# Reversed headlights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 30, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176 "2008-09-30T17:03:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176/1 "2008-09-30T17:03:47Z")

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Hello all,  
  
 My friend has a 2006 Scion xB with a funny headlight issue. While one headlight is on low beam, the other is on high and they switch when the high/low beam lever is pulled. Anyone have a clue where the problem could lie? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176/2 "2008-09-30T17:56:53Z")

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Is it possible to plug the bulb in backwards? I can’t imagine they would have made it so you could, but who knows. Has the car been in an accident at all?

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176/3 "2008-09-30T18:17:34Z")

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No you can’t plug the bulbs in backwards. Yes the vehicle was in an accident and had quite a bit of body work done to the front.

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176/4 "2008-09-30T18:18:04Z")

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Does it act the same when you use “flash to pass”?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176/5 "2008-09-30T18:21:46Z")

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Take it back to whoever did the body work, sounds like they got one of the plugs mis-wired.

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reversed-headlights/20176/6 "2008-09-30T18:28:52Z")

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Yes it does the same thing.