passenger side headlight was very dim
passenger side headlight was very dim
On my 1991 Formula the passenger side headlight had started to go dim over the last week or so. I took the bulb out and switched in a known good headlight bulb and got the same dim result. I tugged on the headlight wire/plug a little and then the black (ground) wire came completely dettached from the headlight plug. So, it was a poor ground wire connection in the headlight plug that was causing the dim bulb. After doing a bit of reading on the site here..I could see that a dim bulb can often be caused by a bad ground.
I stripped the black wire...btw I used the my $2.99 HF wire stripper, http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=66690
for the first time. The HF stripper was very easy to use. I pulled out the old plug/spade...and opened out the end of the spade connector - reattached the stripped black wire and headlight works fine.
So, if you are getting a dim headlight bulb and your ground looks good...try tugging on the headlight wires/plug a little..you might have a bad connection in the headlight plug like I did (and it is a bit hard to see).
I stripped the black wire...btw I used the my $2.99 HF wire stripper, http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=66690
for the first time. The HF stripper was very easy to use. I pulled out the old plug/spade...and opened out the end of the spade connector - reattached the stripped black wire and headlight works fine.
So, if you are getting a dim headlight bulb and your ground looks good...try tugging on the headlight wires/plug a little..you might have a bad connection in the headlight plug like I did (and it is a bit hard to see).
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