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 Post subject: BA Blowing headlight globes
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:17 pm 
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Hi Has anyone with ba hade problems with headlight globes blowing regulary, ( every two- three months ) ??????.

Mine is a fiarmount Ghia with the turn spot in B/Bar, and is allways blwning the drivers side headlight. Have tryed different brands, Narva, Philips, Calabar.
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 Post subject: Re: BA Blowing headlight globes
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:25 pm 
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Are you touching the replacement globes with your fingers?

Is the headlight secure and not vibrating?

The terminals on the globe connector could be dirty!!

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 Post subject: Re: BA Blowing headlight globes
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:28 pm 
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as above,

I'd be checking for any internal movement in the housing itself.

 

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 Post subject: Re: BA Blowing headlight globes
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:42 pm 
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Are you using the standard yellowish bulbs or some cool white/blue ones? I had problems with mine blowing but that was the coloured ones. I actually spoke to Philips and they said the BA/BF actually put out 13.9 volts or something and sometimes and that can cause the bulbs to wear our quicker. Not sure how correct this is as i vaguely remember them saying this when i spoke to them a couple of years ago

 

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 Post subject: Re: BA Blowing headlight globes
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:01 pm 
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Hi Thanks for replys,

Definetly not touching globes,
Reflector dosnt feel loose,
Yes useing artic blues, do alot of country driveing 5 - 5.30 in morning is dark and returning home sometimes late and is dark aswell, larst few years to much traffic to use high beam, so good lights important, ( got dodge them roos ).
I know they have a shorter life but 2 - 3 months is rediculas, espesally drivers side, harder to get to change.
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:25 pm 
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yeah i know what you mean mate, the easiest thing is rip the air box and battery out of ur way when you need to change them, but yes 2 - 3 months is rather short. I actually managed to get some 20 bux ones from ebay from the UK and they lasted for like 9 months, i found euroline 7500k to be pretty good - http://www.on9city.com/shop/category.asp?catid=9

 

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 Post subject: Re: BA Blowing headlight globes
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:12 pm 
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Hey Mate,

Yeah stear clear of the blue ones, i had them in my BA and was forever replacing them, then i got sick of it and bought some normal ones from the servo and they have lasted all year.

 

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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:31 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
Hey Mate,

Yeah stear clear of the blue ones, i had them in my BA and was forever replacing them, then i got sick of it and bought some normal ones from the servo and they have lasted all year.


Same here... got 9 months of out my phillips xenon globes or whatever they were... then put some $8 globes in from supercrap and 2 years later, no issues! haha
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:26 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
Same here... got 9 months of out my phillips xenon globes or whatever they were... then put some $8 globes in from supercrap and 2 years later, no issues! haha


9 months, your doing better than me, i only ever got 3 months max out of any of mine, i tried Narva and Phillips ones aye.

 

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