At 12:12 AM 2/28/2009, Bob Stevens wrote: >the lights. My right plug seems to be the one that starts getting >dim, then eventually burns out. I get the plugs in packs of 2 at my >FLAPS and splice it in and good to go for another 2-3 years. Still >haven't been able to hunt down the real problem. Sounds like weather/salt? getting in there. Or if it's the same lamp all that time, possibly crudded-up terminal on the lamp. If it's always the same terminal I'd pull the lamp and clean up that terminal very thoroughly. I had a good deal of trouble with terminals on Hella foglights for a while, combination of heat and weather seepage I think. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" |
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