Hey man, i have a toyota corolla 2002 and my low beams don't work, and i've been trying and trying to figure a way to fix them and after watching your video it worked straight away thank you so much your a legend!!!
Thank you for this video! This got my lights working! I had both low beam headlights stop working in 2004 Toyota Highlander together. Seeing both stopped working together at the same time, I doubted if the bulb(s) were an issue. High beams were working on both sides so assumed ground, wiring, etc. were probably okay. Then I checked the fuses, they were fine, was thinking of replacing the relay - when I came across your video. When I saw your video, just like you, I was like why did this work for him? Then thought, hey might as well give this a try before heading out to buy a new relay - guess what? It worked! So glad you made this video and put it out here
Mint . Fixed 03 matrix. Was in a different city an had to drive home with my high beams on last night, felt like an ass but needed to get home. But now problem solved I can get to work. Thanks a trillion!
Ironically, my problem was the other way around on my 2004 Corolla and both my high beams stopped working and my lowbeams worked fine. Decided screw it I'll give this method a go first before going on to other troubleshooting, and I'll be damned it works for highbeams too. Thank you!
I have had the same problem on my 2008 corolla, upon wriggling the pass side wire like you did it was fixed, so upon closer inspection it seems that because my battery was corroded like yours, i had a poor ground, which in turn burnt the pigtail wiring for the pass side headlight connector, i installed a new battery with clean and sealed posts,and replaced burnt pigtail connector at headlight and everything is great, the poor ground was burning and melting the inside of the connector where the pins are, hope this helps.
I almost went to Supercheap Auto to buy a new low-beam bulb for my 2010 Toyota Corolla Ascent, but I decided to check TH-cam again before leaving. This works like a charm🤭
Thanks for the video! It was extremely helpful. I had the same problem. This video partially worked for me, I replaced both light bulbs and it solved it for me. I outlined my troubleshooting below: When doing the trick in this video - it worked for my passenger side, and my driver’s side light bulb was actually in need of replacement. I ended up replacing both. I think the this fix works to get the last bit of life left of the halogen lights themselves.
Thank you! Mine did the same thing, I checked this video out on a whim and tried it out and it worked. The problem occurred right after I got a new battery..
Good stuff. Believe it or not, both my bulbs burned out at the same time (Tacoma) so be sure to also check the obvious. Must have had a freak power surge or something.... planned obsolescence I bet. THAT'S HOW THE MAN GETS YA!
My 2007 Corolla S had the EXACT SAME PASSENGER LOW-BEAM HARNESS PLUG SHORT that cooked one of the pinouts and made it so you had to "turn" the plug to "fix" it. You have to cut the plug off and wire in one that isnt burnt, or you will have to do this every day if you drive on rough roads. This is a common toyota corolla problem. Also replace your bulbs, they dont last forever... common sense is really useful when troubleshooting a car.
Thanks for the video. Wanted to share my experience in case it can help someone else. Had this same issue in my wife’s 2011 Corolla. Following your video fixed the problem however the drivers side light kept going out and I’d have to do the same thing again to get it to come back on Pulled the bulbs from both sides and noticed that the filament was damaged in both however it was still somewhat intact. I wish I could attach a photo of the bulbs but it’s fairly obvious when the filament is damaged. I think the movement of twisting the bulb out of the socket would move the filament to a position where it would work again. Replaced both bulbs and no problems since. As for why both bulbs where damaged at the same time, the only thing I can come up with is there was an instance shortly before this happened where the radio did not work for a day. Next day it worked fine and has ever since. I don’t know if there was some kind of surge in the electrical system that damaged the bulbs or what. Long story short, check both bulbs. If the filament is not uniform and completely intact, replace them.
Twisted both lights out and they both came on. Weird, but it worked! Battery pretty corroded like yours so maybe it does have something to do with a poor grounding.
It totally works for me! Thank you so much! It’s so weird. All I did was turn the socket bulb harness on each light and I guess it reset something in the computer.
