sidelights blown

scrappy1382 · Post by **scrappy1382** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:36 am

bit of a weird question to ask as have already fixed the issue, just it took me a while to actually realise what had happened as thought i left something disconnected when doing the clutch change.
here goes - anyone have BOTH sidelight bulbs blow ? at from what i can gather , pretty much at the same time !!!
i have never had this, and nope, it wasnt a fuse either, it was actually both the bulbs.
what would be the most realistic reason ???

mark1gls · Post by **mark1gls** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 2:45 pm

Maybe a bad earth?
Cheap bulbs?

I guess if one bulb goes the extra current went to the other?

Only guessing as I'm not electrical wiz, but it what I would look at 1st.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:45 pm

Surely that's logical? Factory will fit 2 bulbs from the same manufacturer. Unless you use the parking light (and I don't think many people do) then the bulbs will be on for the same amount of time and should suffer similar amounts of vibration etc. Why wouldn't they both blow at around the same time?

scrappy1382 · Post by **scrappy1382** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:08 pm

just never known to both blow at the same time, thought maybe a underline issue. all sorted now. brought some new bulbs arrived yesterday, will be fitting them tomorrow.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:14 am

Would be worth checking alternator output, both dc and a volts, to make sure it isn't charging at too high voltage and the rectifier is in a good state

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