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Headlight/Sidelights bulbs keep popping, grrr!
Ive spent about £80 in the last 2 months on bulbs, first the driver dip bulb went, then the passenger sidelight, then the passenger dip and now the driver sidelight has gone.
What could be causing this systematic illumination meltdown!?
3rd Feb 2014 7:00 pm
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Oil on the bulbs, poor fitting, cheap bulbs are very common failure reasons
It could then be something more sinister but start with the simple ones.Mike
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3rd Feb 2014 7:21 pm
DiscoDunc
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ive had the same problem
gone through 12+ headlight bulbs in less than 2 years and 4 side light bulbs (Bosch, Phillips, LR)
replaced the side lights with LED bulbs and now on a set of OSRAM headlight bulbs.
dealer cant find any errors or bad wiring - its a mysteron Duncan
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3rd Feb 2014 7:25 pm
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If they were rear bulbs blowing you could blame Captain Scarlet!!
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3rd Feb 2014 7:28 pm
Walkzinho
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NJSS wrote:
Are they genuine LR bulbs?
NJSS
They aren't genuine LR bulbs, if there even is such a thing. I'd be very surprised to find out they make their own and don't use the usual Philips/Osram/Ring brands etc.
4th Feb 2014 3:39 pm
Walkzinho
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DiscoDunc wrote:
ive had the same problem
gone through 12+ headlight bulbs in less than 2 years and 4 side light bulbs (Bosch, Phillips, LR)
replaced the side lights with LED bulbs and now on a set of OSRAM headlight bulbs.
dealer cant find any errors or bad wiring - its a mysteron
Can you point me in the direction of these LED bulbs please Dunc?
4th Feb 2014 3:40 pm
DiscoDunc
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I just got them off ebay - there are loads, but these were the ones I got
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390713244955?ssP...1439.l2648Duncan
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4th Feb 2014 3:48 pm
Walkzinho
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Thanks for that, do they look a really bright white a la cool white or are they more akin to the OEM warm white in colour?
Better still, do you have any pictures of yours?
4th Feb 2014 4:59 pm
DiscoDunc
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they are a little bit whiter than the normal bulbs - but not too brightDuncan
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4th Feb 2014 5:28 pm
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There was a post about this once before and some one had the same issue. Their dealer found that the settings were set to Xenon in the car CCF, Dealer changed it back to normal halogen bulbs and he has had no more blown head light bulbs.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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£80? The last H7s from eBay I bought were £5 for two, and they were Lucas
4th Feb 2014 7:41 pm
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Walkzinho wrote:
Thanks for that, do they look a really bright white a la cool white or are they more akin to the OEM warm white in colour?
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I'll bet a fiver that you've got Xenon's enabled in your CCF file.....I had the same problem expense on mine! 2 solutions.....get somebody with a faultmate to 'turn off' the xenon feature or bu a set of xenon headlamps - the latter is more expensive but a lot better solution
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4th Feb 2014 8:12 pm
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I'll get it plugged in and checked. I don't like the look of those LED jobs, they remind me of those clowns that install HID kits into Astra's and Civics that go around blinding everyone.
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