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Subject:Headlight Failure
From:Kevin
Date:Sun, 25 Sep 2005 23:01:27 -0700

Hi Everyone,
So I've been having headlight trouble for a little while and today they sort
of quit on me.  I have had the relays and brighter bulbs installed for
almost two years now with no problems what so ever and pretty good light.
So here is the problem,  in the low beam setting I now have the two outers
on but at about 40% the normal brightness and sometimes the right inner also
glows a little on the low beam setting.  Now if I switch to high beams the
first problem is the high beam indicator does not light up,  it did
yesterday and only the right side inner lights up nother out of the left.  I
have swapped all the bulbs and they all work in the working light so I know
that is not it.  It has not blown any fuses. I replaced one of the relays
with a spare and still nothing All the wiring for the relays look good but
on the left side headlight it looks like the pig tale got a little hot and
has some black plastic but still makes contact and is not very bad and that
is the bulb that works.  Anyone ever run into this before? Or have any tips?
Thanks

Kevin
87 Westy EJ22

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