Yes.. my subaru too. Negative terminal not tight.. made a shimmer from a piece of tin . Works like a charm but. Now lights acting up.. ? So hope it works .
I know why what you did fixes it. I have a 2009 toyota corolla that had the same issue. In my case the problem returned a couple times but the process of unplugging the connector to the bulb and replugging it back corrected the issue until the bulbs themselves burned out. The issue is a poor connection between the bulb and connector. When you rotated the bulb in the video it jiggled the connection enough to remake the connection.
I love you. I don’t understand!!!! WTC!!?? Just like tech support, “have you tried rebooting”!? Nope, “have you tried unplugging the headlight!?? Both now work...
Both of my low beams went out yesterday and I just tried your trick and it worked! I replaced my battery within the last six months and didn't see any corrosion on it so i'm not entirely sure if the issue is related to the battery.
My left low beam headlight and horn on 11 Camry were not working. I connected the wire to directly from the battery to the bulb and it was lit. I checked the 15 fuses and one was blown. I replaced all 4 and both the low beam light and horn was fixed.
I have a issue with my 2006 toyota corolla but my high beam blue light doesnt appear on the dash and high beam light is not working for both side and i have change d fuse and relay but its not yet working and others like low beam, pointer light are working. Pls tell me any other things i can do to make it work. thank u
I have a 2010 Toyota Corolla with the same problem left low beam not working high and low beam on the right is working. All the fuses are good the light bulbs are good. I tried the little head light twisting trick that you showed us on u tub it worked for a couple of days and it stopped working again
Man thats weirddd. I had the same problem, checked your video, and Did the same thing as you did (moved the bulbs a bit) a they both came back on. Running and Low beams ! Thanks
2010 Carolla. Same prob same fix. Low beams not working after battery fix. I had to turn the car and lights on for it to work. So...turn on car and low beams, pop out a light socket and it immediately turned on! Both sides same. What, does this reset the ground or something? I have no idea. IDK how many hundreds of bucks you saved me but Thanks!
MY ISSUE 7afe celica 96 is no low neither high beams, but i can do the advise signal pulling lever to me (activating high beans) so i swaped lever from a junkyard but nothing changes, i cannot pass inspection like this, help!!!
Common older toyota problem. Clean or replace the control level switch on the steering column. The contacts get dirty or corroded over time. There's a few TH-cam videos on this.
So my only question is this then, if it’s the contacts on the switch, why would turning the bulb in the housing matter. I’m not seeing how it could be a grounding issue if the switch has to go through a relay and two fuses that are grounded, and then to the bulbs. That doesn’t make sense
I have a Suzuki xl7, both sides are off. If I push on the back of the drivers side light they both come on. My partner had the same problem with one light at the same time with a Honda.
I replaced the low beam light with a new bulb, but the light still didn't turn on. I put the old beam light back in and took it out just as he did in the video. Light went back on! Weird how that worked.
My friend had the same issue, but turns out it was both bulbs. She may have been driving with one out for a while though. Only thing we can figure is one went bad and other followed not long after.
Hi,you can clean ur battery by pouring boiling water on it, rinse after with tap water, u don't want that junk on ur metal parts. I would automatically think it 's an earthing issue but ue headlight units are plastic
That battery looks really bad. Strongly recommend cleaning off all that corrosion. Then checking all your wires and connections. Fuses don't just pop for no reason. Finally, get a new set of headlight assemblies, they will look 1000% better than these badly damaged ones you have now. Most of them even come with new bulbs already installed in them.
@@rickhicks2445 on the diagram there's something called a door lock control relay that is supposed to provide ground to the headlight relay but I'm not sure if that's it yet it's so hard to get to.
Christopher, did you ever fix this? Same thing is happening to my 2009 corolla. All lights work except for my low beams. Order of events: I pulled fuses and they all appeared fine. Then wiggled wires for the lights and drl behind glove box. Pulled both the larger relay fuses and put back in. Pulled the high beam out and then the low which made it start working (didn't start working when pulled out prior to all of this). Pulled the other side low beam and it came on also. Now only my right side hi/lo lights are working and both left side are off. I'm leaning towards a relay issue or perhaps my battery is undercharging due to always drawing power for my phone. I'll be cleaning my battery terminal of the acid and replacing both relays tonight Any luck figuring yours out?
I appreciate your response. Mine has remained fixed from what I showed in the video. I still don't quite understand what the problem was. As you did, none of the fuses seemed to be problematic. One you figure out what your problem was, would you please comment again and give some advice? It will be a big help to those who are struggling with the same problem.
When you say you "wiggled the wires" I don't think that is the remedy. In my case I had to pop each light socket out of the housing, not just wiggle the wire. And I had to do this with the car running and lights on. I had already popped out one of the bulbs to see if it was burnt out, and that did not fix it.
I would appreciate your input. If you have the resources post a video on how you fix yours and put the link in a comment below. I'll throw it in the description. We've got to help each other out, these cars won't fix themselves.
Christopher Williams ok it was an easy fix one bulb had blown and the other seemed ok after I wiggled it .... coincidence that both went off at the same time. I did have to remove the battery to get one bulb in as there is very little room. Old cars have dirty contacts and a little wiggle sometimes works but a good clean of contacts would be good. Also on these Toyotas if a fuse blows on either side the lights come on but very dim. This is a blown fuse issue and NOT an earth/ground issue like I was looking for.
Man thank you soooo much for posting this!!!! You saved me a trip to the mechanic that I cannot afford!!! I checked everything you did and then some!!! I researched everything on the internet, I was dumbfounded. I was skeptical of what you did, but I tried it and it worked!!!! Don't know how, but it did. Thank you!!!!!
I have the same problem on my 08 Corolla but only the drivers side when out. I thought it was the LED, switched it out for a new one and it was fine for a few hours and went out again.
Worked on drivers side.. wow. 2016 Scion iM. I'm sure it'll work on other side too.. but my hand won't fit to do it because of the windshield wiper water reservoir fill..
I have a 2005 Corolla. One low beam wasn't working. I bought LEDs to replace it. When I took out the old bulb, it looked good. I put in the new LED and it didn't work. Checked fuses, relay...still didn't work. Put old bulb back in and after I wiggled red wires leading into it, it worked. So 1) the wires are old and still, so they need to be wiggled. 2) don't upgrade to LED...they won't work.
LED"s wont work unless you have the proper installation kit. You can't just swap in a LED bulb where a halogen bulb was and expect them to work. It's unfortunate but LED bulbs need a form of regulator to make them functional. This is not the video for you.
This vid is old but if anyone else watches this do NOT fix it like this! If wiggling wore makes it come on like on this vid that means you have a short or bad resistance and or connectors/sockets/plugs and they need replaced or they will melt and possibly burst into flame, just happened to my car though I'm not sure what my exact cause was but it's more than likely a short and lose bad connection caused resistance which causes heat and so on. Also never put anything stronger than stock bulbs in a stock car!
I recommend wet sanding and polish. No need to replace entire headlight. There is a meguiars headlight restoration kit for about 25 to 30 bucks. Leaves them brand new.
The reason for this problem is that when you shake the bulbs the filament inside touches again and the light comes on. Save yourself some time and frustration and replace both. I have a 2005 Matrix fuses good, relay good, bulbs good. Probably DRL module under the dash drivers side, $500 for the part. Looks like I ma bypass that sucker.
