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Rorym2010
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Post Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:14 pm

My drivers side headlight bulb has blown 3 times now in a month any ideas what could be causing it?[/quote]
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Brianmoooore
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Post Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:41 pm

Do you touch the 'glass' of the bulb when you change it?
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:41 am

lol, rookie mistake! a customer kept coming back every week or so to buy new bulbs, he got pissed off cause it was his 4th set we then fitted it for him and as i removed the old bulb he handed the new one to me touching the tip of the bulb!
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:06 am

This is all new to me, so how should you handle a new bulb?
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Rorym2010
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:41 am

Ahhhhhhh silly me that makes alot of sense now thanks alot for the info guys
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