Hi! We had a run-in with a deer which pushed the driver's side headlamp back a bit, breaking the top and side mounting point. The headlamp also got a decent crack in it. It was still working though, until a couple days ago when it stopped working. But just tonight, both headlamps were out. I checked the wiring and didn't see anything obvious (e.g. a loose connection or a cut wire). I checked the fuse box and F144 was out, so I pulled F134 (listed as unused) and put it in F144. When I did this, both headlamps came back on, but the driver's side (broken one) stayed on for only a split second. The passenger's side headlamp is working fine (other than the brow, which was already "burned out").
Obviously I'll be getting the headlamp replaced and the other damage from the deer repaired. But this behavior seemed strange, so I wanted to post and see if anyone had any thoughts on how I could extend the life of the headlamp a bit longer. (I'm away from home and there are no service areas nearby.) I also don't want to keep blowing fuses.
Fusebox:
NSFW -- the split second when I put the fuse back in F144, both headlamps illuminate fully (sans the brows):
Video to match:
Damaged headlamp:
Obviously I'll be getting the headlamp replaced and the other damage from the deer repaired. But this behavior seemed strange, so I wanted to post and see if anyone had any thoughts on how I could extend the life of the headlamp a bit longer. (I'm away from home and there are no service areas nearby.) I also don't want to keep blowing fuses.
Fusebox:
NSFW -- the split second when I put the fuse back in F144, both headlamps illuminate fully (sans the brows):
Video to match:
Damaged headlamp: