capt_furious Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Out of the blue last night, my driver's side headlight dimmed to about 1/2 its normal output. Initial guess is the bulb is dying, but is there a known issue that would cause this? I've checked all of the connections I can get at without tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatBlack Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 This happened to my passenger side headlight, check the connection of the connector from where it goes from the light through the fenderwell to the main harness. I plugged that in better and it fixed it on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlebmaster Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Out of the blue last night, my driver's side headlight dimmed to about 1/2 its normal output. Initial guess is the bulb is dying, but is there a known issue that would cause this? I've checked all of the connections I can get at without tools. If it is just the driver side then I would suspect the connection. Check your connections in front of your radiator, (all those wires that run from one side to the other) and make sure one of the connectors are not getting loose and check your grounds as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted September 9, 2009 Administrators Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Check your head light fuses. Your symptoms are exactly what will happen when one blows. Happened to me. Let us know if you find it. Paul Edited September 9, 2009 by BRAAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_furious Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 BRAAP got it. Fiddling with the fuses brought it right back to full brightness. Thanks! I love easy, quick solutions to a seemingly complex problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted September 11, 2009 Administrators Share Posted September 11, 2009 Woo hooo.... Finally, 9 years a member of this forum and I had advice that actually worked! I'm marking this down in my calender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_furious Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 LAWL. I'm sure you've done far more than that. I think this is my first 'help me' post that was actually resolved in less than 48 hours and $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30TRBO Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 BRAAP got it. Fiddling with the fuses brought it right back to full brightness. Thanks! I love easy, quick solutions to a seemingly complex problem. Paul is correct, Nissan designed it so if the fuse blows at 10pm you won't be completely dark, its enough so you can still drive to get it repaired. Freaked me out the first time it happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliphian Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I just brought my Z home from the sellers house and noticed the exact same problem. I hope this solution works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Paul is correct, Nissan designed it so if the fuse blows at 10pm you won't be completely dark, its enough so you can still drive to get it repaired. Freaked me out the first time it happened to me. Just one problem, corrosion anywhere in the system causes heat and burns up your fusebox and takes the stalk switch out as well. They switch ground and do not use relays... and because they fuse the power side and switch the ground dirt along the path really makes a mess of the early fuseboxes, and the switch stalks on the lates. Likely the fuse was falling apart (as they seem to want to do these days) and jiggling it reconnected the overworked element. My advice: replace the fuses on the lights every two or three years at the outside, and you will never have to worry about driving someplace to fix your lights because an overworked fuse element got hot and 'sagged' out of the melted solder at the endcap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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