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Old 02-10-16, 07:49 AM
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Driver side headlight low beam won't work but all other lights do in the same housing and on passenger side? Its not the bulb i just bought new ones Also just removed hid kit maybe I'm missing something I don't want to think its bad wiring bc that'll be a pain but its a potential suspect. Has anyone been through this situation? Thanks in advance. 99 sc300
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Probably the ballast.

If you don't know what brand of ballast the PO bought, it's best to just replace the ballast and bulb at the same time. I'm currently running 3 sets of Morimoto Ballasts and bulbs in the high beams, low beams, and fog lights. I personally like them, they're the most solid set of ballasts and relays I've purchased.

I've found that if you don't know when the ballast was bought or what brand of ballast you have it's best to replace it and the bulbs if you ever have a failure.
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I put in the OEM headlight housing and the light still isnt coming on even though I'm bypassing the ballast. Theres no harness that has changed the original set up either you just have the ballast sitting there Does this make any sense ?
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So you put in a Halogen bulb and hooked up the OEM harness directly to the bulb and it's not turning on, is that correct?
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yes the Oem harness has been hooked up and was hooked up to the ballast but i disconnected that and just plugged in the bulb and all the other ones work still. Am i missing something?
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Did you check the fuse?
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Is there an individual fuse for each headlight??????????
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Yah.................
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Thats great news. I never saw it tho do you know which one it is I've looking at the panel.
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