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| | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | My headlights are real dim and yellowish. I checked the ground and it appears good. I also bypassed the switch, but neither helped. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | what year? which voltage? engine running or not? got the right bulbs? the positive connections are as important as the grounds, have you checked voltages with a meter?
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | It's a '49, but it's rodded. 12 v system, runs and drives. The lights worked good when I first wired it, but have been dim since I got in a wreck and had it repaired.
My truck: She may not be the prettiest girl at the dance, but she's all mine!
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | bad connection somewhere, start with cleaning them all well, especially any intermediate connections under the hood, like the plugs on the bulbs and any terminal blocks on the inner fender - also make sure you generator/regulator [or alternator] connections are all clean and tight
Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 241 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 241 | Have you taken a volt meter and see what the voltage is at the socket?
Mark | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 393 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 393 | Check out this site: Mad Electrical . They have information about putting relays in for the headlights to make them brighter. Part way down you will see the heading "Brighter Headlights".
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