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Re: front side lights

Posted By:	Grant W.
Posted On:	October 19, 2003 at 10:27 am GMST

with the driving light power on check for DC voltage with a multimeter by inserting one lead into one of the contacts on the light connector and the other lead to then negative post on the battery, or to an obvious ground to the car. One of the contacts should read around 12 volts or higher, check both. Then turn the light switch off, and with your meter now turned to the ohms scale on the lowest setting, apply one of the meter leads to ground, and the other lead to check both contacts for a reading, if there is a good ground, it should have a low reading, the other contact should have a reading of nothing, or infinity. If you find voltage on one contact, and ground reading on the other, make sure the contacts are clean, making good connection against the bulb, and the bulb is good. If that fails wiggle the hell out of the connector when the lights are on...

mark  wrote:

> I can't get the front side mar
> ker lights to come on.  The on
> es on the back come on.  I've
> changed the whole lights setup
> on the drivers side, and stil
> l nothing.  I need to know if
> you have an idea of what to ch
> eck or what to do.  It has to
> go in for safety inspection pr
> etty soon.

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Message:	Grant W. wrote: > with the driving light power o > n check for DC voltage with a > multimeter by inserting one le > ad into one of the contacts on > the light connector and the o > ther lead to then negative pos > t on the battery, or to an obv > ious ground to the car. One of > the contacts should read arou > nd 12 volts or higher, check b > oth. Then turn the light switc > h off, and with your meter now > turned to the ohms scale on t > he lowest setting, apply one o > f the meter leads to ground, a > nd the other lead to check bot > h contacts for a reading, if t > here is a good ground, it shou > ld have a low reading, the oth > er contact should have a readi > ng of nothing, or infinity. If > you find voltage on one conta > ct, and ground reading on the > other, make sure the contacts > are clean, making good connect > ion against the bulb, and the > bulb is good. If that fails wi > ggle the hell out of the conne > ctor when the lights are on... > > > mark wrote: > > > I can't get the front side m > ar > > ker lights to come on. The > on > > es on the back come on. I'v > e > > changed the whole lights set > up > > on the drivers side, and sti > l > > l nothing. I need to know i > f > > you have an idea of what to > ch > > eck or what to do. It has t > o > > go in for safety inspection > pr > > etty soon.
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