Q: Why does my right headlight turn off in a few seconds when i turn it on?

asked by on January 19, 2018

I have a 2002 camaro. I was driving and I noticed that my right headlight was out. The previous owner had installed a Xentec Headlight Kit. I went online to buy headlights and when i was about to put them on, i turned my car on to see if the headlight would turn on. I gave it a few days and noticed that my headlight goes out around 10 seconds - 2 minutes. The headlight flickers a few times before it goes out. When I plugged in the new headlight, it does the same thing. Is this some type of electrical wiring problem?

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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