I had my car in storage for the winter, pulled it out today.
The one headlamp was dimmer than the other. The other was operating fine.
The dim one went out after a few min. I restarted the car and it came back on dim.
Is this a sign that the bulb is burning out? or something else? What is the usually lifespan on these bulbs?
Tint + dimmer = can't really see squat.
How to turn off the auto-dimmer on the rear view mirror?
One of my Touareg's headlamps is starting to die. The vehicle happens to be in the dealer for a recall so I asked about a headlamp. How easy/difficult is it to change a HID headlamp?
View 6 RepliesIt's too bright for nighttime driving: The reflexion onto the dash makes it look like I have a constant ghostly green bridge overhead at all times through the windscreen.
View 7 RepliesOK. I just had a major repair on my 2001.5 Passat where they had to remove the dashboard. Now some of the little lights are out. You know the ones that are around the vents. The light on the vent on the far left that blows on the drivers left hand side. And the lights on the 2 middle vents are out. Will they now have to remove the whole dashboard to repair these lgihts? Also the light on the radio display appears a little dimmer now.
View 2 RepliesIn the 2009-2010, there is a blank all the way to the right panel next to the Dimmer/ESC buttons. My question is for those of you to have removed their dash, is it just a blank plate or does it have anything behind it?
I am going to mount my fog light switch there since i don't plan on removing them from the car and I do not plan on installing the oem multifunction switch. I have a really nice switch with blue light to match the interior cluster blue and it would be a nice use of a blank plate along with a functional location.
Did a search but no results. Starting to get our first dose of cold weather here in PA. Temps were around 30 and car was garaged all night. Went out yesterday morning and noticed slower than normal starting like the battery was low. The rest of the day the car started fine. Went out this morning and the car was dead. Had dash lights but they were dim. Clicking but no crank. After returning from work, dash lights were even dimmer than before like something was draining the battery. Called VW assistance and had someone jump the car to get it started. Drove it to the dealership.
View 24 RepliesOne of my front headlight bulbs is dimmer than the other one - they are only 2 years old. Where can I find a cheaper OEM one?
View 4 RepliesI just picked up my 2013 Passat and was out driving this evening and tried to dim the interior lights. The dimmer toggle to the left of the cluster doesn't work.
View 6 RepliesI have aftermarket headlights and when they were put in and to today the passenger side lights are dimmer than the drivers side light. the mechanic supposedly changed the outlet and socket and said it was just something to deal with.
View 3 RepliesI have a 1996 pontiac sunfire.one of my headlights is a lot dimmer. I put a new bulb in there and still the same thing.
View 3 RepliesI have a 1990 Ford Ranger with 216K miles. Over the last few years, the headlights have become dimmer and dimmer.
View 7 RepliesSo, if you've ever replaced bulbs in your Prius you'll notice that the rear taillight assembly has a light source on the very top that you just can't replace.
It appears to have a similar release collar than the lower bulbs but this fails to release.
So, I've been told by my Toyota dealer that they will have to replace the ENTIRE right rear tail-light housing since those bulbs are LEDs and as such are non replaceable.
What if the left side does the same thing not long after? Where the very top portion of the taillights are dimming to invisibility? Any better method for replacing this?
Is there a DIY on how to change the headlamp bulbs, DRL and turn bulbs? Do i need to remove the bumper cover and/or headlamp from the car or can i change the bulbs with the headlamp in place?
View 3 RepliesI have a HID kit in my ex and I noticed my front right headlamp out. I then started smelling like something burning. I popped the hood to find the hid box smoking. Needless to say I am ripping it out tomorrow. What's everyone using nowadays, I am going back with a standard bulb. I have the 02 style in my truck...
View 14 RepliesAll interior lights (window switches, gauges, etc.) are all out. Headlights work, map lights work. He told me the dimmer switch is very warm all the time, but everything attached is out. Would it be a faulty dimmer switch? I had him check all the fuses, relays, but they're all good. I was wondering if he would need a new dimmer switch all together.
View 6 RepliesI've had a base model 07 Santa Fe for 4 yrs and I know darned well that the when the car is running, even with headlights off (as in daytime), that the gauges in the instrument panel light up, and the brightness can be controlled by rolling the dimmer switch (reostat) up or down. Now that it isn't working, after dealer replaced something nearby on a recall, they're trying to tell me that the gauges only light up when the parking or headlights are turned on.
View 7 RepliesI have a 1941 Oldsmobile and when I hit the headlight dimmer switch to select high beams my headlights cut out . My car has all original wiring and I suspect a short at one of the terminal blocks. I am unsure how to troubleshoot this problem. I cannot select my model number below I have a model 76 Dynamic Cruiser.
View 19 RepliesI have an 05 4-cyl LE. The dash/cluster dimmer switch isn't working, but all the lights are on and at full blast. I removed the fuse panel cover and coin try. There was a set of wires and a plug just free floating back there (3 wires and a black clip). I could not see anything plugged into the dimmer so I figure that's there the plug goes? I can't get my chubby fingers up back there to plug it in and would like to remove the trim panel to gain access. I can't find anything out there on how to remove that panel.
View 1 RepliesI have a 2007 ES 350 with Xenon lights, a while ago the driver side light went out and I had both lights changed at a Toyota Dealer with after market parts, because they said the original parts are too expensive to buy. anyways after I changed the bulbs , the new ones are dimmer than the original ones, why this is happening? also don't know whether they switched the ballasts or not, now my passenger side light is going off and coming on the next day. How to address this issue? or where I can find the original parts?
View 4 Repliesscavenged this awesome Lexus Headlamp whilest scrappin with gahbage in a junk pile clean up job The problem is.. I cant identify it. I googled just about every 'model' number on the back.. no go.
Looks like the 2005-2009 ES 450 Headlamps on ebay,( except its got a light tan color on the back) and different shape that leaves it resembling something Matel might have molded esecial up for a Milenium Falcon Lifesize model Redux, (minus Harrison Ford in a speedo).where to pull a number off this thing?