# Replace low beam head lamp **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** outback, subaru\ **Created:** [October 2, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-low-beam-head-lamp/68352 "2011-10-02T00:03:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Loy\_Van\_Vleet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Loy\_Van\_Vleet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Loy_Van_Vleet)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-low-beam-head-lamp/68352/1 "2011-10-02T00:03:52Z")
I replaced the low beam and high beam on my Subaru, now the low beam is very dim and the high beam doesn’t work. Careful not to touch the bulb. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-low-beam-head-lamp/68352/2 "2011-10-02T00:12:14Z")
Sounds like a loose or dirty connection. Try unplugging the capsules, cleaning the harnesses, and plugging them back in. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-low-beam-head-lamp/68352/3 "2011-10-02T00:39:44Z")
What was the reason for replacing both in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![Loy\_Van\_Vleet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Loy\_Van\_Vleet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Loy_Van_Vleet)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-low-beam-head-lamp/68352/4 "2011-10-02T21:02:50Z")
The low beam burned out. Pulled the high beam out by mistake. The bulb broke on the high beam, so I replaced both.