Low Beam / High Beam Issues

[kenneyg1010]

First of all, I'd like to say that I'm new to the community board so it'll be nice meeting people on here. Feel free to say hello whenever. Now onto my problem:

One of my headlight bulbs on low beam stopped working a few months back and when I looked it over, it wasn't a fuse but more something to do with the wiring. I decided to just drive with the high beams since then because honestly my highs are dim enough so that no one else on the road has ever noticed. Well, yesterday the bulb opposite headlight on my high beams went out and so now I'm left with trying to get them fixed before winter hits. I haven't had the chance to check the fuses for my high beam bulb yet and I'm hoping that it is in fact a fuse issue, but if not: What issues with the wiring might it be, what action do I need to take to get this fixed and how much cost is there associated with a problem such as this. Anyone else have issues such as this, please provide feedback. Thanks in advance everyone.

 

[97sprt4x4]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=255901&highlight=Headlight+issue

This thread might point you in the right direction, it seems to me that it could be the bulb itself for the low beam issue, your ex has 9007 dual filament bulbs, so the low beam could have just burned out, the fuse for high beams i think is 29

Hope this helps.
Justin

 

[kenneyg1010]

Thanks Justin. I'ma give it a look and hope that helps. Appreciate the feedback.

 

[specialized7]

yea grab some new bulbs, do you have daytime running lights on your explorer?
my headlights did weird stuff when mine died.

 

[kenneyg1010]

Yea I have daytime running lights.

 

[kenneyg1010]

Checked out the fuse box, determined that it needed a new fuse to fix the low beam lighting so I put a new 10 Volt fuse in slot 29. Low Beams came on and began working again. That was short lived because after a few trips, it stopped working so now I'm stuck with no headlight again. Where do I go from here?

 

[gijoecam]

Checked out the fuse box, determined that it needed a new fuse to fix the low beam lighting so I put a new 10 Volt fuse in slot 29. Low Beams came on and began working again. That was short lived because after a few trips, it stopped working so now I'm stuck with no headlight again. Where do I go from here?

Well, again, check the bulbs and fuses to see where the problem lies. If it's the bulb, make sure you don't touch the glass lens as the oils on your skin cause the glass to heat unevenly and shatter in the housing. If the bulb is OK but the fuse is blown again, there may be more issues...

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