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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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I have LED headlights in my 2006 Cobalt, the low beams works good but the high beams won't come on. What gives???
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 10:01 PM
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Is it dual projector?
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 09:59 AM
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Did you melt anything?
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 10:04 AM
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you have given so much information to work with here...
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 10:05 AM
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are you sure you got bi-bulbs

some people swap out to cheap bulbs and you lose high beam accessibility
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 01:41 PM
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what housings are you using?
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 03:27 PM
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LED Headlights

Stock light housings. Nothing burned, stock bulbs work fine. The LEDS have a canbus attached. Do I need some kind of resister?? Thank
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 03:33 PM
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Can you link us to what your working with, an example/
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 05:55 PM
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LED Headlights

I think he put led headlight bulbs that are not bi xenon in the stock housings.
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by double clutch
I think he put led headlight bulbs that are not bi xenon in the stock housings.
thats what its sounding like
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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You need a resistor for those leds. I still wouldn't trust them. Stick with hids
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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 12:18 AM
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LED Headlights

I put HI/LOW LED bulbs in the stock headlight housings. Lows work his don't. Thanks
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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 07:04 AM
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Link to the ones you have
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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 12:58 PM
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The address: cpcmotorlight. The description: 9007 Hi/Low car LED headlight kit COB 40W 5200 LM white light 12V. These were bought off EBAY Thanks.
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