Are headlight fuses separate?
If one or both headlights don’t work after you replace the bulbs, check the fuses. The low beams and high beams have their designated fuses for each of the circuits. In some car models, you will have a separate fuse for the left and right low beams. Locate the fuse box under the engine and by the dashboard.
What causes a headlight to stop working after blowing a fuse?
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What to do when both head lights stop working at the same time?
When that happens, the operational lifespan of your headlight capsule will be severely compromised, and the only fix is to replace the headlight assembly. When both headlights stop working at the same time, the bulbs usually aren’t at fault.
What happens when you turn on the headlights?
When you turn on your headlights, that switch activates a relay. That relay, in turn, actually provides the electrical connection between your headlight bulbs and the battery. Fuses are also involved in order to provide a sacrificial failure point to protect the rest of the wiring.
Why are my headlights not working in high beam?
If just one bulb fails to work in either high beam mode or low beam mode, it may be the bulb. Most headlight failures that are limited to just high or low beams are related to a relay or the high beam control switch.
How can you tell if a fuse is good or bad?
You can’t in general tell if a fuse is good just by looking at it. Also, just because you hear clicking when you turn the headlights on doesn’t necessarily mean the headline relay is working or even that it is the relay doing the clicking. I think there are separate fuses for both left and right, so two bad fuses seem unlikely.
Is it possible to have two headlights go out at once?
It seems pretty unlikely this is a coincidence of two headlights gone out – completely, both filaments. It’s possible, could happen, but unlikely. Assuming replacing the bulbs doesn’t fix it, I’d refocus on the fuses and the headlight relay and associated connectors. You can’t in general tell if a fuse is good just by looking at it.
Where to check for a blown fuse or tripped MCB?
There must a blown fuse or tripped MCB somewhere. Start at the CU by checking all terminations then with a voltage indicator start at the fuse/MCB and check at all fittings on the affected circuit.
Why are my headlight bulbs not working on my car?
If not, then you know it’s not the headlight bulbs. Then work your way back towards the relay. It could just be a loose or corroded connector somewhere between the relay and the headlights. And it still could be a bad switch where you turn the headlights on, at the steering column.