Noob question

[auto_x5.0]

Alright, so I was having issues with my headlight so I replaced the bulb and now it works great. But I looked inside the bulb where it plugs in and it looks weird. Could it be the plug in that caused that problem in the first place?

 

[CC'S95GT]

what do you mean by weird? Dirt, corrosion, bent pins?

 

[auto_x5.0]

It had the 'rainbow' color(like how headers get)...I know I sound retarded but almost all the pins looked like that at the base of them.

 

[Mustang Mark]

the connector was getting rather hot perhaps?

 

[auto_x5.0]

the connector was getting rather hot perhaps?

That's what my dad told me, what can I do to fix that? Just buy a new connector?

 

[Mustang Mark]

the connector was getting rather hot perhaps?

That's what my dad told me, what can I do to fix that? Just buy a new connector?

i guess so, unless it was caused by a short somewhere.

 

[CC'S95GT]

maybe the connector wasn't plugged in completely and was arching. and that was causing the extra current flow thus the extra heat

 

[Mean98GT]

maybe the connector wasn't plugged in completely and was arching. and that was causing the extra current flow thus the extra heat

That sounds legit.

 

[auto_x5.0]

maybe the connector wasn't plugged in completely and was arching. and that was causing the extra current flow thus the extra heat

So now that I replaced the bulb and it's plugged in all the way I should be fine, right?

 

[blackgt4.6]

should be fine but if your still worried put dielectric grease in it.

 

[auto_x5.0]

should be fine but if your still worried put dielectric grease in it.

I will do that when I get my new headlights

 

[pmot]

that electric grease stuff is the best. my grandpa uses it on his boat trailer and it never shorts out anywhere and the trailer is probably 30 years old.

 

[P51CrazyHorse]

should be fine but if your still worried put dielectric grease in it.

Agree whole-heartedly. I ALWAYS put dielectric grease on all my bulb connections. Moisture and corrosion are the worst thing for a bulb socket, and the grease keeps that from happening.