If you cut out the keyway inside the 2006 and 2005 bulbs,they will be interchangeable.. It's dark in these here parts,so I got high beam bulbs in my low beam sockets..😁👍
I had a very similar problem, and after playing for hours I went to an auto electrician and in 5mins he find the switch not working (a common problem for Toyota Corolla) and change it
For goodness sake clean that battery and those cables no wonder you have problems, I just bought a 2008 Corolla from my local Toyota dealership and I cleaned it too because it was dirty but yours is disgusting, and for the record if you drive a lot the headlights bulbs for the low beams only last about 5 months, in 6 months since I bought the car one went out after a couple of weeks so I replaced them both, last week it looked like both went out at the same time but is possible that one went out first and I didn't notice it, you have to realize that both headlights are on when the car is on drive automatically, but anyways I bought a pair of new bulbs and everything is fine now, I check my fuses and they look okay too. But I wouldn't recommend buying the expensive kind, the extra vision is good enough you can buy the pair for 20 dollars at Walmart, I had bought the brighter ones silver white and they went out in 5 months and those are 34 dollars and they have the ultra white and those are 40 dollars, they probably put a bigger strain on the battery and they only last maybe 6 months but you don't want to buy the cheap basic because your visibility at night is going to be very minimum. Yeah but you can't let your battery get like that and not expect to have problems even worse than malfunctioning headlights.
Lol, bud, next make a vid about keeping your battery area cleaned. Geez ....... You got 2 min every 2 months???? Got some baking soda in the kitchen, and a garden hose.
I'm sorry but this made me spit my tea out scrolling down through all the positive comments then yours read like an "Instructions Unclear", now lights won't turn off lol. Hope you figured it out!
Hey man, i have a toyota corolla 2002 and my low beams don't work, and i've been trying and trying to figure a way to fix them and after watching your video it worked straight away thank you so much your a legend!!!
I'm so glad to hear it!
Thank you for this video! This got my lights working! I had both low beam headlights stop working in 2004 Toyota Highlander together. Seeing both stopped working together at the same time, I doubted if the bulb(s) were an issue. High beams were working on both sides so assumed ground, wiring, etc. were probably okay. Then I checked the fuses, they were fine, was thinking of replacing the relay - when I came across your video. When I saw your video, just like you, I was like why did this work for him? Then thought, hey might as well give this a try before heading out to buy a new relay - guess what? It worked! So glad you made this video and put it out here
thanks for the feedback
Mint . Fixed 03 matrix. Was in a different city an had to drive home with my high beams on last night, felt like an ass but needed to get home. But now problem solved I can get to work. Thanks a trillion!
Ironically, my problem was the other way around on my 2004 Corolla and both my high beams stopped working and my lowbeams worked fine. Decided screw it I'll give this method a go first before going on to other troubleshooting, and I'll be damned it works for highbeams too. Thank you!
I have had the same problem on my 2008 corolla, upon wriggling the pass side wire like you did it was fixed, so upon closer inspection it seems that because my battery was corroded like yours, i had a poor ground, which in turn burnt the pigtail wiring for the pass side headlight connector, i installed a new battery with clean and sealed posts,and replaced burnt pigtail connector at headlight and everything is great, the poor ground was burning and melting the inside of the connector where the pins are, hope this helps.
I almost went to Supercheap Auto to buy a new low-beam bulb for my 2010 Toyota Corolla Ascent, but I decided to check TH-cam again before leaving. This works like a charm🤭
I'm glad it helped.
Worked for me as well. one was actually out but the other just needed a nudge. Thank you
Thanks for the video! It was extremely helpful.
I had the same problem. This video partially worked for me, I replaced both light bulbs and it solved it for me. I outlined my troubleshooting below:
When doing the trick in this video - it worked for my passenger side, and my driver’s side light bulb was actually in need of replacement. I ended up replacing both. I think the this fix works to get the last bit of life left of the halogen lights themselves.
bro, thank you. Saved me heaps of time and money. Such a simple fix!
Thank you! Mine did the same thing, I checked this video out on a whim and tried it out and it worked. The problem occurred right after I got a new battery..
Interesting, I recently had a new battery installed, I have low beam but no high beam. I’m excited to try this 😊
Good stuff. Believe it or not, both my bulbs burned out at the same time (Tacoma) so be sure to also check the obvious. Must have had a freak power surge or something.... planned obsolescence I bet. THAT'S HOW THE MAN GETS YA!
