Why should you not touch car light bulbs?

Always Wear Gloves That’s because car headlight bulbs can get very, very hot. If you touch a bulb with your bare hands, oils from your skin may collect on the lightbulb glass, which heats up unevenly and can cause the entire bulb to fail.

Why is my passenger side headlight not working?

Yes, switched the drivers side that was working for the passenger side and still didn’t work then put it back in the drivers side and it turned back on, so not the fuse. Try turning the housing that bulb sits in. It sometimes get loose. I had that problem with my 07.

Why are my headlights not working in high beam?

If just one bulb fails to work in either high beam mode or low beam mode, it may be the bulb. Most headlight failures that are limited to just high or low beams are related to a relay or the high beam control switch.

What happens if you change both headlights at the same time?

If you aren’t absolutely confident in your ability to swap the bulbs without contaminating the glass envelope, don’t do it. You may destroy, or drastically shorten the life of, your good bulb. When both headlights stop working at the same time, the bulbs usually aren’t at fault.

What to do if your headlight bulb is not working?

Before you write off your headlight bulb as bad, it’s important to look at the electrical connector for any signs of damage or corrosion. If the connector has come loose, pushing it back on may fix the problem. However, you’ll still want to dig a little deeper to figure out why it came loose in the first place.

Passenger side headlight not working. Not open for further replies. Over the winter, the passenger side headlight just stopped working. Naturally, I changed the bulb and nothing. The it dawned on me that neither high nor low beam were working, so I thought it may possible be a ground issue.