# Dimlighted headlight

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dimlighted-headlight/21984>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 12, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dimlighted-headlight/21984 "2008-11-12T01:18:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![alliancesenemy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@alliancesenemy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alliancesenemy)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dimlighted-headlight/21984/1 "2008-11-12T01:18:15Z")

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My wife just bough a 1997 kia sephia from an auction, without me knowing, anyhow one of the headligts seemed alot dimmer. so i replaced the bulbs and cleaned the inside and outside of the lens. but the bulb is barely on. I really don’t wanna take it to a mechanic it was only 650. so any help would be appreciated

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dimlighted-headlight/21984/2 "2008-11-12T01:33:23Z")

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Check connection, between the relay-battery and relay-headlights. Check both hot and ground and hot side. You probably have a high-resistance connection somewhere.

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**Author:** ![alliancesenemy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@alliancesenemy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alliancesenemy)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dimlighted-headlight/21984/3 "2008-11-12T02:19:14Z")

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i will try that thanks