03 Tahoe DRLs short t/s help

[reedal]

Hello TYF,

I've been a follower since i bought my tahoe earlier this year, but this will be my first post.

I finally decided to buy some new bulbs for my DRLs, due to the fact you could see they were burned out. I thought that was the only issue. I removed them from the housing, and the inside of the driver's side DRL is completely scorched and melted, as well as the bulb that was in it (sylvania 4114). The passengers side appears to be just a burned out bulb (no visible damage/melted plastic on the harness for the bulb), but when i put a new bulb in and tried out the DRLs for results, it would not illuminate. I pulled the relay from the box and saw no damage, so that's good, but i'm wondering if you guys can give me tips on troubleshooting where the short is, before i buy/find a replacement harness(s) to put in it's place.

If you would like me to provide any further information, please let me know and i will.

 

[treehan77]

These plugs are always an issue, you should check with a multimeter to see if there is power, then splice a new plug on.

 

[reedal]

These plugs are always an issue, you should check with a multimeter to see if there is power, then splice a new plug on.

ok, thank you.

 

[reedal]

Fixed. Replaced light sockets/harness and all is good.

 

[treehan77]

Nice easy fix good job

 

[dylanZ71 AZ]

i just bought a replacement plug for my driver side drl as it was doing the same exact thing. i havent installed it yet though, just have a quick question for you. did you heat shrink those blue wraps?

 

[reedal]

i just bought a replacement plug for my driver side drl as it was doing the same exact thing. i havent installed it yet though, just have a quick question for you. did you heat shrink those blue wraps?

I did not heat shrink them, I only electrical taped them tight to fight corrosion. I have to re-up on my shrink supply as I only have some that is larger gauge.

 

[dubyagee01]

I dropped some amber LEDs in mine to reduce the heat. Plug and play from AutoZone.

 

[reedal]

I dropped some amber LEDs in mine to reduce the heat. Plug and play from AutoZone.

I might do LEDs in the future, but I was more worried about getting them working for now. How do the LEDs look?

 

[dubyagee01]

Bright as the filament type. Sylvania makes them.