[s-cars] Euro Lights question

[otw185]

Looking to be illuminated on a lighting issue:

On my '92, I've upgraded awhile back to new OEM Euro Hella units (H1 Headlight, H1 Hibeam and H3 fog), which are a plug 'n' play replacement to the DOTs.   I'm not running any particularly high watt bulbs, Osram, Philips -- everything is good quality stuff I got from PG Performance (always excellent to deal with) and I've eliminated that the bulbs are the problem.  In each of the last two cold seasons, I've had a couple, rare, instances where the following occurs simultaneously while they're on in the lowbeam position, independent of whether I've got the front fogs on or not.  Now, I've got the problem continuously: 

1) The lowbeam on the driver's side is very dim - just enough to see it's on but not emitting any useful light.  The passenger's side is normal.

2) Even though the switch is in the lowbeam spot, both sides' hibeam bulbs are on anyway, but also just barely emitting light. 

3) Inside the car, the blue highbeam indicator is also very faintly on, but the message center is not indicating a light is out.

Now, when I switch to highbeam mode, the message center immediately chimes a light is out, and the driver's side unit goes completely dark, but the passenger's side has a healthy highbeam.  

I think it's a short since in the past I was able to give the driver's unit a soft pound with the base of my hand and the problem was corrected.  I don't see any obvious wiring issue inside the driver unit and made sure everything appears to be connected correctly.  Anyone have a guess what's up before I take it apart?  

Cheers,

Scott in OH 

 

 

 

		
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