dim and when i turn on the hi beams the left side turns off and the right goes to hi. the right side is fine. do you think this could be a ground problem? do i have to remove my bumper and fender to fix this? its seems more like a power problem to me, the right headlight sucks all the power so the left get little to no power. possible my alternator?

3yr old thread... you can also get the fast blink form putting led bulbs in

[BrokenBone]

3yr old thread... you can also get the fast blink form putting led bulbs in

Yea i know, i figured some people from this old thread are still regulars here and might be able to help.

[TotaledTL]

it happens when one of the turn signal lights are out on whichever side to let you know a bulb needs to be changed.

i am having problems with my driver side head light as well. this thread seemed to be the most helpful. the driver side always stays dim and when i turn on the hi beams the left side turns off and the right goes to hi. the right side is fine. do you think this could be a ground problem? do i have to remove my bumper and fender to fix this? its seems more like a power problem to me, the right headlight sucks all the power so the left get little to no power. possible my alternator?

The high beam filament is open on the driver's side & the low beam filament is probably about to fail as well. You could verify the open filament w/ a meter, or you may be able to see that it's open if you look closely. Replace the headlight & rechk. I think it's a 6054.

[BrokenBone]

The high beam filament is open on the driver's side & the low beam filament is probably about to fail as well. You could verify the open filament w/ a meter, or you may be able to see that it's open if you look closely. Replace the headlight & rechk. I think it's a 6054.

The headlights appear brand new. No rust, or corrosion on the headlights where it connects to the wire.

[BrokenBone]

I located the three wires that connect to the headlight, I'm assuming the black wire is the ground wire. If I were to cut the black wire and solder a new wire to the cut end of the black wire and ground it to the engine would that fix my problem if it was a ground wire issue?

[TotaledTL]

Why don't you try what I suggested before you start cutting wires? Headlights aren't that expensive. Or just swap driver's side w/ pass. side to verify.