you could maybe check the fuse to see if a fuse blew...
problem with front lights
Hi
I'm having a problem with my front lights, its the amber lights that are also used as blinkers/hazards.
if I'm not mistaken these used to run any time the light switch was turned on and then they would flash when the blinker was activated, is this correct?
now they don't come on, but activating the blinkers works fine, i checked the bulbs and they only have one filament and they work as blinkers.
is this a problem that could be caused by the blinker relay but it would still blink?
where is the blinker relay located?
also what else should i check?
My Car 2005 elantra 4dr 5speed
thanks
Alan
I'm having a problem with my front lights, its the amber lights that are also used as blinkers/hazards.
if I'm not mistaken these used to run any time the light switch was turned on and then they would flash when the blinker was activated, is this correct?
now they don't come on, but activating the blinkers works fine, i checked the bulbs and they only have one filament and they work as blinkers.
is this a problem that could be caused by the blinker relay but it would still blink?
where is the blinker relay located?
also what else should i check?
My Car 2005 elantra 4dr 5speed
thanks
Alan
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Parking lights and flashing is two separate circuits. Meaning one can work and not the other. Flasher relay doesn't operate the parking lights.
It sounds like someone installed the wrong bulbs in them, or the second filament burnt out and fell off. It should have 2 filaments. Should take 1157A.
Does your rail tail lights and side marker lights come on with the lights?
It sounds like someone installed the wrong bulbs in them, or the second filament burnt out and fell off. It should have 2 filaments. Should take 1157A.
Does your rail tail lights and side marker lights come on with the lights?
Parking lights and flashing is two separate circuits. Meaning one can work and not the other. Flasher relay doesn't operate the parking lights.
It sounds like someone installed the wrong bulbs in them, or the second filament burnt out and fell off. It should have 2 filaments. Should take 1157A.
Does your rail tail lights and side marker lights come on with the lights?
thanks
but the bulbs haven't been changed. and i did inspect them and the connections well enough to tell that it is only single filament bulbs and sockets with only a hot and ground wire to it.
my tail lights and side marker lights do work normal.
so this leaves me thinking maybe the flasher has gone bad, and i need to check, but there are allot of relays under there and i don't want to just start pulling them without knowing what one it is for sure.
the xd2 only works as a blinker and when you lock it the bulb is a 1156. now if you do what i did and swap over to an xd set up the it will be a running light and blinker light.
yeah just the lights on the side are running lights not the ones in the headlights.
the ones in the headlights on xd2's are running lights too
Sean, you mean the DRL? The small 194 bulb in the low beam housing? That would make since why the amber doesn't have them then. So it should look like the picture above? Side markers and low beam appear to be on, but it's really the DRL?
Lan, A flasher unit doesn't allow solid power through. It only flashes. Only way it would have both is 3 wires, 2 filaments.
Lan, A flasher unit doesn't allow solid power through. It only flashes. Only way it would have both is 3 wires, 2 filaments.
^bingo trust me i swaped mine over to the xd style just for the running light since i have the kdm clear covers. less of a chance of the cops giving me a hard time and i got the kdm bumper molding with out the running lights being the other reason for me doing the swap.
yeah. the 194 in the xd2 headlight is just a drl and nothing else. the xd1's have turn signals that double as drl's.Sean, you mean the DRL? The small 194 bulb in the low beam housing? That would make since why the amber doesn't have them then. So it should look like the picture above? Side markers and low beam appear to be on, but it's really the DRL?
Lan, A flasher unit doesn't allow solid power through. It only flashes. Only way it would have both is 3 wires, 2 filaments.
OK that clears things up for me, somewhat, so the light i used to see coming from the front of my car when i pulled up to the garage door with the running lights on was the small bulbs in the low beams, that makes sense. but now those bulbs are so dim they hardly light up anything even when its held right up to the front of the headlight cover.
are these supposed to be running on 12V or are they half voltage or something, I'm going to go out and check it with a meter right now, they are also silver colored, would that be the bulbs burning out and coating the glass making them dimmer?
are these supposed to be running on 12V or are they half voltage or something, I'm going to go out and check it with a meter right now, they are also silver colored, would that be the bulbs burning out and coating the glass making them dimmer?
idk, my stock ones were silver colored but they were also dead... even with brand new bulbs, the lights aren't that bright. they are just supposed to make your headlight enclosure kinda glow.OK that clears things up for me, somewhat, so the light i used to see coming from the front of my car when i pulled up to the garage door with the running lights on was the small bulbs in the low beams, that makes sense. but now those bulbs are so dim they hardly light up anything even when its held right up to the front of the headlight cover.
are these supposed to be running on 12V or are they half voltage or something, I'm going to go out and check it with a meter right now, they are also silver colored, would that be the bulbs burning out and coating the glass making them dimmer?
go with a 5 smt led for them it will look so much better.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-1...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2eae31586d
Those little ones are 12v. They are not designed for you to see with them. They are so you can be seen.
The silver is the burning of the filament. That is normal. Cheaper bulbs usually burn faster and show more silver color.
The silver is the burning of the filament. That is normal. Cheaper bulbs usually burn faster and show more silver color.
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