Chantastic
10-28-2011, 06:23 PM
Ok, so I am selling some extra pop up assemblies tomorrow and I wanted to double check that they still work. That meant pulling one of mine out so I could get to the plug. Everything was going smoothly until I tried to unplug the rubber connector from the back of the head lamp. It was stuck! Beyond stuck! Now I should mention that I am running Bosch H4 conversion units. After a minute of struggle, I had a look and found the problem. The rubber/plastic housing around one of the prongs has MELTED!
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k437/b000stin/DSCN1547.jpg
Closer look with the rubber cup pulled back
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k437/b000stin/DSCN1549.jpg
I tried to cut through the new bond, but with no luck. I worked around everything and got what I needed to do done. But what happened/why did it melt?? A not so brief history first:
Around two years ago now, my car was hit on the driver side, while parked in front of my house :(. Anyways when the car was fixed, I milked the situation dj_rice style. Before the accident, neither of my headlights would come up, unless you hit the button to pop them up and just lock them in place. The bodyshop owner noticed this, and sent the car off to get it fixed at an unknown electrical shop. Now, after one click of the lights, they both pop up which they shouldn't but the driving lights come as they are supposed too. Two flicks of the switch, and the headlamps light up too. One switch off, and the headlamps go off but the motors stay up along with the driving lights. To be honest, this is fine by me, as long as they work.
Then I went and got me an hid kit. Everything was jolly except that my driver side was way brighter than the passenger side. I thought it just needed to be aimed properly, but after fiddling with it with no changes, I determined it wasn't the aiming that was off. Soon after, the driver side head lamp died. I replaced the ballast and all was good. Then it died again. I'm not sure if this was related but the lamp had a crack in it, and water had gotten in. Instead of trying to fix it again, this time I ripped the whole kit out and switched back to the H4 bulbs.
The driver side H4, like the hid was, is way brighter than the passenger side. And now I found out stuff is getting melted. What's going on? I am not good with electronics/wiring but will try my best to understand whatever you guys say haha
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k437/b000stin/DSCN1547.jpg
Closer look with the rubber cup pulled back
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k437/b000stin/DSCN1549.jpg
I tried to cut through the new bond, but with no luck. I worked around everything and got what I needed to do done. But what happened/why did it melt?? A not so brief history first:
Around two years ago now, my car was hit on the driver side, while parked in front of my house :(. Anyways when the car was fixed, I milked the situation dj_rice style. Before the accident, neither of my headlights would come up, unless you hit the button to pop them up and just lock them in place. The bodyshop owner noticed this, and sent the car off to get it fixed at an unknown electrical shop. Now, after one click of the lights, they both pop up which they shouldn't but the driving lights come as they are supposed too. Two flicks of the switch, and the headlamps light up too. One switch off, and the headlamps go off but the motors stay up along with the driving lights. To be honest, this is fine by me, as long as they work.
Then I went and got me an hid kit. Everything was jolly except that my driver side was way brighter than the passenger side. I thought it just needed to be aimed properly, but after fiddling with it with no changes, I determined it wasn't the aiming that was off. Soon after, the driver side head lamp died. I replaced the ballast and all was good. Then it died again. I'm not sure if this was related but the lamp had a crack in it, and water had gotten in. Instead of trying to fix it again, this time I ripped the whole kit out and switched back to the H4 bulbs.
The driver side H4, like the hid was, is way brighter than the passenger side. And now I found out stuff is getting melted. What's going on? I am not good with electronics/wiring but will try my best to understand whatever you guys say haha