On 1/11/07 11:28 PM, in article ,
"!yoo!" <Postit> wrote:

>> On 1/9/07 10:49 PM, in article
>> , "!yoo!" <Postit>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> If pulling on the wire made it come on, all you really
>>>> need to do is probe the the anchor points on the wire you
>>>> pulled because the break is in the section you moved when
>>>> you pulled it. Check also that you didn't blow the fuse
>>>> when you changed the plug.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/7/07 7:14 PM, in article
>>>> , "!yoo!" <Postit>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Headlight problem started about month ago with passenger
>>>>> side out...closing hood would cause it to come on at
>>>>> first.
>>>>>
>>>>> Replaced both headlight bulbs and passenger bulb
>>>>> filament was bad...both headlights now worked.
>>>>>
>>>>> About a week ago the drivers side went out...ck'd
>>>>> filament good and swapped out bulb......no go..worked on
>>>>> this for hours cleaning connectors wiring prongs in
>>>>> plug....no go.....
>>>>>
>>>>> Plugged bulb in while out of socket touched ground no
>>>>> go....but, after pulling on wires and plug bulb came on.
>>>>>
>>>>> Replaced bulb in assy replaced rubber plugged in and
>>>>> again its does not work.
>>>>>
>>>>> My guesses or a broken wire bad connector
>>>>> somewhere...ground etc..
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know the schematic on this vehicle where the
>>>>> plugs and connectors are?
>>>>>
>>>>> Its hard for me to believe a almost new car has a
>>>>> broken wire or corrosion like you find on 20-30 year
>>>>> cars.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any input on T/S or anyone had this problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>>>
>>>>> DT
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah...that makes sense but, for a new car that has not
>>> been worked on I was thinking there was a plug loose or
>>> corroded that cause the same condition when you pull on
>>> the wire.
>>>
>>> Trouble is you can't see anything cause the eng
>>> compartment and underside is closed in so I was wondering
>>> if a Honda tech or someone with this experience could shed
>>> some light on this...
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> DT
>>
>> Well, I suppose its new compared to a '93, but in reality
>> its four years old. Plenty of time for corrosion, flex
>> breaks in the wires, etc. to start happening.
>>
>> After you put it all back together, does it still work if
>> you play with the wire? If so, then it pretty much has to
>> be in the wiring at or near the plug. There's no magic
>> bullet for that, you just have to find it & fix it.
>>
>> Most of the circuitry is in common with the left headlight.
>> The unique things are the right headlight fuse, relay,
>> ground & of course the wiring right at the light. So if the
>> left headlight is still working, just look at those things.
>>
>> Does the high beam work on the right side? The same fuse &
>> relay feed the right side high and low beams: headlight
>> relay 1 and fuse 17 in the under hood fuse box (large black
>> box immediately behind the battery - the key is on the
>> underside of the cover). If the high beam works, the fuse is
>> good and the relay is working (& of course, if the high beam
>> is also out, check those two things). An easy way to check
>> the relay is to swap it with the one for the left headlight
>> and see if the problem moves to the other side.
>>
>> The ground for the right headlight is at the common ground
>> for everything on the right side of the engine compartment.
>> It is behind the right side of the front bumper (remove the
>> bumper to get to it). The wires end in eyelets with a
>> single screw binding them all to the chassis. Unless a
>> bunch of other stuff is also flakey, its probably not the
>> ground.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Thanks! Are you referring to passenger side as right side?
>

Yes. The service manual talks about left side and right side from the
perspective of someone sitting in the car.

> Do you know where the ground is for the drivers side
> headlight?

There is a similar terminus for all the grounds on the left side behind the
left side of the bumper. The left headlight ground is in that bundle.

>
> Thanks so much for your help!
>
> DT