1996 Volkswagen Golf Put Full Beam Lights On Night There Very Dim You Anything

1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
87,500 MILES
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NICOLERICHARDS
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when i put my full beam lights on at night there very very dim and you cant see anything in front of you so i put my side lights on there dim but you can see a little light infront of you
Jan 12, 2013 at 3:02 PM
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EXOVCDS
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Check the ground / earth side of the bulb wiring to mske sure there is no voltage drop / loss. No more than 0.2v on loaded ground wire.

Have the alignment of the beams checked if the voltage above checks out fine.

Thomas
Jan 12, 2013 at 5:08 PM
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