DUDE!!! I did everything you did for troubleshooting, went out and tried what you did and it worked!!! HAHAHA
Toyota Corolla I think you need to restore your headlights You have a nice Toyota Corolla 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
thanks
My 2007 Corolla S had the EXACT SAME PASSENGER LOW-BEAM HARNESS PLUG SHORT that cooked one of the pinouts and made it so you had to "turn" the plug to "fix" it. You have to cut the plug off and wire in one that isnt burnt, or you will have to do this every day if you drive on rough roads. This is a common toyota corolla problem. Also replace your bulbs, they dont last forever... common sense is really useful when troubleshooting a car.
Thanks for the video. Wanted to share my experience in case it can help someone else.
Had this same issue in my wife’s 2011 Corolla. Following your video fixed the problem however the drivers side light kept going out and I’d have to do the same thing again to get it to come back on
Pulled the bulbs from both sides and noticed that the filament was damaged in both however it was still somewhat intact. I wish I could attach a photo of the bulbs but it’s fairly obvious when the filament is damaged. I think the movement of twisting the bulb out of the socket would move the filament to a position where it would work again. Replaced both bulbs and no problems since.
As for why both bulbs where damaged at the same time, the only thing I can come up with is there was an instance shortly before this happened where the radio did not work for a day. Next day it worked fine and has ever since. I don’t know if there was some kind of surge in the electrical system that damaged the bulbs or what.
Long story short, check both bulbs. If the filament is not uniform and completely intact, replace them.
Thanks for sharing your insight. I appreciate your input. Glad you figured out the problem
Twisted both lights out and they both came on. Weird, but it worked! Battery pretty corroded like yours so maybe it does have something to do with a poor grounding.
Tnx is working for me toyota ractis 2007,it was only high been and park light, now I have the medium tnx
awesome! happy to hear. Stay Safe out there!
It totally works for me! Thank you so much! It’s so weird. All I did was turn the socket bulb harness on each light and I guess it reset something in the computer.
Thank you! Worked on my 2010 Avensis as well 👌👌 Was about to order a new relay, but then i came over your video 😁
I appreciate your feedback
Yes.. my subaru too. Negative terminal not tight.. made a shimmer from a piece of tin . Works like a charm but. Now lights acting up.. ? So hope it works .
I know why what you did fixes it. I have a 2009 toyota corolla that had the same issue. In my case the problem returned a couple times but the process of unplugging the connector to the bulb and replugging it back corrected the issue until the bulbs themselves burned out. The issue is a poor connection between the bulb and connector. When you rotated the bulb in the video it jiggled the connection enough to remake the connection.
I had the same problem with my 2002 Honda Accord. Fixed the exact same way.
awesome!
You saved our lives bro 🫡🫡
Glad it was helpful!
I love you. I don’t understand!!!! WTC!!?? Just like tech support, “have you tried rebooting”!? Nope, “have you tried unplugging the headlight!?? Both now work...
the unplug and replug method works great in most aspects of life.... Just don't try it if someone is on life support ;)
Thank you!! No corrosion on the battery so not sure why but your method worked 😊👍
I'm so glad!
Thanks a lot i had the same problem and as soon as i disconnected the bulbs they both started working!
Both of my low beams went out yesterday and I just tried your trick and it worked! I replaced my battery within the last six months and didn't see any corrosion on it so i'm not entirely sure if the issue is related to the battery.
Same prob on my 2004 corolla all fixed now, thanks for the help!
Not sure why but that seemed to fix it. Thanks!
Glad it worked for everyone but why does it happen? What is the cause?
My left low beam headlight and horn on 11 Camry were not working. I connected the wire to directly from the battery to the bulb and it was lit. I checked the 15 fuses and one was blown. I replaced all 4 and both the low beam light and horn was fixed.
This just worked on a 2010 Corolla. I’m dumbfounded.
It feel good to be dumbfounded every once in a while :) glad it helped.
