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Old 05-28-2009, 10:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Need help wiring my Morettes!

So I managed to pick up a set of Morettes. Here's the problem.

When I turn my lights on, the driver's side low beam lights up in full, the passengers' side is very dim. When I hit the stalk to turn the high beams on, the driver's side low beam stays on, the driver's side high beam does not come on. The passengers' side low beam goes off, the passengers' side high beam comes on in full.

I'm using the bulbs that came with the lights, I don't know how many miles are on them, etc. The relays and wiring looks correct from the diagrams I've seen. All the connections are good and clean.

Here are the questions.
Is this most likely a problem with
1. The wiring harness
2. The bulbs
3. The relays

and how do I fix this?
Thanks everyone in advance, every little bit helps.
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Old 05-28-2009, 11:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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it's the bulbs, I've decided. I switched the two low-beam bulbs out and tried again. The driver's side doesn't come on at all, while the passengers' side came on full blast. Switching to high beams, the driver's side still doesn't come on - the high beam came on on the passengers' side, and the passengers' side low-beam stayed on. This leads me to conclude that the bulbs draw power from each other through the relays.
Neat. Figured my own problem out.
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Old 05-29-2009, 01:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
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sounds like u might have gotten a wire backwards
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Old 05-29-2009, 11:15 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I figured it out. The bulbs are wired in series.
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