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Old Jun 21, 2003 | 11:40 PM
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I'm sure you'll find this interesting...

So I was working on my car, replacing valve covers and air filter... Everything went just fine. I got in my car at night time and noticed I have no headlights. My highbeams work fine but my headlights arn't turning on... So.. the first thought is fuse. I open the fuse box under the hood and look on the chart. I find right headlamp and left headlamp... Look in the box... No fuses... Not even the prongs to hook the fuses into. I'm immediately confused. Keep in mind I have had this car for 2 years and my headlights have always been fine. Am I just retarded and am looking at the wrong fuse thing? Or did the previous owner jerry rig something up with my headlights and I somehow disconnected it? Let me hear what you think!

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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 12:08 AM
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Your looking at the wrong fuses I've got the same 2 blanks on my car. I think for the lack of Traction Control....

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Old Jun 22, 2003 | 12:28 AM
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hmmm but I have traction control Well, I took out both headlights and checked them for continuity and both of them are dead. What are the odds that both headlights go out at the same time??
Old Jun 22, 2003 | 01:26 AM
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the odds of that are slim, unless you somehow arched something while doing the work you did, that caused them to go out. Try new bulbs, hopefully that is the fix and its not something more costly.
Old Jun 22, 2003 | 03:19 AM
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thats a weird deal...i think fbird's right though...must have shorted out or arced or somthing that caused both to die.
Old Jun 22, 2003 | 05:36 AM
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Headlamps are protected by a fusible link, and there's a circuit breaker in the switch.. there are no fuses..
Those 'blank' fuse spots in the underhood relay/fuse box are for Pontiac headlamp doors...
Old Jun 22, 2003 | 07:31 AM
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Originally posted by Mtrhds94Z
Headlamps are protected by a fusible link, and there's a circuit breaker in the switch.. there are no fuses..
Those 'blank' fuse spots in the underhood relay/fuse box are for Pontiac headlamp doors...
That's right. There is nothing in those spots because you have a Camaro and not a Firebird.

I can also guarantee you, that you would not be the first person that both headlights have gone out at the same time. Use a meter and test the sockets to see if you have power and ground.
Old Jun 22, 2003 | 07:50 PM
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One bulb went 1 day and another went the following day. Sounds odd, but I've seen it happen.
Old Jun 23, 2003 | 04:21 PM
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Well, like I said, I tested both bulbs and the both had no power. So, I ended up picking up two new headlights from autozone... those things arn't cheap I plugged them in and what do ya know! I guess both lamps burnt out at the same time. Problem fixed
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