Just FYI for the NG :
My wife's 01 Eclipse GT started showing problems with the passenger side
headlight...it was erratic, working okay, then going dim, then working
right, etc etc....drove me nuts <g> !
Researching the problem, I found there was a TSB on headlight bulb
connectors. When I called the nearest dealer (2 close to me have
stopped selling Mitsus...but that's another story....I'm waiting for
Bhagat's humorous input on THAT one !), they said "Yes, there is a
problem with the connectors". I asked how much to do the work, and I
was quoted $130. I said "Yikes !". They said "1 1/2 hour labor, cause
we gotta solder the new harness on." I said "Well, I'm pretty good with
a soldering iron....how much is the part ?" "$9.94" they said (!!)
"You have 'em in stock ?" I asked....the Parts guy said "Yeah, we have 8
of them....we use a lot of them"
So, I trooped into the Big City and bought the harness....it's just a
plug with 3 wires. When I cut the old connector off, I noticed it had
actually melted....anyway, being a lazy b@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I installed the new one
using 3M wire splices (the blue ones you crimp on to the existing wires)
rather than soldering. So far (knock on wood) it seems to have fixed
the problem. You DO need to pay attention to the wire colors, though,
'cause the new connector wire colors do NOT match the existing wire
colors.
HTH to anyone experiencing the same problem....
Dean...
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