Blowing Headlight Bulbs

Mark Pemberton · Post by **Mark Pemberton** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:53 am

Can anybody help me please...

In the past year I have blown 4 headlight lamps. The lamp blows on the dim
mode. Just recently, the last one blow with only about 45 sec of operation.
They never seem to blow in operation, but rather when the car has started
and the lights turned on. On the latest failure, I got about 10 hours. I've
tried different makes (all made in Korea), the latest one being the "blue"
type vision from Supercheap (forget the name but comes in a plastic box in a
set of two).
Do I kick up a stink at the shop for poor quality bulbs or is there a
problem with my electrics? I have a volt meter. Are there some basic checks
I can do before I have to take it into an auto electrician? OR am I just
buying crap bulbs.

Regards

Lou Girardin · Post by **Lou Girardin** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:43 pm

Blowing Headlight BulbsCheck the charging voltage at the battery. I suspect
the voltage is too high.