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2004 Kia Rio headlights failure

Tiny
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  • 2004 KIA RIO
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  • 4 CYL
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Both headlights not working high and low. Not blown. Marker lights are working. I have changed the fuses which keep blowing. Changed the relay. Haven't found any frayed or shorted wires. They work for maybe a mile then fail. Any ideas?
Sunday, December 7th, 2014 AT 10:38 AM

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Tiny
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There is an overload or short somewhere in the circuit that has to be found. You need to disconnect things in the circuit until you can stop it from blowing.
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Sunday, December 7th, 2014 AT 12:37 PM
Tiny
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Tried to find a short that way and was unsuccessful. I took apart the headlights completely, disconnected everything and replaced the fuses. Put everything back together and there was not a specific connection that triggered the fuse blowing. I also checked the wiring and no short registered.
So could there be another cause?
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Sunday, December 7th, 2014 AT 1:27 PM
Tiny
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Anything on that fuse circuit can short it out. The headlamp relay and switch are 2 other components on the headlamp circuit plus anything else that fuse happens to power.
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Sunday, December 7th, 2014 AT 1:36 PM
Tiny
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The only thing I have not tried changing out is the switch. I may be back if that doesn't work. Thanks for your help Wrenchtech.
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Sunday, December 7th, 2014 AT 2:36 PM
Tiny
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I'm not advising you to change any parts. That's not how you diagnose overloads.
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Sunday, December 7th, 2014 AT 2:39 PM

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