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Old 03-02-2008, 07:58 PM
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I know there is a thread on here about it but My diver side light keeps blowing out.on my thrid bulb now. I know all about the bulbs keeping them clean and not touching them. I have to admitt I bought some cheap bulbs from AutoZone. The light housing is not the original and some of the wire coverings are peeling a lil . So should I just try a good set of bulbs for my low beams or do you think it could be the housing itself.
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Old 03-02-2008, 10:41 PM
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I know there is a thread on here about it but My diver side light keeps blowing out.on my thrid bulb now. I know all about the bulbs keeping them clean and not touching them. I have to admitt I bought some cheap bulbs from AutoZone. The light housing is not the original and some of the wire coverings are peeling a lil . So should I just try a good set of bulbs for my low beams or do you think it could be the housing itself.
If you are getting the palin-jane sylvania or GE bulbs, they should be just fine. Any specialty bulbs MAY burn out quicker. I had a few types of "blue" lights over the years and I stopped getting them due to quick burn-outs.
If you do just get vanilla bulbs, then the headlight harness may be bad. I think the aftermarket lights also reuse the stock harnesses, right>? And if not, does the stock harness fit your lights? otherwise, you'll have to whip out a soldering iron and just make your own replacements.
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Old 03-03-2008, 01:02 PM
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I'm gonna try the better bulbs first. I have tried the blue cheapies each time thinking it would work. So back to the high dollar ones. Hope that works thats a lot cheaper than replacing the whole assembly.
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