# Loose Headlight Connection on 03 Eclipse **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** eclipse, mitsubishi, lights\ **Created:** [May 5, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-headlight-connection-on-03-eclipse/13633 "2008-05-05T01:36:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lucasm822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lucasm822](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lucasm822)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-headlight-connection-on-03-eclipse/13633/1 "2008-05-05T01:36:16Z")
I have had my 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse for close to 6 months now and it has close to 100,000 miles on it. The front left headlight went out a few months ago, but when i popped the hood to check it out, it came back on from the impact. Now, it has gone out and I cannot get it to come back on. It isn’t burned out, as i replaced them when i got the car. What can i do? ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-headlight-connection-on-03-eclipse/13633/2 "2008-05-05T02:07:46Z")
Get out your voltmeter and find where the +12v stops, or where there is no electrical path to ground. Work your way backward from the bulb itself. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loose-headlight-connection-on-03-eclipse/13633/3 "2008-05-05T10:38:02Z")
I would start at the lamp. Remove the plug clean up everything, I would add some di-electric grease, and re-assemble.