DRL...not the usual problem
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Drifting
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From: Camelot of the Mid West
DRL...not the usual problem
I noticed my right DRL wasn't working so I went to change the bulb. When I pulled the bulb it did not look burned out but I put a new bulb in anyway. Before I buttoned things up, I started the engine and the bulb lit up. 
I get the whole thing buttoned up and back the car off the ramps and then see the DRL is not working again.
Any suggestions?
I get the whole thing buttoned up and back the car off the ramps and then see the DRL is not working again. Any suggestions?
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
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Could it be a bad connection in the lamp socket?
I'd pull it out again and see if a good wiggle on each wire causes it to go out. Off the top of my head the brown is the DRL wire with a common ground with the T/S.
I'd pull it out again and see if a good wiggle on each wire causes it to go out. Off the top of my head the brown is the DRL wire with a common ground with the T/S.
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From: Fountain hills AZ
Originally Posted by 99pewtercoupe
I noticed my right DRL wasn't working so I went to change the bulb. When I pulled the bulb it did not look burned out but I put a new bulb in anyway. Before I buttoned things up, I started the engine and the bulb lit up. I get the whole thing buttoned up and back the car off the ramps and then see the DRL is not working again.
Any suggestions?
I get the whole thing buttoned up and back the car off the ramps and then see the DRL is not working again. Any suggestions?
I found a problem in the connectors leading to the headlights. Groundinng is also a likely culprit.
