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benz609 · 15-06-2012, 06:08 PM

Hi all,

I noticed a broken bulb on my Mazda 323 Astina from 1996 and I tried to change it.
Now, none of the low beam and high beam work anymore (they were all working fine before except the broken one of course), the parking lights work.
On the dashboard, when I switch the lights on, it "lights up" the dashboard but when I put the high beams, the blue light doesn't show up anymore...
The back lights worh perfectly still.

What I did: I checked which bulbs it was (easy, it's written on the headlight: h1 for high beam, h3 for low beam), and before I went to the shop, I wanted to get the broken bulb out (just to make sure I bought the correct one). I followed the instructions in the book, pretty simple and done it before. When I got back in the car, tried to switch the lights on... Problem related above. I also baught and replaced the fuse for the headlights (60A, same position etc).
To tell everything, I also took off a h1 bulb (I wanted to get brighter ones).

I am sorry if somebody already had this problem and resolved it on this forum, I couldn't fnid it.

Thanks for your help in advance.

15-06-2012, 06:08 PM	#1
benz609 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Australia Car: Mazda 323 Astina Posts: 4	Headlights don't work after bulb replacement Hi all, I noticed a broken bulb on my Mazda 323 Astina from 1996 and I tried to change it. Now, none of the low beam and high beam work anymore (they were all working fine before except the broken one of course), the parking lights work. On the dashboard, when I switch the lights on, it "lights up" the dashboard but when I put the high beams, the blue light doesn't show up anymore... The back lights worh perfectly still. What I did: I checked which bulbs it was (easy, it's written on the headlight: h1 for high beam, h3 for low beam), and before I went to the shop, I wanted to get the broken bulb out (just to make sure I bought the correct one). I followed the instructions in the book, pretty simple and done it before. When I got back in the car, tried to switch the lights on... Problem related above. I also baught and replaced the fuse for the headlights (60A, same position etc). To tell everything, I also took off a h1 bulb (I wanted to get brighter ones). I am sorry if somebody already had this problem and resolved it on this forum, I couldn't fnid it. Thanks for your help in advance.