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sidelights blown
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:36 am
by scrappy1382
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 ???
Re: sidelights blown
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 2:45 pm
by mark1gls
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.

Re: sidelights blown
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:45 pm
by Nate
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?
Re: sidelights blown
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:08 pm
by scrappy1382
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.
Re: sidelights blown
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:14 am
by Nate
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