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240EsX · 07-31-2013, 01:37 AM

Recently lowered the car and it started rubbing on the electrical harness on the drivers side fender.. which caused some wires to rip which caused a short on my horn.. I was wondering if that short couldve caused my headlight relay to go bad due to the fact that the horn wires and headlight wires were touching the whole time..? I wrapped up the wires with electrical tape to stop them from touching..

Corner lights work, turn signals work, license plate light work, and brake light works.. everything pretty much besides the headlights and high beam.

Can the relay go out because of that short from wire to wire..? Or would it be just a break in the headlight wires that i need to re-wire?

-Thanks

jr_ss · 07-31-2013, 05:50 AM

So let me get this straight, you tore through wires and instead of splicing them back together you just put electrical tape on them? Of course you aren't going to have any headlights if you didn't repair the wires man. You also need to check your fuses.

Common sense seems to have been bred out of people these days...

240EsX · 07-31-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jr_ss

So let me get this straight, you tore through wires and instead of splicing them back together you just put electrical tape on them? Of course you aren't going to have any headlights if you didn't repair the wires man. You also need to check your fuses.

Common sense seems to have been bred out of people these days...

The wires were pretty much intact still thats why I used electrical tape to cover them back up... I asked if the shortage between the wires would cause the relay to blow or.. headlight fuse (which I should check) so either the connection is bad still that I have to splice them or the relay/fuse blew... I have common sense to splice them back if they were ripped apart...

WIKID S4TEEN · 07-31-2013, 08:45 AM

^to answer your question, yes, the relay/contacts could have fried.
Check fuses first. Then test your relay with a meter or swap them with a known good relay.

07-31-2013, 01:37 AM	#1
240EsX Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Las Vegas Age: 34 Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Zenki Headlight problem Recently lowered the car and it started rubbing on the electrical harness on the drivers side fender.. which caused some wires to rip which caused a short on my horn.. I was wondering if that short couldve caused my headlight relay to go bad due to the fact that the horn wires and headlight wires were touching the whole time..? I wrapped up the wires with electrical tape to stop them from touching.. Corner lights work, turn signals work, license plate light work, and brake light works.. everything pretty much besides the headlights and high beam. Can the relay go out because of that short from wire to wire..? Or would it be just a break in the headlight wires that i need to re-wire? -Thanks

07-31-2013, 05:50 AM	#2
jr_ss Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pa Posts: 6,415 Trader Rating: (35) Feedback Score: 35 reviews	So let me get this straight, you tore through wires and instead of splicing them back together you just put electrical tape on them? Of course you aren't going to have any headlights if you didn't repair the wires man. You also need to check your fuses. Common sense seems to have been bred out of people these days... __________________ My SR20VET Does your VTC gear rattle in your S14/15 SR? PM me.

07-31-2013, 08:45 AM	#4
WIKID S4TEEN Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SoCal 661 Posts: 887 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	^to answer your question, yes, the relay/contacts could have fried. Check fuses first. Then test your relay with a meter or swap them with a known good relay. __________________ Rock wha U jock and don't talk if U ain't got!!