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LED Headlight Issues

Coyote469

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I changed my halogen headlamps to LED Halo headlamps and now only the passenger side turns on. Before I did, I verified both halogen headlamps and all turn signals and everything was working properly (important note: all lights are original and not LED except for the new headlamps). I then swapped the LED headlamp from left to right and right to left and still only the passenger side comes on. But at least this tells me both LED headlamps work. Here is what I know to this point after trouble shooting: all wires are in good condition and repaired if any damage was noticed, polarity is is the same on both headlamps, all ground connections have been cleaned and resecured, and all relays and fuses are good. Then I put one halogen into the passenger side and put one LED headlamp into the driver's side and both lights came on and worked fine. I put both LED headlamps back in and I'm still where I started; passenger LED headlamp turns on and the driver's side LED headlamp does not. Please help with what else I should try ...I'm out of ideas.
 
Get a multimeter and test the connections and see how much you’re getting. Did high beams work? Or nothing? High beams and low beams are 2 seperate wires. If you have neither you have a ground wire issue. But the passanger side is wired after the driver side so I’m surprised you’re getting passenger too.
 
LEDs can be polarity sensitive...
There shouldn't be, but there could be a conflict between the two LED headlights.
The fact there are HALO's involved just adds more to the equation that can be causing the problem.
Take a close look at the connections on the LED headlights to see if the polarity connections are the same.
 
LEDs can be polarity sensitive...
There shouldn't be, but there could be a conflict between the two LED headlights.
The fact there are HALO's involved just adds more to the equation that can be causing the problem.
Take a close look at the connections on the LED headlights to see if the polarity connections are the same.

There's ground wires behind both headlight buckets...I'd check those grounds.

-Mac

I already cleaned those ground wires and secured them.
 
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Get a multimeter and test the connections and see how much you’re getting. Did high beams work? Or nothing? High beams and low beams are 2 seperate wires. If you have neither you have a ground wire issue. But the passanger side is wired after the driver side so I’m surprised you’re getting passenger too.

My battery is on the passenger side. I thought the driver side was wired after.
 
LEDs can be polarity sensitive...
There shouldn't be, but there could be a conflict between the two LED headlights.
The fact there are HALO's involved just adds more to the equation that can be causing the problem.
Take a close look at the connections on the LED headlights to see if the polarity connections are the same.

The polarity is fine. I haven’t even hooked up the halos yet. I just am trying to get both headlamps working first.
 
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