My driver side headlight went out about 2 months ago. I got new bulbs (the bright ones?) from Josh (Harley #356) and replaced them, but to no avail the light still did not work.
I figured it must be in the wiring (the fuses were O.K.) and my highbeams worked.
It has been pretty cold out so I have not really messed with it.
Well today(nice weather) Captainoblivious and Mike (the cop) came over to help with my KB switch (put it back on) and afterwards we started to try and figure out the headlight situation.
We tried changing the bulb again and checking fuses and the light was still out.
Pete was under the dash and Mike was under the hood by the fuses. All the sudden it lights up. I go "who did that" they both go "Not me" . Then the light goes out again. Then comes back on again, so we go back and forth for 5 minutes and realize that the fuse was loose.
So basically I bought new bulbs , changed them and drove around with one headlight out , FOR NO REASON .

Enough to make we want to drink.

VINNIE

 

SO....Go have a drink.....

 

Actually , we did.

BTW- Glad to see you enjoying your day washing the L.


VINNIE

 

Yeah, this defenitely was the nicest whole weekend that we've had in a while....I'm glad to hear that you got the KB back on....

 

Yeah, As soon as I got it on I went VW hunting


VINNIE

 

WOW, Mike the cop actually helped??
He came over when we did Jon's headers and he had the cleanest hands out of everyone.

 

I would imagine any minute now the phone will ring
and you'll attempt to sell me those Bulbs
FOR FULL PRICE


Glad to hear the KB is back on
I assume all is well and THE BEAST IS BACK

Now go hunt down that VW

 

Hey, they GTI is already to go

 

I had similar happen to me. Cheap aftermarket bulbs fried my wiring harness pigtails. I repaired them as best I could till I found replacements.

Installed the replacements and drivers side light still flickered. After a WTF I found out(from owners manual) that the headlamps are on different fuses and checked the fuse box.

The fuse socket was slightly loose so what I did is take a pair of needle nose pliers and gently twist the blades on the fuse just a hair.

End of problem.

 

That is exactly what we did.


Worked like a charm.

VINNIE

 

so you had two guys fixing your truck while you where doing what?????? Drinking a beer?????

Must learn some of your tricks

 

Vinnie, you better find that VW, you're never going to live it down until the new video "Vinny strikes back" comes out, hey with both headlights working you will be able to see down the track better, j/k - LOL

D-Day

 

Actually I learned from the master.

I bow down to you.


VINNIE

 

SHHHHH... Quiet.... I'm going Wabbit huntin'.

VW Wabbit huntin' that is.


VINNIE

 

I'll drink to that........... Glad ya found your problem V.........

PEacE.........................
Jim