city light help

[asubimmer]

I bought a car that e30 that has non-elip headlights. The previous owner put in city lights (just low watt bulbs drilled into the low beam housing). When i turn on the ambers the city lights come on. When I turn on the headlights its like any normal e30. Then when i turn on the high beams the driver side headlight is out and then the city light comes on intead of the low beam headlight. Do you think it sounds like a wiring prob or could it be cause the drivers high beam is out?

Thanks guys,
Charlie

Oh yeah and i checked the fuses and #1 was out and i replaced it and the headlights acted the same.

[Mystikal]

The high beam filament in the outboard light is blown.

[asubimmer]

so all i need is a new high beam bulb?!?

[Mystikal]

No, a new low beam. The low beam has a high beam filament, read my post again.

[asubimmer]

so why would that make my high beam not work (ie the inside headlight)?

[rs4pro3]

Power goes threw the Low beam to power the High beam, so if the low side is blown then the High beam won't work.

[lonestar22]

dude... there is a high beam light in the lowbeam bulb also. there are 4 high beam lights on when u turn them on (inboard and outboard) when u have your lowbeams on it is just the outboard lowbeam bulbs. you just need to replace your lowbeam because one of the filaments inside the two filament bulb is blown