I have a issue with my 2006 toyota corolla but my high beam blue light doesnt appear on the dash and high beam light is not working for both side and i have change d fuse and relay but its not yet working and others like low beam, pointer light are working. Pls tell me any other things i can do to make it work. thank u
Bro, do you ever think about getting some new headlights for it to you in a Corolla? It’s time for some upgrades some rims to.
I have a 2010 Toyota Corolla with the same problem left low beam not working high and low beam on the right is working. All the fuses are good the light bulbs are good. I tried the little head light twisting trick that you showed us on u tub it worked for a couple of days and it stopped working again
it was very nice and helpful. thank you so much i did the same thing and it worked
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My low beam and passing light working perfectly. I can't figure out why my headlight not working. Maybe you can suggest to me some solution to try.
I watched your video and was thinking, "There's no way that'll work." It sure did though. Thanks, man.
I like your voice 😇😊 and will be trying this on my car in the morning because im having the same issue
Hi my lights dont work, but holding the lever in makes my high beams work. any ideas on why.
Hehe, did not think that would work but it did:) thanks for this video
Man thats weirddd. I had the same problem, checked your video, and Did the same thing as you did (moved the bulbs a bit) a they both came back on. Running and Low beams ! Thanks
2010 Carolla. Same prob same fix. Low beams not working after battery fix.
I had to turn the car and lights on for it to work. So...turn on car and low beams, pop out a light socket and it immediately turned on! Both sides same.
What, does this reset the ground or something? I have no idea.
IDK how many hundreds of bucks you saved me but Thanks!
It worked for me. One went out again and in trying to reseat the light I broke the filament in the bulb. New bulbs in now and all is good!
MY ISSUE 7afe celica 96 is no low neither high beams, but i can do the advise signal pulling lever to me (activating high beans) so i swaped lever from a junkyard but nothing changes, i cannot pass inspection like this, help!!!
Common older toyota problem.
Clean or replace the control level switch on the steering column.
The contacts get dirty or corroded over time.
There's a few TH-cam videos on this.
Awesome! Thanks for the tip, never would have known to think of that.
So my only question is this then, if it’s the contacts on the switch, why would turning the bulb in the housing matter. I’m not seeing how it could be a grounding issue if the switch has to go through a relay and two fuses that are grounded, and then to the bulbs. That doesn’t make sense
This exact thing worked for me! Thank you
Awesome 🙏🏻 thank you. 2012 Corolla.
I'm so happy it worked!
Nice instructional video thanks bro!
This worked for me. Thank you
I'm so glad!
Wow this worked for me!! No idea how it worked but thanks
haha I love this response. Happy for you Robert Marley
Was it the same issue with the other?
I have a Suzuki xl7, both sides are off. If I push on the back of the drivers side light they both come on. My partner had the same problem with one light at the same time with a Honda.
I replaced the low beam light with a new bulb, but the light still didn't turn on. I put the old beam light back in and took it out just as he did in the video. Light went back on! Weird how that worked.
My friend had the same issue, but turns out it was both bulbs. She may have been driving with one out for a while though. Only thing we can figure is one went bad and other followed not long after.
Hi,you can clean ur battery by pouring boiling water on it, rinse after with tap water, u don't want that junk on ur metal parts.
I would automatically think it 's an earthing issue but ue headlight units are plastic
Worked on my 2006 Matrix, thanks!
Weird huh I’m having The same problem on my 2005 Scion xB ,I’m going to give that a try
Let me know if it works for you. fingers crossed
@@gooddaytoridemtb4562 it didn’t I think it’s my actual switch
@@gooddaytoridemtb4562 thanks for the video anyways if anything it did work for the rear ones though the brake light wasn’t working lol
I love that this video is on here, but please get to the point faster.
Same problem same solution, thank you
Good to hear
That battery looks really bad. Strongly recommend cleaning off all that corrosion. Then checking all your wires and connections. Fuses don't just pop for no reason. Finally, get a new set of headlight assemblies, they will look 1000% better than these badly damaged ones you have now. Most of them even come with new bulbs already installed in them.
What if the bulbs are also good and relay and fuses are Too? Because my 06 scion xb low beams don't work but high beams do.
