# Car headlight

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-headlight/67175>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 17, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-headlight/67175 "2011-08-17T01:56:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-headlight/67175/1 "2011-08-17T01:56:56Z")

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i have a 1996 pontiac sunfire.one of my headlights is alot dimmer.i put a new bulb in there and still the same thing.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-headlight/67175/2 "2011-08-17T02:01:27Z")

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Most of the time this is caused by a corroded connection that puts too much resistance in the circuit. Usually this in in the ground to the body of the car.

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-headlight/67175/3 "2011-08-17T02:03:38Z")

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ok thank you for your help

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-headlight/67175/4 "2011-08-17T14:27:38Z")

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is the bulb itself dimmer, or is there crap collected on the inside of the headlight lens? Or is the plastic pitted and oxidized, making it cloudy and less transparent?