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Headlight problem.... one nice and bright and the other not so much

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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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Default Headlight problem.... one nice and bright and the other not so much

I have a 99 Dodge Ram 1500 and the drivers side low beam headlight is nice and bright, but the passenger side low beam is really weak and dim.

I know there is the problem with the dimmer switch causing no low beams at all, but I do still have the low beams just a weak passenger low beam. When I switch it over to high beam, it just gets weaker.

Anyone know what's going on?

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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Headlight lense man, mine is the same way it's because the plastic is faded or there is moisture on the inside of the headlight housing.

If you look at my passengerside vs my drivers side my drivers side is way brighter.

Instead of buying new headlights i just went out and bought some cheap aux lights to go under the bumper which are brighter than the highbeams
 
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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Yakkier!!! What's up man

Hey, it has a brand new headlight housing on it (replaced because of a fender bender) and the bulb was new. Both were shining fine until this afternoon and all the sudden the right one just went dim.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Iv got a set of blubs you can have that came out of mine, they'er sylvania 5500 hyper whites.

I bought them and thought it would improve the quality of the light but it doesnt and i was gonna take em back but lost the recipt. they were 75 at autozone and they'er yours if you want them, i barely even use my headlights any more i just use my aux lights and my parking lights.

As far as the light being dim it's prob about to blow out or explode.

Iv had a couple of bulbs explode in the last few months because of the changing of temp IE goin from cold to hot then back to cold rapidly it ****s with the glass.

Not to mention the ****in freeways and roads here are pothole hell.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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Got it figured out guys.... Nice and bright low beams in both head lights now... Thanks
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by GC99RAM
Got it figured out guys.... Nice and bright low beams in both head lights now... Thanks
What was the problem??
A Ground??
 
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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Blown fuse... thanks for asking
 
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