bright driver's side headlight

by **bigsley18** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 8:37 pm

i did a search and couldn't find anything. if anybody finds a thread, please cut and paste it. anyway, for some odd reason, my driver's side headlight is brighter than my passenger side. it looks as if the high beams are on, but only on the driver's side. is this common? or is there something wrong? or am i just an idiot? please help. thanks

by **Blaze** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 8:40 pm

should be the other way around so u dont blind oncoming vehicles
try adjusting it?

by **Peter** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 8:58 pm

thats very strange, unless u live where you drive on the left side of the road, your passenger side should be brighter. you sure you got tat right?

by **Missay** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 9:15 pm

did you just change the bulbs? did someone say somethign a while ago about aiming the light if it's brighter or something?

by **solara00** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:09 am

sounds like a ground problem, do you have a stereo system in your car?

by **bigsley18** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:09 pm

i've never changed the bulbs or messed with the headlights. and i didn't do anything with the stereo compartment. i bought this car a month ago and this is how it came. you know how sometimes, when there's oncoming traffic, and there's that one car that has their highs on one side and their other side seems normal? well, that's how mine are. i was wondering if it had anything to do with the fuses. i dunno. help.

by **krook** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:17 pm

take it back to the person who sold it to you.
hopefully you bought it from a salesman from toyota

by **bigsley18** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:56 pm

yep, i bought it from a toyota dealer. i'm gonna go back, but i just wanted to see if this was a problem i could fix myself before having to drive 30-45 mins to the dealership. oh well, thanks for helping guys. oh wait, one more thing, my coin tray...is it me or does the coin tray look brownish? it looks and feels like the dealer put in another piece that did not originally fit in the solara. i dunno....whatever. thanks guys. later

by **Flipside909** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:58 pm

bigsley18 wrote:yep, i bought it from a toyota dealer. i'm gonna go back, but i just wanted to see if this was a problem i could fix myself before having to drive 30-45 mins to the dealership. oh well, thanks for helping guys. oh wait, one more thing, my coin tray...is it me or does the coin tray look brownish? it looks and feels like the dealer put in another piece that did not originally fit in the solara. i dunno....whatever. thanks guys. later

Did you check to make sure the fuse for that headlight isn't burnt out?

by **bigsley18** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 8:25 pm

no, haven't checked yet. i've only peeked under my hood twice. so i dunno where the fuses would be at. which fuse should i be looking for? sorry, i'm clueless. the snow and cold weather have gotten in my way of studying my solara. thanks for the help guys.

by **NASTY** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 9:42 pm

bigsley18 wrote:no, haven't checked yet. i've only peeked under my hood twice. so i dunno where the fuses would be at.

you wouldnt find the fuses there anyways!
they're under the steering column

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