WheaT_BeeR_MaN Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 ok so i bought this wagon a while ago i hard wired a new fuel pump then relizing the alternator needs replacing. well anyways the other day i tried turning the head lights on while it was running and they dont turn on. would the bad alternator cause this? only thing i can see phsicaly wrong in the driver side corner light is missing. fuses were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Missing high and low beams, or just one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheaT_BeeR_MaN Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 u know i didnt try either high low but nothing lit up on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 You check the fusible links and insure they were tight and good? Other than that I would check the lighting relay under the dash. Might be bad. A bad alternator can cause other failures. Overdriving components in excess of their designed voltage will eventually cause that. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheaT_BeeR_MaN Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) well i checked fusible links for voltage on both sides and i had good voltage. i was thinking of hard wiring them. i havent got that far yet. living in apartments has really disabled my working on anything time. where and which box is the light relay? thanks Edited October 25, 2009 by WheaT_BeeR_MaN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 It's one of the relays under the dash on the driver's side IIRC. You'll see them. Don't hard-wire the fusible links. They are there for a reason - so you don't earn a darwin award by burning yourself to death. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 u know i didnt try either high low but nothing lit up on the car. I've had just the low beam relay go out on subaru's before, so the high beams still wrorked, but no low beams (even though the low beam filiments were both still good). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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