alya623 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Black, GS400 '00. Miles- don't rem. for sure, over 110,000. Bought this car in 2003, have not had a single "smooth" year. Nothing "crazy" but little nuisances. I have a love/hate relationship with this car. New to the board, will elaborate on the *love* part some other time...currently hate the car, or my mechanic. Today's problem(s): :( Last year headlight blew out, bought new light bulb, worked! Couple of months ago, same prob: brought a lightbulb (bought it on Ebay) to my mechanic, he replaced it, but still no go. Headlight still out. He told me I need to change my balancer (he is from South Africa with a heavy accent), maybe he meant Ballaster? Car not under warranty, DEALER will rape me! So, I looked for a "balancer"- NOTHING! Then someone told me it could be the HEADLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER (something like that). Tried to find info on line, NOTHING! <_< Anyway, headlight still out- dont know what to do with it. Today received a MOVING VIOLATION ticket and have 24hrs to correct the problem!!! If anyone has a suggestion, or an idea, (about the headlight, not the ticket) I would REALLY appreciate it- SO LOST right now!!! :( Many thanks in advance, Alya :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarth Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Black, GS400 '00. Miles- don't rem. for sure, over 110,000. Bought this car in 2003, have not had a single "smooth" year. Nothing "crazy" but little nuisances. I have a love/hate relationship with this car. New to the board, will elaborate on the *love* part some other time...currently hate the car, or my mechanic. Today's problem(s): :( Last year headlight blew out, bought new light bulb, worked! Couple of months ago, same prob: brought a lightbulb (bought it on Ebay) to my mechanic, he replaced it, but still no go. Headlight still out. He told me I need to change my balancer (he is from South Africa with a heavy accent), maybe he meant Ballaster? Car not under warranty, DEALER will rape me! So, I looked for a "balancer"- NOTHING! Then someone told me it could be the HEADLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER (something like that). Tried to find info on line, NOTHING! <_< Anyway, headlight still out- dont know what to do with it. Today received a MOVING VIOLATION ticket and have 24hrs to correct the problem!!! If anyone has a suggestion, or an idea, (about the headlight, not the ticket) I would REALLY appreciate it- SO LOST right now!!! :( Many thanks in advance, Alya :) Have you taken a look at the wiring harnesses behind the light. Sometimes a wire short can cause the lights to be dim, flicker, or even burn out. Look for any exposed wires or broken harnesses behind the headlamp. As far as a headlamp control computer I wouldn't know. unless it has the corner steering lights that move when you turn a corner then could be. However I don't think your model or year supports that function. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alya623 Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Black, GS400 '00. Miles- don't rem. for sure, over 110,000. Bought this car in 2003, have not had a single "smooth" year. Nothing "crazy" but little nuisances. I have a love/hate relationship with this car. New to the board, will elaborate on the *love* part some other time...currently hate the car, or my mechanic. Today's problem(s): :( Last year headlight blew out, bought new light bulb, worked! Couple of months ago, same prob: brought a lightbulb (bought it on Ebay) to my mechanic, he replaced it, but still no go. Headlight still out. He told me I need to change my balancer (he is from South Africa with a heavy accent), maybe he meant Ballaster? Car not under warranty, DEALER will rape me! So, I looked for a "balancer"- NOTHING! Then someone told me it could be the HEADLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER (something like that). Tried to find info on line, NOTHING! <_< Anyway, headlight still out- dont know what to do with it. Today received a MOVING VIOLATION ticket and have 24hrs to correct the problem!!! If anyone has a suggestion, or an idea, (about the headlight, not the ticket) I would REALLY appreciate it- SO LOST right now!!! :( Many thanks in advance, Alya :) Have you taken a look at the wiring harnesses behind the light. Sometimes a wire short can cause the lights to be dim, flicker, or even burn out. Look for any exposed wires or broken harnesses behind the headlamp. As far as a headlamp control computer I wouldn't know. unless it has the corner steering lights that move when you turn a corner then could be. However I don't think your model or year supports that function. Hope this helps. Thanks!!! After much research, i think i figured out the problem- it is possible that my ballast went out- (is that the same as a wiring harness?) Its a box with wires, ordered the part will see what happens :) Thank you though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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