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Driver's headlight won't work....what to check?
Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:36 PM
My driver's side headlight in my '99 Z24 stopped working recently. I replaced the bulb, and that didn't help. So I figured it was the headlight switch since I've already had to replace the switch 3 or 4 times in the 7 years I've had the car.

What else could be the problem since it's not either of these things? Now that I think of it, right after the headlight quit working, when I shut the hood one time, the headlight turned on & then went back out again. Could this be a problem with a ground or something? If so, where should I check? Any info would be greatly appreciated.






Re: Driver's headlight won't work....what to check?
Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:00 PM
97 is still positive trigger I think. So check the ground wire down by your battery tray for corrosion.



Re: Driver's headlight won't work....what to check?
Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:04 PM
Thanks for the fast reply! Hmmm....I noticed recently that my battery tray was starting to get a good bit of corrosion on it. I looked at that ground wire, and it looks like it is attached to the tray instead of being bolted/screwed on. Is that ground wire something easy to remove/replace? Or do you think the tray needs to be replaced? If so, how is that removed?




Re: Driver's headlight won't work....what to check?
Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:12 PM
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=7&i=358151&t=357532
this thread has some good info

read post #12 and on.



Re: Driver's headlight won't work....what to check?
Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:28 PM
Thanks again for the info! I have a feeling now that it might either be the ground at the battery tray or a broken wire in that cluster down by the washer fluid reservoir. Hopefully, I can take a look at it tomorrow.




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