angelc1990 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I just bought a 2011 legacy we just notice at night the low beam headlights are on but you can't see the road and I check both fuse and I check relay high beam works perfect can some one give me some insight I can't figure it out and both bulbs are brand new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Are your lenses 100% clear and polished? Or are they oxidized and foggy? GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 They clear its almost like it is staying on daytime running light and not turning regular low beam on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Daytime running lights are the inboard (high beam) bulb running at low voltage. These should be on all the time when the car is running, in gear, and the parking brake is released. The low beam is the outboard bulb. It should turn on, and the DRL should turn off, when you switch the lights on. 1 GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 (edited) The one I circle are low beam /drl And the other one is high beam so the low beam are on and running bright but you can't see the road at all at night time but the high beam are perfects unless the wiring is switch around because the low beam turns on during the day Edited March 6 by angelc1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creep_nu Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 the low beams are not DRLs, if they headlight switch is not on the low beams do not turn on, there's a little wedge bulb that is the DRL in the high beam reflector. i think the easiest thing here so we're all on the same page would be to take a couple pictures of the car with the headlight switch turned on, off, and high beams engaged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVAKeith Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 7 minutes ago, creep_nu said: ..:there's a little wedge bulb that is the DRL in the high beam reflector. .. As GTeaser indicated the DRLs use the high beam bulbs. The small bulb in the high beam reflector is a parking/running/city light. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 So with my has auto switch from the auto and on and off the low beam lights stay on and with the high beam switch on the high beam turns on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 I know the little bulb but for some odd reason my little bulb and the low beam are on during the day with auto on and the switch off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVAKeith Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 OP, some of the ‘10/11 legacies eat low beam bulbs and they are a PITA to change, so much so that SOA gave free headlight bulb replacements for first ten years. Maybe try some new bulbs? I had one recently that was noticeably dim for a week or two before it burned out completely. Someone has VLEDs for sale in the classifieds… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 They are brand new bulbs just replace 2 days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creep_nu Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 7 minutes ago, NVAKeith said: As GTeaser indicated the DRLs use the high beam bulbs. The small bulb in the high beam reflector is a parking/running/city light. you right you right, getting my stuff mixed up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVAKeith Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 5 minutes ago, angelc1990 said: I know the little bulb but for some odd reason my little bulb and the low beam are on during the day with auto on and the switch off That sounds odd…. Maybe a bad ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I wonder if the sun load senser (for auto lights) is fried. Or maybe he has a dash mat that is covering up the sun load sensor. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcor Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 6 minutes ago, GTEASER said: I wonder if the sun load senser (for auto lights) is fried. Or maybe he has a dash mat that is covering up the sun load sensor. After reading through the thread, that is exactly what I was thinking. Mine was bad on the GT when I bought it. angelc1990, if you have dual zone climate control, does the auto work correctly? A bad sun sensor will affect that as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 No dash mat and I no dual climate zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 But you still have sun load sensor on the dashboard, that little round bump. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Yes I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Is there a way to adjust the headlight left and right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peril Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Where did you get to with this? Did you try not using the auto light sensor and turning them on / off? (I'm not sure it's clear where you got too) - the only problem that I had was that rats ate the wiring out of the my driver side headlight (and part of the box) - did a bit of splicing, and got it back. /wrt it being a pain - just get used to dropping the skirt -it just adds about 10-20 minutes on either side, and once you do it a bunch of times - it gets fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 The sensor works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peril Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 so are you solved now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 No still the same issues I'm at the point where I think I might sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peril Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/5/2024 at 10:20 PM, angelc1990 said: I just bought a 2011 legacy we just notice at night the low beam headlights are on but you can't see the road and I check both fuse and I check relay high beam works perfect can some one give me some insight I can't figure it out and both bulbs are brand new you low beams are not on - they are the DRLs - if your low beams were on -the projectors would be bright. Take pictures at night with the switch in auto - and another with the switch "on" and onother with the switch on with high beams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelc1990 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Little bulb with the projector are on and the high beam comes on when put the high beam on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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