Headlight issue....no DRL, high/low beam drivers side

[Lysle]

Hello to the group and good day.

 

I own a 2013 Edge with 201000 kms. I have owned it for a little over a year.

 

Recently, I wanted to replace the halogen bulbs since I thought that the drivers side one was burned out due to poor headlight pattern.

 

When I took out the old drivers side bulb, I discovered that it was LED instead of halogen.  I went ahead and replaced it with the halogen bulb anyway on both sides since I did not want to have halogen on one side and LED on the other.

 

Now- with halogens on both sides, there is nothing on the drivers side- no DRL (daytime running lights) or high or low beams.

 

I should mention that after I removed the LED on the drivers side, I turned on the lights with the LED bulb lying on the front grill, it lit up but there appeared to be smoke coming from it. I turned the lights off immediately.

 

Smoke is never a good thing- generally speaking....although- here in Canada-cannabis is legal.

 

Fuses appear to be OK.

 

Question- is there a relay which supplies current to the headlights?

 

Some sources claim that the fuses in the drivers footwell are "relay fuses"...

 

Any-and all- thoughts appreciated with much thanks in advance.

 

 

[enigma-2]

If we can assume that the LEDs were aftermarket, there's a possibility that the LED were installed with an external driver box (a small metal/plastic rectangle attached to the wire.) If so, did you also remove this adapter from the factory housing as well? (This additional harness must also be removed.)

 

When installing the Halogen bulbs, wipe the glass with an alcohol wipe to remove any possible contamination. Never touch the glass with your fingers as it will leave oils from your finger and dramatically shorten the life of the bulbs.

 

 

 

 

 

[Lysle]

Many thanks for the reply.  There is evidence that the wiring has been changed from OEM- heat shrink tubing.... I don't see anything more inside the headlight assembly but will take a closer look when able.

[1004ron]

What does your owner's manual specify for the headlamps, Halogen or HID?

 

Depending on the type and brand of LED that the previous owner installed, it may have needed resistors so when you're digging into the wiring be on the lookout for that.

[Lysle]

The vehicle must have had halogens since the fuse slots for HID are all empty with no connections for fuses. Thanks for the advice on the resistors...so far, there is nothing in the headlight housing except wiring. I will post a pic of the old LED that I removed.

 

I have FORSCAN on my laptop and will check for error codes in the Body Control Module. If there are any, I will post.

 

Many thanks to all who read my posting- special thanks to those who replied.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Lysle
Important additional information

[Lysle]

This is one of the LED light assemblies removed.

[1004ron]

I don't recognize it but assume that cylindrical part contains the resistor.

 

Next steps would be to check for codes and if that doesn't provide any pointers then start fault finding with the electrical schematics and multimeter.

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