[SouthernFront26]

A buddy of mine bought $5 headlight bulbs on eBay, they ran good for a while, then one went dim, the same night both headlights went out. When we inspected the next day, after unplugging the bulbs, the ends of the connections were a little burned. Plugged the stock ones back in, and those were fine for about a month. Now one headlight is dim again, do the ends need to be replaced. Will a dealer replace under warranty if the stock bulbs are in now?

 

[dr.prymer]

this just happened to me last night. i was gonna change the bulbs back out and take it in

 

[Mylt1]

im betting the lights he bought were 100w or so. the factory wiring wont handle the extra draw required by those bulbs. hell, its really not enough for for even the 65w lights. he can try to take it in. its hard to say what they will say. if i were you or your friend i would build a custom harness and just zip tie the factory stuff up and out of the way.

 

[SouthernFront26]

Well having the bright white bulbs doesn't really matter, just wondering if he can replace the ends and where to find them, if the dealer says they won't replace.

 

[Mylt1]

any auto parts store will have them. if he switches back to those bulbs he will just melt the harness again though. the factory stuff is only rated for the 65w bulbs.

 

[SouthernFront26]

WHat is the best way, just cut the old one off, and splice in some new ones?

like these?

 

[nizmut]

I like to solder in any important stuff, then coat with a sealer and tape.

 

[Devius1]

..Will a dealer replace under warranty if the stock bulbs are in now?

^a half decent dealer/mechanic will know how/why the connector melted; the fuse did'nt get PO'd?
If Nissan won't fix it.. go to Autozone for some new connectors and hope that nothing else got too hot.

G/L.

 

[808Chaney]

Don't try to scam the dealer. It's people who do $h!t like this that cause dealers to be so un-trusting. They think somebody is always out to pull one over on them just like we expect them to always bend us over. I had the same problem years ago when I tried to run hi watt bulbs. Just go buy some heavy duty connectors and be done with it.

 

[dr.prymer]

my dad was wondering why a fuse didnt pop but the connector melted

 

[Mylt1]

my dad was wondering why a fuse didnt pop but the connector melted

because of the excess heat from 100w bulbs. the fuse would have popped if the harness had melted to the point that there was metal to metal contact. the higher wattage bulbs pulls more current and that causes heat at the bulb and along the wires themselves but wont fry a fuse. as i said, the wires used for the head lights are minimal at best. so the fuse and the wire were probably right at the max amps they could both handle.

 

[SouthernFront26]

Damn, if only we could have read Chinese we would have known, haha

 

[SouthernFront26]

Ok we got the new ones, am I to assume the wires can only go one way because of the D shape of the connector?

 

[Mylt1]

when you cut the factory harness only cut one at a time and match them to the wires on the new one one at a time.