HELP! Lights/ electrical problem - Toyota Yaris Forums

d3310n · 07-03-2013, 07:45 PM

ok so i painted the inner part of my left headlight with plastidip today, took the headlight out, took it apart painted put back together and blinker and high beam work fine, no low beam. thought maybe i plugged the red a black plug to the blue box thing backwards (idiot me) so i proceeded to put it in backwards and it made a dirty noise so i killed the lights. put that plug back the correct way and its back to the way it was before, nothing more appeared to be broken from that.

fast forward to advance auto parts, decide i might as well upgrade both the bulbs to something nicer anyway. i get home and on the left painted light i have no more highbeam, dim yellowy light works, but get this, on the right (unmolested) headlight the dim yellowy light (which i think is trying to be the lowbeam? my low beams are usually brighter and way more bluish) is making a very scary electrical fizzing noise and the dim yellow light is very flickery. high beam and blinker work fine on that one.

somebody please give me some help? im very confused, i havent installed the new bulbs from the store yet im really not sure what to do from here :(

2009 yaris 3 door

ciscobear · 07-04-2013, 07:04 PM

Buy two cheap bulbs and use for testing

*Astroman* · 07-04-2013, 07:27 PM

Worth checking the fuse box

d3310n · 07-05-2013, 01:20 AM

replaced a fuse, worked till a few hours ago, seems to now have no low beam on the drivers side. high beam is fine just went for a nice ride down a twisty road with them both on. the fuse is still intact? bulb burn out? surely the 2 events have to be related.

offtopic/ just had to pull a frog out from between my lip and bumper\

d3310n · 07-05-2013, 06:15 PM

pretty sure its the ballast. both bulbs are confirmed working, previous own is an idiot and didnt use brackets for the ballasts... i drive hard so i may have slapped them stupid :p oh well, time to order some ballasts and install them PROPERLY

edit: yeah one ballast is working but probably on its way out, i used that working one to troubleshoot, so thats how i know. but sometimes it makes it very dim thats why i think its about to die

ciscobear · 07-05-2013, 06:52 PM

Now you mention you have hid. That buzzing is probably coming from the ballast.

d3310n · 07-05-2013, 07:59 PM

yeah i just actually learned i had hids a few hours ago. never knew lol. the dealer didnt seem to know much about the car i assumed everything was oem, including the slightly bluer than usual headlights.

07-03-2013, 07:45 PM	#1
d3310n Drives: black titty Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: florida Posts: 89	HELP! Lights/ electrical problem ok so i painted the inner part of my left headlight with plastidip today, took the headlight out, took it apart painted put back together and blinker and high beam work fine, no low beam. thought maybe i plugged the red a black plug to the blue box thing backwards (idiot me) so i proceeded to put it in backwards and it made a dirty noise so i killed the lights. put that plug back the correct way and its back to the way it was before, nothing more appeared to be broken from that. fast forward to advance auto parts, decide i might as well upgrade both the bulbs to something nicer anyway. i get home and on the left painted light i have no more highbeam, dim yellowy light works, but get this, on the right (unmolested) headlight the dim yellowy light (which i think is trying to be the lowbeam? my low beams are usually brighter and way more bluish) is making a very scary electrical fizzing noise and the dim yellow light is very flickery. high beam and blinker work fine on that one. somebody please give me some help? im very confused, i havent installed the new bulbs from the store yet im really not sure what to do from here :( 2009 yaris 3 door

07-04-2013, 07:27 PM	#3
Astroman Modded Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris, 71 Galaxie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 3,670	Worth checking the fuse box __________________ Please visit my online store for computer stuff and Official Yarisworld decals!

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07-04-2013, 07:04 PM	#2
ciscobear Drives: Toyota Belta Join Date: May 2011 Location: Barbados Posts: 196	Buy two cheap bulbs and use for testing

07-05-2013, 01:20 AM	#4
d3310n Drives: black titty Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: florida Posts: 89	replaced a fuse, worked till a few hours ago, seems to now have no low beam on the drivers side. high beam is fine just went for a nice ride down a twisty road with them both on. the fuse is still intact? bulb burn out? surely the 2 events have to be related. offtopic/ just had to pull a frog out from between my lip and bumper\

07-05-2013, 06:15 PM	#5
d3310n Drives: black titty Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: florida Posts: 89	pretty sure its the ballast. both bulbs are confirmed working, previous own is an idiot and didnt use brackets for the ballasts... i drive hard so i may have slapped them stupid :p oh well, time to order some ballasts and install them PROPERLY edit: yeah one ballast is working but probably on its way out, i used that working one to troubleshoot, so thats how i know. but sometimes it makes it very dim thats why i think its about to die

07-05-2013, 06:52 PM	#6
ciscobear Drives: Toyota Belta Join Date: May 2011 Location: Barbados Posts: 196	Now you mention you have hid. That buzzing is probably coming from the ballast.

07-05-2013, 07:59 PM	#7
d3310n Drives: black titty Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: florida Posts: 89	yeah i just actually learned i had hids a few hours ago. never knew lol. the dealer didnt seem to know much about the car i assumed everything was oem, including the slightly bluer than usual headlights.