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YOUR RESEARCHHeadlight problem - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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connector problem (loose/corroded)

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I think your most likely issue is a connector problem (loose/corroded).
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Thanks Donv......I guess I will remove it again and check all connections.
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Suggestion · Original poster
Thanks Donv......I guess I will remove it again and check all connections.
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Suggestion · Original poster
Thanks Donv......I guess I will remove it again and check all connections.
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Headlight problem - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

connector problem (loose/corroded)

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Identified cause: 1
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

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Discussions that suspect a cause: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suspected cause
I think your most likely issue is a connector problem (loose/corroded).
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A little epoxy and the problem was solved.
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Thanks Donv......I guess I will remove it again and check all connections.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Good evening, I am new to the forum as a member but have often refered to it to find answers to issues during my ownership. I have a 1998 Boxster and have a problem that, so far, I cannot find an answer for. I just noticed that the fog light and highbeam do not work on the driverside. All other lights work, low beams, turn signals, rear lights, etc. All fuses are good. Any suggestions on where to look next ? Thanks for the help.

POST 2Original post

The high beam and front fog light share a ground with the rest of the lights on the left, so it should not be a ground problem. They are on separate fuses so even if one did go bad it is unlikely you lost two at the same time. I think your most likely issue is a connector problem (loose/corroded).

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks Donv......I guess I will remove it again and check all connections. Very frustrating.

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

As a followup, I found the plastic base that holds the recepticle and receives the headlight 7 blade plug had cracked. It was not allowing all the blades to make contact. A little epoxy and the problem was solved. Thanks again to donv for pointing me in the right direction.

POST 5Original post

Glad it worked out.

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