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Hey TL-kun. Would like ask u for Auto Care advice

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 dabom88   United States. March 07 2012 12:01. Posts 3079
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Okay, one of my headlights is out. I took it to Pep Boys to have them replace it. As it turns out, they tried turning the light out and it keeps flickering on and off. They say it may be an electrical issue.

HOWEVER, to find out what is really wrong with my car, they would have to run a diagnostic. And they say a diagnostic costs 90 dollars (WTF?). I told them I'd get back to them later after considering some alternatives.

So, TL-kun, what are some good alternatives? Obviously I need to get my headlight fixed somehow. But I don't know what I should do. A diagnostic costs 90 dollars, and then I have to pay for whatever it would cost to fix the problem. Do you guys have any advice?

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 Archas   United States. March 07 2012 12:22. Posts 5597
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That's "TL-sama" to you.
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 DarkPlasmaBall   United States. March 07 2012 12:37. Posts 19998
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You could either take it to another mechanic and see if they can give you a cheaper second opinion, or pay the necessary money >.> Sometimes you get screwed, but sometimes things cost money.
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 ReketSomething   United States. March 07 2012 12:41. Posts 4012
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"they tried turning the light out and it keeps flickering on and off"

what does that mean? o_O
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 Ixtlilton   United States. March 07 2012 12:43. Posts 67
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On March 07 2012 12:22 Aeres wrote:
That's "TL-sama" to you.

Haha, I was going to say "TL-san" but that's better. For the problem though, while I don't know much about cars in general, in my experience some places will put the cost for a diagnostic towards the repair/maintenance costs if they find something wrong with it and you decide to fix it there. It's a good way for them to get business, and good for you if you end up needing repairs. Just make sure you go to a place you trust not to screw you over.
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 dabom88   United States. March 07 2012 12:44. Posts 3079
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On March 07 2012 12:22 Aeres wrote:
That's "TL-sama" to you.


We're all bros here. I think it's fair to say TL-kun. Plus -sama is 1 character more than -san, which is effected by TL's restrictive character counts for topic titles.


On March 07 2012 12:41 ReketSomething wrote:
"they tried turning the light out and it keeps flickering on and off"

what does that mean? o_O

I think it flickered on for a second, and then turned on.


On March 07 2012 12:43 Ixtlilton wrote:

Show nested quote +


Haha, I was going to say "TL-san" but that's better. For the problem though, while I don't know much about cars in general, in my experience some places will put the cost for a diagnostic towards the repair/maintenance costs if they find something wrong with it and you decide to fix it there. It's a good way for them to get business, and good for you if you end up needing repairs. Just make sure you go to a place you trust not to screw you over.


I think Pep Boys is a pretty big nationwide chain that probably wont screw people over or risk getting bad press nationally. Any chains/franchises you recommend?
Last edit: 2012-03-07 12:47:53
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 iTzSnypah   United States. March 07 2012 13:07. Posts 1214
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Go find manly men to help you. Probably only cost u a 12 pack of beer.

Some obvious things your OP didn't have:

Both lights? - Then its the light switch
Single light? - grounding issue/ light burnt out (similar how fluorescent tube lights flicker when they are dieing)
High beams and Low beams affected? - They are both on separate circuits so if the light flickers when your using either high/low beams then its your light switch

Last edit: 2012-03-07 13:11:46
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 Jealous   United States. March 07 2012 13:27. Posts 2203
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On March 07 2012 12:22 Aeres wrote:
That's "TL-sama" to you.

"TL-dono" bro
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 Torenhire   United States. March 07 2012 13:30. Posts 9284
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Could just be that the headlight connector got too hot and melted...

90 dollar diagnostic is going to be pretty much standard at any shop unless you go to the dealer (don't cause hten it'll be like 125.)

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 dabom88   United States. March 07 2012 13:39. Posts 3079
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On March 07 2012 13:07 iTzSnypah wrote:
Go find manly men to help you. Probably only cost u a 12 pack of beer.

Some obvious things your OP didn't have:

Both lights? - Then its the light switch
Single light? - grounding issue/ light burnt out (similar how fluorescent tube lights flicker when they are dieing)
High beams and Low beams affected? - They are both on separate circuits so if the light flickers when your using either high/low beams then its your light switch



It's a single light on the passenger side. Low Beam only.


On March 07 2012 13:30 Torenhire wrote:
Could just be that the headlight connector got too hot and melted...

90 dollar diagnostic is going to be pretty much standard at any shop unless you go to the dealer (don't cause hten it'll be like 125.)




Know of any place cheaper, or a place that might just put the 90 dollars towards fixing the problem?
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 Primadog   United States. March 07 2012 13:43. Posts 4395
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Send me a pm of your post box. I'll mail over my code reader tomorrow. Just send it back to when you finish, but you have to figure out how to use it yourself.
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  Ruscour   March 07 2012 13:46. Posts 5116Profile Blog # 

On March 07 2012 13:43 Primadog wrote:
Send me a pm of your post box. I'll mail over my code reader tomorrow. Just send it back to when you finish, but you have to figure out how to use it yourself.

o.O

TL-kun just became TL-chan
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 Primadog   United States. March 07 2012 13:47. Posts 4395
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Promise 90% less rape than expected
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 Torenhire   United States. March 07 2012 13:49. Posts 9284
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An OBD scanner isn't going to help him figure out if he's got a bad ground / corroded wires / burnt out light... lol

*sarcasm?*

I mean, check the connectors that hte bulbs plug in to, my car has a "famous" issue where the wires sticking out the back get all corrody and you have to re-attach the connector.
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 dabom88   United States. March 07 2012 14:01. Posts 3079
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On March 07 2012 13:43 Primadog wrote:
Send me a pm of your post box. I'll mail over my code reader tomorrow. Just send it back to when you finish, but you have to figure out how to use it yourself.

That would take at least 3 days to send by mail. And I'd imagine shipping charges could be involved for you, and I wouldn't want you to spend money on me. I need a quicker solution. And I don't know what a code reader is, so I'm afraid I might break it or something.
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 a176   Canada. March 07 2012 14:07. Posts 5387
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have you considered replacing the bulb
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 dabom88   United States. March 07 2012 14:15. Posts 3079
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On March 07 2012 14:07 a176 wrote:
have you considered replacing the bulb

Like I said, it's not a bulb issue. They tried replacing the bulb, but the light just flickered for a bit and then turned off. They say it's probably an electrical issue.
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 Battleaxe   United States. March 07 2012 15:00. Posts 746
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Just drive during the day, problem solved.

Seems like the answer would be no, but no friends that are familiar enough with cars they could take a look just to see if they can find the problem? Might be worth asking around for a friend of a friend if you really don't want to spend the money.
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 dabom88   United States. March 07 2012 15:05. Posts 3079
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On March 07 2012 15:00 Battleaxe wrote:
Just drive during the day, problem solved.

Seems like the answer would be no, but no friends that are familiar enough with cars they could take a look just to see if they can find the problem? Might be worth asking around for a friend of a friend if you really don't want to spend the money.

Most likely not unfortunately.
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