High beams run off main computer circuit, the low beams seem to give more issues.
@@rickhicks2445 on the diagram there's something called a door lock control relay that is supposed to provide ground to the headlight relay but I'm not sure if that's it yet it's so hard to get to.
Just curious, Did you have the problem recur?
yes, but after the third or fourth time doing the same thing, the lights stayed on. It's now been almost 1.5 years
When you hit a lot of potholes it gets loose that's the problems in LA roads its good check on it once in a while
High beam and low beam are separate in my car. Why?
Christopher, did you ever fix this? Same thing is happening to my 2009 corolla. All lights work except for my low beams. Order of events: I pulled fuses and they all appeared fine. Then wiggled wires for the lights and drl behind glove box. Pulled both the larger relay fuses and put back in. Pulled the high beam out and then the low which made it start working (didn't start working when pulled out prior to all of this). Pulled the other side low beam and it came on also.
Now only my right side hi/lo lights are working and both left side are off.
I'm leaning towards a relay issue or perhaps my battery is undercharging due to always drawing power for my phone.
I'll be cleaning my battery terminal of the acid and replacing both relays tonight
Any luck figuring yours out?
I appreciate your response. Mine has remained fixed from what I showed in the video. I still don't quite understand what the problem was. As you did, none of the fuses seemed to be problematic. One you figure out what your problem was, would you please comment again and give some advice? It will be a big help to those who are struggling with the same problem.
When you say you "wiggled the wires" I don't think that is the remedy. In my case I had to pop each light socket out of the housing, not just wiggle the wire. And I had to do this with the car running and lights on.
I had already popped out one of the bulbs to see if it was burnt out, and that did not fix it.
Read a blog I cannot find again about a grounding wire issue caused a headlight problem in Corollas.
mine both went off last night ...I'll come back when Ive fixed it and let you know. Main beam is fine just both dipped won't come on. UK version.
I would appreciate your input. If you have the resources post a video on how you fix yours and put the link in a comment below. I'll throw it in the description. We've got to help each other out, these cars won't fix themselves.
Christopher Williams ok it was an easy fix one bulb had blown and the other seemed ok after I wiggled it .... coincidence that both went off at the same time. I did have to remove the battery to get one bulb in as there is very little room. Old cars have dirty contacts and a little wiggle sometimes works but a good clean of contacts would be good. Also on these Toyotas if a fuse blows on either side the lights come on but very dim. This is a blown fuse issue and NOT an earth/ground issue like I was looking for.
Man thank you soooo much for posting this!!!! You saved me a trip to the mechanic that I cannot afford!!! I checked everything you did and then some!!! I researched everything on the internet, I was dumbfounded. I was skeptical of what you did, but I tried it and it worked!!!! Don't know how, but it did. Thank you!!!!!
I have the same problem on my 08 Corolla but only the drivers side when out. I thought it was the LED, switched it out for a new one and it was fine for a few hours and went out again.
I've had the same problem with it going out again. I repeated the process a couple times and haven't had to do anything now for about 2 years.
Worked on drivers side.. wow. 2016 Scion iM. I'm sure it'll work on other side too.. but my hand won't fit to do it because of the windshield wiper water reservoir fill..
Update.. didn't work guys... worked on drivers side. But. Ot in passenger side. Fuse good. Relay good. Light bulb good.. no light.. ugh
Hey. It worked..
@@chuckduchamp7560 glad it worked out! Thanks for the feedback
Wow perfect! Worked on my 2009 Corolla!
Thanks ..i am looking for solutions..relay okay,both head lamp okay ..but one of them didnt light up..i will try this one ...
You need new headlights bro those things are so cloudy ⛅️ You can buy aftermarket headlights for that car 🚘 2021?
yeah looks like they have cataract haha. thanks for the tips Eric 609
Sounds like a bad ground. Tightning the bulb knocked off enough corrosion to restore the ground.
