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97EL

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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:07 pm

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Ive got a very anoying problem, my driver side headlight bulb keeps blowing every couple of weeks/months (low beam), replaced it about 6 times. Any ideas...

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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:15 pm

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stop touchin the globe when replacing

bad earth/ faulty relay

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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:35 pm

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what is the wiring like? is it coroded/heat damaged?

my passenger light has a mind of its own, it goes out then comes back on for no apparent reason, usually at the worst time, like when im behind a comodore or a cop!!!

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Post subject: Re: One Headlight keeps blowing

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:05 am

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97EL wrote:

Ive got a very anoying problem, my driver side headlight bulb keeps blowing every couple of weeks/months (low beam), replaced it about 6 times. Any ideas...

Yup got the same thing happening (drivers side), not happy replacing $30 xenon globes either, though after a bit of poking around in the engine bay to find a shorting wire have found out my car has been in a bingle

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97EL

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:40 pm

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I pulled the battery out and had a bit of a look around, wiring all looks good, taped up a few things just incase. Globe is blowing quicker now, virtaully straight away, i think it's happening when i switch the headlights off, cause i never see it blow. Pissing me off...

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:20 am

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might be a long shot but i remember reading in the Phillips headlight catalogue that one of the causes of blown globes is low voltage. Maybe check it at the plug with a multimeter.

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