Sporty
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 11:30 AM |
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Replacing Headlight Bulbs
What is the combined wisdom of replacing headlight bulbs.
Went into Halfords and was told it is advised to replace both headlight bulbs at the same time when one has gone, just don't see the logic in
it. (Apart from additional sales for them)
Any thoughts appreciated?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 11:52 AM |
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I always replace them both if easy to access, when you pull out old working bulbs they usually look pretty burnt up.
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tegwin
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 12:21 PM |
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Bulb brightness diminishes over time. Chances are if you have one new and one old you would notice the colour/brightness difference (more so on xenon)
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mcerd1
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 12:33 PM |
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i've had ones same age and type fail one after the other a couple of times (about a week apart)
but i've had alot more fail just one at a time
so its not really a good enough reason to replace working bulbs.... just make sure you've always got at least one good spare
[Edited on 15/1/2015 by mcerd1]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 12:37 PM |
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Other than ensuring a negligable amount of even brightness I see no benefit.
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owelly
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 01:19 PM |
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If you got a flat tyre, would you repair the other three good tyres?
What happens if you change both lamps and then a week later one pops? Do you change both of them again?
[Edited on 15/1/15 by owelly]
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steve m
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 01:43 PM |
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As said above, ive only ever changed the faulty bulb, and never noticed a difference
INHO its a sales ploy, more bulbs sold, and more fitting charges
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Oddified
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 02:11 PM |
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I change both if i know they're quite a few years old, otherwise just one.
Ian
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Slimy38
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 02:30 PM |
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The only reason I changed both was because I couldn't tell what type of bulb was in there, and when I swapped one for a Philips the colour
change was significant (pretty much one blue one orange!). If I had known the original type I would have bought the same one again and left the
unbroken one alone.
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paulf
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 08:40 PM |
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I replaced both dip beam bulbs at the same time with upgraded Osram bulbs just over a year ago, a few weeks ago so maybe no more than a year after i
had fitted them i had a bulb warning light on dash.It indicated the nearside dipped beam had blown. I was in Leicester at the time and continued to
were i was going for about 15 minutes I parked up and when i set off again the headlamp warning indicated the offside bulb had also failed, I ended up
having to drive home on main beam and fog lights as i didn't have a spare bulb with me .
I realised that it wasn't a good idea to change them both at the same time and also that Osram night breaker bulbs are crap, i replaced them
both with cheap standard bulbs and bought a spare for next time.
Paul
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coozer
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 08:44 PM |
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What's the collective thought on led headlight bulbs?
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AntonUK
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| posted on 15/1/15 at 10:55 PM |
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I tend to buy one if my car, and a pair if its for the company car.
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snowy2
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| posted on 16/1/15 at 09:39 AM |
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if the bulbs are the same then there should be no problem, but a lot of folks go for "better" bulbs and then they get a different colour
and brightness. for your MOT they need to be the same.
sometimes you are the pigeon, most of the time the statue.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 16/1/15 at 06:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snowy2
if the bulbs are the same then there should be no problem, but a lot of folks go for "better" bulbs and then they get a different colour
and brightness. for your MOT they need to be the same.
There is no reason to fail headlights because one is brighter than the other, as long as both headlights show the required pattern on a beam setter
[Edited on 16/1/15 by rusty nuts]
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