Headlight broken

[at428]

Hi friend


I have a 93 Maxima and the headlight on passages side is not working, when I switch the bulb from passenger side to drive side the bulb still good. what it could be wrong?

I am thinking that, I try to connect the hot wire from the driver side to passenger side, do you think it will work?

Thank you in advance.

--at428

[GioLanh]

It could be just a loose connection.
Did U check the connector to see if U get any juice?

[phototronic]

Don't do that. You can't just connect the left to the right side. Of course it will work. But for how long.
Your wiring is probably a 14 gauge wire, that means that it will NOT be able to load two 55 watts bulbs without doing serious damage. The last place you want your electrical short is in your engine compartment. TRUST ME.

You already check the bulb, and it's good. So now check the socket & wiring. Get a multimeter (or a volt meter). Turn on your light, measure the voltage accross the terminal. If you don't see 12V there.... look further up the wires. Also check the fuse. If you have head-lamp fuse. I bet cha it's the loose socket.

Worst case scenario, you can try to do what you described, but you must insert a relay in between. e.g. hot wire from left into relay. Batery to relay and the right light into the relay. That way, the signal from the left light signal the relay to turn on the right side. You will be fine.

Good lucks.
-Sarge

[at428]

Hi phototronic, ColdWind

Thank you for the advices, I will try to fix it this weekend.

--at428

[NgVoTam]

get a test light to check your power on the passenger side

all wire have it own color code, depend on manufacture to manufact....

Black color is usually ground, and any other usuall power

in most case you may have a bad ligh bulb, but a new bulb on it and your light will back to work...