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Old Oct 27, 2021 | 07:43 PM
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​​​​​​Maybe you guys can help. My low beam headlights don't seem to work at night and I can't seem to see anything. I haven't replaced the bulbs in over 5 years and wondering from these photos of you guys think I need to change the whole headlights or would changing my bulbs fox the issue?
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Does the other side work? Are they HIDs? If they are, move the bulb from the other side to the driver side. If it turns on, bad bulb. If it doesn't, likely a bad ballast. If they're the regular yellow halogen bulbs, do the same thing above. If it doesn't work though, likely will be a wiring issue.

Always replace bulbs as a pair, especially older HID bulbs. Don't just replace one at a time.
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Old Oct 28, 2021 | 06:49 AM
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They're both bad and c t see anything at night.Not sure if they're HID bulbs. Not sure if I should try and I stall new bulbs or take it to a a shop to get the wiring checked out. Would a body shop be the place to take it to?


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Does the other side work? Are they HIDs? If they are, move the bulb from the other side to the driver side. If it turns on, bad bulb. If it doesn't, likely a bad ballast. If they're the regular yellow halogen bulbs, do the same thing above. If it doesn't work though, likely will be a wiring issue.

Always replace bulbs as a pair, especially older HID bulbs. Don't just replace one at a time.
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