Need Help Urgently - e55 headlight issue
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Viper SRT-10, 68 Camaro
Need Help Urgently - e55 headlight issue
I have searched and searched this forum and the internet for an answer to my problem and found nothing that works.
My drivers side headlight went out about a month ago, tried new bulb and ballast and everything, nothing would work, so I ordered the replica facelift headlights, installed them, and the drivers side headlamp wouldn't turn on, and also the indicator wouldn't work.
So then i ordered a complete new OEM headlight assembly, and that seemed to fix the problem... for about 2 weeks. Then I went to turn the car on a couple nights ago and boom "low beam, left" appears and drivers side headlight isn't working again! So today I took it up to the stealership and they had it for about 2 hours and told me the bulb must have gone as nothing was showing up on STAR (that is if they even checked for ****ing anything). They try to charge me $300 for a new bulb, I tell them that better include a handjob and that I have replacement bulbs back up at my shop anyways.
So I replace the headlight bulb (it looks absolutely fine) and it still doesn't work. I even swap over the ignitors on the back of the bulbs, switch the bulbs around, and still nothing on the drivers side and passenger side works absolutely fine!
I have been reading that this could be a SAM issue, but I have scoured the internet and this forum and cannot find where these SAMs are located?? Could this be the issue? Is there a way to test the SAM etc?
I really badly need help as this is my daily and currently I am unable to drive at night! Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much!!
My drivers side headlight went out about a month ago, tried new bulb and ballast and everything, nothing would work, so I ordered the replica facelift headlights, installed them, and the drivers side headlamp wouldn't turn on, and also the indicator wouldn't work.
So then i ordered a complete new OEM headlight assembly, and that seemed to fix the problem... for about 2 weeks. Then I went to turn the car on a couple nights ago and boom "low beam, left" appears and drivers side headlight isn't working again! So today I took it up to the stealership and they had it for about 2 hours and told me the bulb must have gone as nothing was showing up on STAR (that is if they even checked for ****ing anything). They try to charge me $300 for a new bulb, I tell them that better include a handjob and that I have replacement bulbs back up at my shop anyways.
So I replace the headlight bulb (it looks absolutely fine) and it still doesn't work. I even swap over the ignitors on the back of the bulbs, switch the bulbs around, and still nothing on the drivers side and passenger side works absolutely fine!
I have been reading that this could be a SAM issue, but I have scoured the internet and this forum and cannot find where these SAMs are located?? Could this be the issue? Is there a way to test the SAM etc?
I really badly need help as this is my daily and currently I am unable to drive at night! Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much!!
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Viper SRT-10, 68 Camaro
The tech came out and told me that they hooked it up to STAR and it showed no faults or anything! I know they definitely hooked it up because they cleared my red battery screen from showing up.
