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Old 09-06-04, 06:01 PM
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Arrow One headlight dim. help a brotha!

One of my headlights is dimmer than the other. And when i turn on the brights, the dim one goes dimmer, and the other gets brighter. They are brand new lights. I tried cleaning the grounds on them. what should i do? its annoying!
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Mine don't even work unless they're on brights. And they don't go down anymore.
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These headlights are always trouble
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But, folding headlights are the SHIZNIT! When they work, lol.
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but.............................they never work
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Make sure the ground is good... My Pass side is also dim
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anyone else got any ideas?
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I agree with the bad ground theory... Also check all of your connections for any corosion....

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will do.....
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