Greetings,
I hope someone here can help. My dad's DD is an '02 Subaru Forester. The driver's headlamp, a halogen, would work intermittently. I discovered, the rubber plug where the bulb is hooked to the wire harness was all melted on the center of the 3 connections. So off to the junkyard I went. I spliced in a replacement plug, soldered and heat shrink tube around the wires.
Worked well for another month. My new harness is now melted in the same fashion. The owner's manual specs a 12v-60/55W HB2 (H4) bulb. The bulb in question says HB2 DOT 12V 60/55W H4 U37R
So it appears the bulb is correct. Could simply having oil/fingerprints on the glass of the bulb cause the wiring harness to melt?!
I intend to replace the bulb even though it is not burnt out, because the contact has some signs of melting/extreme heat.
Thanks for any help!
-Lee