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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 08:04 PM
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My 92 SE did the same thing until I replaced the sensor eye. It is that dime sized thing by the windshield in front of the speedometer. It may just be loose, it pops out of a socket if you pull it gently.
hmm........ I'll check that out, I also need to know were the ground is for the drivers side headlight; I have brilliant light on my passengers but my drivers is dimmer.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by bobcaller
My 92 SE did the same thing until I replaced the sensor eye. It is that dime sized thing by the windshield in front of the speedometer. It may just be loose, it pops out of a socket if you pull it gently.
Um, your '92 SE did which same thing? Were the lights on all the time or off all the time? I want to test my light sensor and see if it needs replacing, although it seems kind of weird to me that its failure mode would be to get _more_ sensitive to light instead of less.

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[hmm........ I'll check that out, I also need to know were the ground is for the drivers side headlight; I have brilliant light on my passengers but my drivers is dimmer.
Shouldn't be too far away, but also check the wiring at the socket, where the bulb plugs in.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 02:47 PM
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You could just attach the ground there to any good paint-free place on the frame or under the hood.

The light could be dimmer because the bulb is going bad - however it is possible that you have some wiring problems under there.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by fuddyduddy121
You could just attach the ground there to any good paint-free place on the frame or under the hood.

The light could be dimmer because the bulb is going bad - however it is possible that you have some wiring problems under there.
na, It'* a new headlight and bulb, so that can't be it I'm going to have to take it to some electrical shop sometime cause I don't like any light to be way brighter than another. I think it'* more likely a bad connection or ground wire somethin' along those lines.
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