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Old 11-30-2019, 05:21 PM   #8
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It does not seem to be the fault of the headlights?

It does not SEEM to be the fault of the headlights???

Seems like those Spec Ds use a single hi-lo projector. All it needs is a 12V to power the light source and another 12V for the high beam solenoid. If you've got those, it doesn't seem to be the fault of the car.

Ok, there's more you could look into. Where are you testing for voltage? At the plug? Good, but where's your ground probe? On the ground terminal at the plug or on a separate ground point? a bad ground can make lights go dim, which is also why you don't test a high amp circuit like headlights with a multimeter: It seems like a good plan, but a multimeter doens't load the circuit thus will have a hard time picking up on bad splices/terminals/grounds. Use a test light with both ends at the headlight plug, look for it to be as bright as when it's testing at the battery terminals.

Also, those "LED elements" they've got right now, what are they? Aftermarket LED bulbs? Which bulbs? What are the headlights meant to use? Have you tried the original bulbs? Many aftermarket LED bulbs are PIECES OF JUNK and have the absolute worst light output when put into a housing meant for any other light source. Everything could be working as intended and you've just gone and borked it with junk light sources.
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