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Originally Posted by bobbythejudge
Has anyone ever had a problem with the headlights such as the right one is dimmer than the left and I replaced it with a new sealed beam and it still is dim. All the rest of the lights work just fine,I'm thinking that the mice that had been living in this car before I got it had eaten the insulation on the wires as they did to the ignition wires. Has anyone have a solution to fixing this by maybe adding a new wire or bypassing the present ones? Any ideas will be appreciated, Bobby
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Ahh, Lucas electrics......... You have a classic case of either a corroded ground, connectors, or fuse block that are causing too much resistance to that headlight. Trace and clean all the connections from that headlight socket all the way to the dash switch and the fuse block as well as the pertinent ground connection to the frame. It doesn't hurt to buy some electrical contact cleaner and spray all the connectors (Wurth makes an excellent product that will miraculously bring Lucas wiring back to life) before reassembling them. Good luck!