rx78788

here is the problem my headlights wont come on. so today i went to try to fix them. I just bought the car for real cheap and i'm trying to restore it. and the guy i got it from had some kind of wire from the headlight wires to power something inside the car. so i took those off and found that the wire is all black and chared. Could that be the couse of the lights not working?

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13bpower

sounds like a inexperienced "mechanic" "worked" on that car.

rx78788

yes it is the wiriring to the dfrivers side headlight. just woundering, i have not traced the wires all the way to the firewall yet. does anyone know if the wire splices of and goes to the passanger side headlight. because both lights donot work.

x2delight

either your wiring harness behind the Headlight Switch or the headligth switch itself burned out.. Possibly sometimes both... they can be picked up quite cheap from either a junkyard or in the classifieds forum... i have both.. if you need it.

rx78788

no but thanks i have a parts car. and also like i said the wire is all chard and black inside the sheath. it's not shinny copper. do you think i should replace the wires.

<junior1>

were the wires going inot the car hooked to a switch?might have been someone trying to give it sleepy eyes???do the wires go to the headlight or the fuse box under the hood?

rx78788

they go to the headlight wires