What to do if your headlight plug melts?
What to do if your headlight plug melts?
So I ordered a new set of headlights from ebay and once again the Plastic Plug that goes into the headlight bulb melted along with the wires themselves, Within 3 months both headlight plugs melted, Tried Ceramic Plugs, the Wires melt, Really don’t know what to do here.. think it might be time to sell the thing after it gets out the shop..lol
What causes a head light socket to melt?
Many head light connectors you buy are only 14 or smaller gauge wire. You need a good quality 10 or 12 gauge wire and proper size spade terminal connected to it. Melting is from heat, heat is from high resistance. High resistance is from too small wire gauge, or poor quality terminals, or loose or poor fitting terminals.
Why does my headlight socket keep getting burnt?
The ground in the harness couldn’t cause heating in the connector. It’s the lousy connectors internal contact wipes, they’re too thin and made of the wrong alloy. Look for a ceramic American-made connector. Solder the wires of the connector to your harness and use a couple of layers of heatshrink to insulate the connection.
Is there a problem with my headlight plugs?
Hello GMTnation I have had an issue with my Headlight Plugs burning up inside the Headlight assembly, I purchased new Headlight assemblies in december and noticed today that the headlight was out on one side again.. took the bulb out and What do you know Light and Pigtail Melted.. Not sure what to do here ..
So I ordered a new set of headlights from ebay and once again the Plastic Plug that goes into the headlight bulb melted along with the wires themselves, Within 3 months both headlight plugs melted, Tried Ceramic Plugs, the Wires melt, Really don’t know what to do here.. think it might be time to sell the thing after it gets out the shop..lol
Many head light connectors you buy are only 14 or smaller gauge wire. You need a good quality 10 or 12 gauge wire and proper size spade terminal connected to it. Melting is from heat, heat is from high resistance. High resistance is from too small wire gauge, or poor quality terminals, or loose or poor fitting terminals.
The ground in the harness couldn’t cause heating in the connector. It’s the lousy connectors internal contact wipes, they’re too thin and made of the wrong alloy. Look for a ceramic American-made connector. Solder the wires of the connector to your harness and use a couple of layers of heatshrink to insulate the connection.
Why does my H11 light bulb keep melting?
The problem with this H11 bulb is it gets way too hot at the 2 terminals and they overheat and begin to get loose. This creates even more heat until the connector melts. The production terminals are usually tin plated and the wire gauge is usually 18 gauge which is too small and won’t wick away any heat.