It worked :)
worked for me THANK YOU
I have a 2005 Corolla. One low beam wasn't working. I bought LEDs to replace it. When I took out the old bulb, it looked good. I put in the new LED and it didn't work. Checked fuses, relay...still didn't work. Put old bulb back in and after I wiggled red wires leading into it, it worked. So 1) the wires are old and still, so they need to be wiggled. 2) don't upgrade to LED...they won't work.
LED"s wont work unless you have the proper installation kit. You can't just swap in a LED bulb where a halogen bulb was and expect them to work. It's unfortunate but LED bulbs need a form of regulator to make them functional. This is not the video for you.
Same problem. Same solution.
use ''mothers mag polish'' on those light covers, they will look like new
This vid is old but if anyone else watches this do NOT fix it like this! If wiggling wore makes it come on like on this vid that means you have a short or bad resistance and or connectors/sockets/plugs and they need replaced or they will melt and possibly burst into flame, just happened to my car though I'm not sure what my exact cause was but it's more than likely a short and lose bad connection caused resistance which causes heat and so on. Also never put anything stronger than stock bulbs in a stock car!
I hope you all enjoy this video. Like I said, I'm not sure why this turned the lights on but if you know please comment below.
I recommend wet sanding and polish. No need to replace entire headlight. There is a meguiars headlight restoration kit for about 25 to 30 bucks. Leaves them brand new.
The reason for this problem is that when you shake the bulbs the filament inside touches again and the light comes on. Save yourself some time and frustration and replace both. I have a 2005 Matrix fuses good, relay good, bulbs good. Probably DRL module under the dash drivers side, $500 for the part. Looks like I ma bypass that sucker.
If you cut out the keyway inside the 2006 and 2005 bulbs,they will be interchangeable..
It's dark in these here parts,so I got high beam bulbs in my low beam sockets..😁👍
By the way to clean that white stuff off your battery use boiling water.
Use baking soda and use batt grease
I’m having the same issue with my 07 Prius. Maybe I’ll go out and try this right now before messing with new bulbs etc
I had a very similar problem, and after playing for hours I went to an auto electrician and in 5mins he find the switch not working (a common problem for Toyota Corolla) and change it
awesome, thank you for sharing, this is valuable
Thank you!
You're welcome!
For fuck's sake, why don't you take better care of your car ? Look at the battery acid leaking out everywhere. Doesn't this concern you ?
"Wow your Engine bay needs some TLC and your headlights need Restoration!!
I have same problem
For goodness sake clean that battery and those cables no wonder you have problems, I just bought a 2008 Corolla from my local Toyota dealership and I cleaned it too because it was dirty but yours is disgusting, and for the record if you drive a lot the headlights bulbs for the low beams only last about 5 months, in 6 months since I bought the car one went out after a couple of weeks so I replaced them both, last week it looked like both went out at the same time but is possible that one went out first and I didn't notice it, you have to realize that both headlights are on when the car is on drive automatically, but anyways I bought a pair of new bulbs and everything is fine now, I check my fuses and they look okay too. But I wouldn't recommend buying the expensive kind, the extra vision is good enough you can buy the pair for 20 dollars at Walmart, I had bought the brighter ones silver white and they went out in 5 months and those are 34 dollars and they have the ultra white and those are 40 dollars, they probably put a bigger strain on the battery and they only last maybe 6 months but you don't want to buy the cheap basic because your visibility at night is going to be very minimum. Yeah but you can't let your battery get like that and not expect to have problems even worse than malfunctioning headlights.
What's the coca doing on top of battery 😋😋
looks like I could do another video on cleaning a battery doesn't it.
Lol, bud, next make a vid about keeping your battery area cleaned. Geez ....... You got 2 min every 2 months???? Got some baking soda in the kitchen, and a garden hose.
It worked by now my headlights wont turn off
I'm sorry but this made me spit my tea out scrolling down through all the positive comments then yours read like an "Instructions Unclear", now lights won't turn off lol. Hope you figured it out!
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Too much time wasted with irrelevant talk. Get to the point.