1991Syclone
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So I was coming home from the YMCA last night and happened to pass a local county Sheriff who was sitting on the side of the road. Checked my speed and everything was cool.... or so I thought. The Sheriff pulls out behind me and fired up the lights and pulled me over.
She lets me know that my passenger side headlight is out and gives me a warning for it. I thought it was odd that it was out (2006 Mazda5 w/60k miles on it), but it's entirely possible.
Today I went to get some replacement bulbs and spent about 20 minutes trying to get that damn clip off to get the bulb out. I finally remove it and see that it looks perfectly fine. I plug in the new bulb and turn on the headlights and get nothing.
At this point I don't have a volt meter with me to check and see if I get 12 volts at the end of the plug. If I do, what's the next step in troubleshooting? I've checked both fuses under the hood for the low beams and they appear fine. At first I didn't think that was the issue because the drivers side headlight is working without a problem.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
She lets me know that my passenger side headlight is out and gives me a warning for it. I thought it was odd that it was out (2006 Mazda5 w/60k miles on it), but it's entirely possible.
Today I went to get some replacement bulbs and spent about 20 minutes trying to get that damn clip off to get the bulb out. I finally remove it and see that it looks perfectly fine. I plug in the new bulb and turn on the headlights and get nothing.
At this point I don't have a volt meter with me to check and see if I get 12 volts at the end of the plug. If I do, what's the next step in troubleshooting? I've checked both fuses under the hood for the low beams and they appear fine. At first I didn't think that was the issue because the drivers side headlight is working without a problem.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
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