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Offline Ginge 35Edition

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Headlights
« on: 05 March 2013, 17:18 »
Mrs Ginge has xenons on her Cab with led drls, are the units sealed as we seem to have a nest of baby spiders in there? Just wondering what if anything the stealer can do about it?

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Re: Headlights
« Reply #1 on: 05 March 2013, 17:46 »
There are access covers for changing the bulbs on the rear of the lamp unit. Are they fitted properly?

I doubt the dealers will do anything about it. Try hoovering them out.
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Re: Headlights
« Reply #2 on: 05 March 2013, 18:57 »
There are access covers for changing the bulbs on the rear of the lamp unit. Are they fitted properly?

I doubt the dealers will do anything about it. Try hoovering them out.

I'll try that tomorrow, just trying to think what bulbs you would go into change? I always thought that the xenons and LED drls meant no bulb changing?

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Re: Headlights
« Reply #3 on: 06 March 2013, 07:52 »
Xenon bulbs do fade then go pop over time. Once they get to about 10 years old, the bulbs and ballasts can become temperamental, or fail completely, as I found out to my expense with my Passat recently. Your indicators are in there too and they have normal bulbs

Tape some hose pipe to the end of your hoover pipe, so you can get further into the light, and Incie should so be persuaded out of there.
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Re: Headlights
« Reply #4 on: 06 March 2013, 10:45 »
Xenon bulbs do fade then go pop over time. Once they get to about 10 years old, the bulbs and ballasts can become temperamental, or fail completely, as I found out to my expense with my Passat recently. Your indicators are in there too and they have normal bulbs

Tape some hose pipe to the end of your hoover pipe, so you can get further into the light, and Incie should so be persuaded out of there.

Nice one, thanks. I'll give it a go later.