A4 Headlights
#2
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Re: A4 Headlights
<<<<DAFTY>><<DUCK>>> coughed up:
> your bilbs probably blow due to the fact you touch the glass when
> fitting, natural oils in your skin cause hot spots on bulbs meaning
> the gas inside burns alot quicker than it should
I have no idea what this is in reference to, so please keep at least some
context along with attributions in your posts.
2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
2. I'm currently experimenting with my a4 which has two survivor bulbs. As
I said elsewhere, I'll be sure to report back.
--
"I don't want FOP, God dammit! I'm a DAPPER DAN MAN!"
> your bilbs probably blow due to the fact you touch the glass when
> fitting, natural oils in your skin cause hot spots on bulbs meaning
> the gas inside burns alot quicker than it should
I have no idea what this is in reference to, so please keep at least some
context along with attributions in your posts.
2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
2. I'm currently experimenting with my a4 which has two survivor bulbs. As
I said elsewhere, I'll be sure to report back.
--
"I don't want FOP, God dammit! I'm a DAPPER DAN MAN!"
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Re: A4 Headlights
<<<<DAFTY>><<DUCK>>> coughed up:
> your bilbs probably blow due to the fact you touch the glass when
> fitting, natural oils in your skin cause hot spots on bulbs meaning
> the gas inside burns alot quicker than it should
I have no idea what this is in reference to, so please keep at least some
context along with attributions in your posts.
2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
2. I'm currently experimenting with my a4 which has two survivor bulbs. As
I said elsewhere, I'll be sure to report back.
--
"I don't want FOP, God dammit! I'm a DAPPER DAN MAN!"
> your bilbs probably blow due to the fact you touch the glass when
> fitting, natural oils in your skin cause hot spots on bulbs meaning
> the gas inside burns alot quicker than it should
I have no idea what this is in reference to, so please keep at least some
context along with attributions in your posts.
2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
2. I'm currently experimenting with my a4 which has two survivor bulbs. As
I said elsewhere, I'll be sure to report back.
--
"I don't want FOP, God dammit! I'm a DAPPER DAN MAN!"
#4
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Re: A4 Headlights
<<<<DAFTY>><<DUCK>>> coughed up:
> your bilbs probably blow due to the fact you touch the glass when
> fitting, natural oils in your skin cause hot spots on bulbs meaning
> the gas inside burns alot quicker than it should
I have no idea what this is in reference to, so please keep at least some
context along with attributions in your posts.
2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
2. I'm currently experimenting with my a4 which has two survivor bulbs. As
I said elsewhere, I'll be sure to report back.
--
"I don't want FOP, God dammit! I'm a DAPPER DAN MAN!"
> your bilbs probably blow due to the fact you touch the glass when
> fitting, natural oils in your skin cause hot spots on bulbs meaning
> the gas inside burns alot quicker than it should
I have no idea what this is in reference to, so please keep at least some
context along with attributions in your posts.
2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
2. I'm currently experimenting with my a4 which has two survivor bulbs. As
I said elsewhere, I'll be sure to report back.
--
"I don't want FOP, God dammit! I'm a DAPPER DAN MAN!"
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Re: A4 Headlights
On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
<tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
>advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
>common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
>You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
>
>1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
>when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
problems.
<tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
>advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
>common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
>You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
>
>1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
>when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
problems.
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Re: A4 Headlights
On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
<tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
>advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
>common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
>You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
>
>1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
>when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
problems.
<tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
>advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
>common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
>You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
>
>1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
>when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
problems.
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Re: A4 Headlights
On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
<tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
>advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
>common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
>You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
>
>1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
>when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
problems.
<tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely then your
>advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a known /very
>common/ problem with the a4's that I have been tracking/experimenting with.
>You don't seem to have this problem, but two things about this:
>
>1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make sure that
>when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
problems.
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Re: A4 Headlights
KLS coughed up:
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>
>> 2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely
>> then your advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a
>> known /very common/ problem with the a4's that I have been
>> tracking/experimenting with. You don't seem to have this problem,
>> but two things about this:
>>
>> 1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make
>> sure that when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
>
> I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
> both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
> The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
> ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
> only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
> problems.
Ok, but again, that is to the side. That you have a car that does not
exhibit the behavior I'm talking about does not mean that it is because you
wear gloves.
I /always/ take extreme care anything glass that is supposed to get
monstrously hot. And this happens every time.
*FURTHERMORE*, back when I had the dealership replacing these things under
warranty, I was back all the time for a single bulb change. One time I
stayed a cyclops for a long time, only out of laziness, and then my car lost
the other as well. When I went to the dealership (still under warranty),
the two bulbs lasted a much much longer time. When one died, and I replaced
it, I was back to the ping-pong often-replacing of bulbs.
The notion of replacing them two at a time came as a suggestion from this
website. I have verified that it works (as have others), and am
experimenting with dual survivors.
--
With knowledge comes sorrow.
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>
>> 2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely
>> then your advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a
>> known /very common/ problem with the a4's that I have been
>> tracking/experimenting with. You don't seem to have this problem,
>> but two things about this:
>>
>> 1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make
>> sure that when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
>
> I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
> both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
> The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
> ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
> only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
> problems.
Ok, but again, that is to the side. That you have a car that does not
exhibit the behavior I'm talking about does not mean that it is because you
wear gloves.
