Hi all. The other day my drivers side headlight went out. I checked the bulb (replaced it) check the fuses the relay but still no luck. What could be wrong with it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx....

 

bust out the multimeter and check for voltage and if there is any continuity between ground and voltage wires. Also make sure that the bulb is in correctly.

 

thanx.. what can I do after that? lets say there was no power going there? what can i do? also how did that happen in the first place? thanx.

 

Sometimes a wire is too close to a heat source and can melt the cdoating then itll ground out if you can fid out whihc wire it is you can always re run a wire

 

Yup.
Or over time a wires sheathing can deteriorate and you can have two wires ground out against one another. Or wires can be pulled from the clip or...the list goes on.
Electrical problems can be a nightmare sometimes.

Just noticed that the car is a 96 Accord. Wiring shouldnt be that big an issue since its relatively new. Id double check the bulb installation (make sure the clip is in good shape with no loose wires and no debris) and double check fuses (a blown fuse will have a broken contact in the middle).

 

I was right! Whoo hoo! I beat the smart kids!

 

thanx for all your help. My neighbor just let me hold a volt meter. Im going to check it out tomorrow. Another thing my horn and washer fluid is not working either. Any ideas on that? Would the wiring be connected to the headlights or anything. When I press the horn I can hear a clicking noise. Anyways thanx for all the help and Im going to check it out tomorrow.

 

okay you are dirving my car now..my washers dont work nor my horn..of course my horn is missing and the washers haven in forever...but the horn clicking noise is the relay btw. I think thats fused with the washer..I dont know for sure.

 

Dude that sucks if youre horn doesnt work neither do your taillights unless the actual horn went bad (unlikely) cause in my car theyre fused together.