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Old 03-28-2010, 07:39 PM
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Hey guys,

So it seems like my left lights (headlights and fogs) are brighter than both my right lights... The funny part is that I just changed my right fog a few days ago but the left fog, along with left headlight, seem brighter...

Any ideas?
 
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Old 03-28-2010, 07:56 PM
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Could be different bulbs or different temperatures (color) of the bulb cause them to appear brighter or darker. You could try cleaning connections for better flow of electricity, although I doubht it would help. I would try getting the exact same bulbs for the headlights and fog lights and see if they are then the same.
 
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Old 03-28-2010, 08:07 PM
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Maybe the adjustment is a bit different which makes one seem brighter
 
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Old 03-28-2010, 09:52 PM
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swap the bulbs from left to right and see if it still happens
 
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Old 03-28-2010, 11:40 PM
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Agreed with all of the above. Also, look in the headlight wiring bundle that plugs into the headlight housing. The brown wire is the ground. Get a couple of wiretaps, clamp onto the brown wire on each side, and run a wire from the taps to the chassis. This will "refresh" the grounds for each harness and may equalize the current flow, which can equalize the output of the lights.
 
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Old 03-29-2010, 03:43 PM
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I've never heard of that...gonna try later. This will officially make you "the man" if it works
 
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Old 03-29-2010, 03:59 PM
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If the issue is corrosion (and degraded conductivity) of the ground points, this should help. I even got some braided cable and made a ground web from the negative battery terminal to several pints on the engine, body, and ABS controller to refresh it all as a whole. If your grounds are corroding (as they typically do) you can help the car as a whole this way.
 
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