I /always/ take extreme care anything glass that is supposed to get
monstrously hot. And this happens every time.
*FURTHERMORE*, back when I had the dealership replacing these things under
warranty, I was back all the time for a single bulb change. One time I
stayed a cyclops for a long time, only out of laziness, and then my car lost
the other as well. When I went to the dealership (still under warranty),
the two bulbs lasted a much much longer time. When one died, and I replaced
it, I was back to the ping-pong often-replacing of bulbs.
The notion of replacing them two at a time came as a suggestion from this
website. I have verified that it works (as have others), and am
experimenting with dual survivors.
--
With knowledge comes sorrow.
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Re: A4 Headlights
KLS coughed up:
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>
>> 2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely
>> then your advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a
>> known /very common/ problem with the a4's that I have been
>> tracking/experimenting with. You don't seem to have this problem,
>> but two things about this:
>>
>> 1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make
>> sure that when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
>
> I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
> both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
> The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
> ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
> only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
> problems.
Ok, but again, that is to the side. That you have a car that does not
exhibit the behavior I'm talking about does not mean that it is because you
wear gloves.
I /always/ take extreme care anything glass that is supposed to get
monstrously hot. And this happens every time.
*FURTHERMORE*, back when I had the dealership replacing these things under
warranty, I was back all the time for a single bulb change. One time I
stayed a cyclops for a long time, only out of laziness, and then my car lost
the other as well. When I went to the dealership (still under warranty),
the two bulbs lasted a much much longer time. When one died, and I replaced
it, I was back to the ping-pong often-replacing of bulbs.
The notion of replacing them two at a time came as a suggestion from this
website. I have verified that it works (as have others), and am
experimenting with dual survivors.
--
With knowledge comes sorrow.
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>
>> 2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely
>> then your advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a
>> known /very common/ problem with the a4's that I have been
>> tracking/experimenting with. You don't seem to have this problem,
>> but two things about this:
>>
>> 1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make
>> sure that when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
>
> I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
> both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
> The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
> ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
> only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
> problems.
Ok, but again, that is to the side. That you have a car that does not
exhibit the behavior I'm talking about does not mean that it is because you
wear gloves.
I /always/ take extreme care anything glass that is supposed to get
monstrously hot. And this happens every time.
*FURTHERMORE*, back when I had the dealership replacing these things under
warranty, I was back all the time for a single bulb change. One time I
stayed a cyclops for a long time, only out of laziness, and then my car lost
the other as well. When I went to the dealership (still under warranty),
the two bulbs lasted a much much longer time. When one died, and I replaced
it, I was back to the ping-pong often-replacing of bulbs.
The notion of replacing them two at a time came as a suggestion from this
website. I have verified that it works (as have others), and am
experimenting with dual survivors.
--
With knowledge comes sorrow.
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Re: A4 Headlights
KLS coughed up:
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>
>> 2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely
>> then your advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a
>> known /very common/ problem with the a4's that I have been
>> tracking/experimenting with. You don't seem to have this problem,
>> but two things about this:
>>
>> 1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make
>> sure that when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
>
> I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
> both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
> The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
> ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
> only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
> problems.
Ok, but again, that is to the side. That you have a car that does not
exhibit the behavior I'm talking about does not mean that it is because you
wear gloves.
I /always/ take extreme care anything glass that is supposed to get
monstrously hot. And this happens every time.
*FURTHERMORE*, back when I had the dealership replacing these things under
warranty, I was back all the time for a single bulb change. One time I
stayed a cyclops for a long time, only out of laziness, and then my car lost
the other as well. When I went to the dealership (still under warranty),
the two bulbs lasted a much much longer time. When one died, and I replaced
it, I was back to the ping-pong often-replacing of bulbs.
The notion of replacing them two at a time came as a suggestion from this
website. I have verified that it works (as have others), and am
experimenting with dual survivors.
--
With knowledge comes sorrow.
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:33:30 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
> <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:
>
>> 2ndly, if this is in reference to a4 bulbs going out prematurely
>> then your advice is almost certainly /NOT/ going to help. This is a
>> known /very common/ problem with the a4's that I have been
>> tracking/experimenting with. You don't seem to have this problem,
>> but two things about this:
>>
>> 1. replace the bulbs together. Keep the "survivor" bulb, but make
>> sure that when one goes out you replace them both with new bulbs.
>
> I have *NEVER* taken this approach with my 98.5 A4 and have replaced
> both headlights and one front turn signal light, each one at a time.
> The first headlight went out 1.5 yrs ago, the second about 6 months
> ago, the turn signal bulb a couple of months ago. I replaced each one
> only, not in pairs, and I wore gloves in the process. So far, no
> problems.
Ok, but again, that is to the side. That you have a car that does not
exhibit the behavior I'm talking about does not mean that it is because you
wear gloves.
I /always/ take extreme care anything glass that is supposed to get
monstrously hot. And this happens every time.
*FURTHERMORE*, back when I had the dealership replacing these things under
warranty, I was back all the time for a single bulb change. One time I
stayed a cyclops for a long time, only out of laziness, and then my car lost
the other as well. When I went to the dealership (still under warranty),
the two bulbs lasted a much much longer time. When one died, and I replaced
it, I was back to the ping-pong often-replacing of bulbs.
The notion of replacing them two at a time came as a suggestion from this
website. I have verified that it works (as have others), and am
experimenting with dual survivors.
--
With knowledge comes sorrow.