C36 BRAKELIGHT BULB BLOWING
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C36 BRAKELIGHT BULB BLOWING
HELLO MATES,
MY 1997 AMG KEEPS BLOWING PASSENGER SIDE BULB KEEPS POPPING.
I HAVE HAD AN AUTO ELECTRITIAN LOOK AT IT TWICE.
THE FIRST TIME, HE WIRED THE LIGHT DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY,RULING OUT POWER SURGES,AND I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WENT AGAIN,I SHOULD TRY RENEWING THE BULB HOLDER UNIT. I DID, AND IT CURED THE PROBLEM FOR ROUGHLY 9 MONTHS.
TEN DAYS AGO,IT BLEW AGAIN,TURNING THE BULB A MILKY COFFEE COLOUR AND I CHANGED THE BULB,AND TWO DAYS LATER,POP,IT WENT AGAIN,SO NOW I HAVE BLOWN THREE BULBS IN TEN DAYS. I BOUGHT THE BULBS FROM MY LOCAL MAIN DEALER,SO THE BULBS ARE UP TO SPEC.
I FOGOT TO MENTION THAT BEFORE THE BULB UNIT WAS WIRED DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY,THE BULB WOULD NOT JUST BLOW,IT WOULD EXPLODE!!!!!!!
THOUGHTS ANYONE??????
MY 1997 AMG KEEPS BLOWING PASSENGER SIDE BULB KEEPS POPPING.
I HAVE HAD AN AUTO ELECTRITIAN LOOK AT IT TWICE.
THE FIRST TIME, HE WIRED THE LIGHT DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY,RULING OUT POWER SURGES,AND I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WENT AGAIN,I SHOULD TRY RENEWING THE BULB HOLDER UNIT. I DID, AND IT CURED THE PROBLEM FOR ROUGHLY 9 MONTHS.
TEN DAYS AGO,IT BLEW AGAIN,TURNING THE BULB A MILKY COFFEE COLOUR AND I CHANGED THE BULB,AND TWO DAYS LATER,POP,IT WENT AGAIN,SO NOW I HAVE BLOWN THREE BULBS IN TEN DAYS. I BOUGHT THE BULBS FROM MY LOCAL MAIN DEALER,SO THE BULBS ARE UP TO SPEC.
I FOGOT TO MENTION THAT BEFORE THE BULB UNIT WAS WIRED DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY,THE BULB WOULD NOT JUST BLOW,IT WOULD EXPLODE!!!!!!!
THOUGHTS ANYONE??????
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exploding brakelight bulb.
KIRKIE, AND ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED,I HAVE SOLVED THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM EXPLODING BRAKELIGHT BULB!!!!!!
I TOOK THE WHOLE LIGHT CLUSTER OUT OF THE CAR AND HAD A GOOD LOOK INSIDE WHERE THE BULB LIVES AND NOTICED THAT THE TOP HALF OF THE RED LENS HAD MELTED OVER TIME, GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE BULB,AND HAD FORMED A PERFECT BULB SHAPE IMPRESSION IN THE RED INTERNAL LENS.
SO, I HAD TO DO SOME "SERIUOS PLASTIC SURGERY" TO REMOVE THE LENS,WHICH HAD WORKED LOOSE OVER THE YEARS,AND ENDED UP RESTING ON THE BULB, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND EXPLODE!!!!!.
I HAVE NOW LIFTED THE LENSE UP AND WEDGED IT, AND GLUED IT IN TO PLACE.SORTED
SO, IF YOU SHOULD EVER BY SOME BRABUS SMOKED, OR ANY AFTERMARKET LIGHT UNITS,DO AS I DID ,AND SAVE YOURSELF A SMALL FORTUNE IN BULBS AND LABOUR COSTS!!!!
I TOOK THE WHOLE LIGHT CLUSTER OUT OF THE CAR AND HAD A GOOD LOOK INSIDE WHERE THE BULB LIVES AND NOTICED THAT THE TOP HALF OF THE RED LENS HAD MELTED OVER TIME, GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE BULB,AND HAD FORMED A PERFECT BULB SHAPE IMPRESSION IN THE RED INTERNAL LENS.
SO, I HAD TO DO SOME "SERIUOS PLASTIC SURGERY" TO REMOVE THE LENS,WHICH HAD WORKED LOOSE OVER THE YEARS,AND ENDED UP RESTING ON THE BULB, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND EXPLODE!!!!!.
I HAVE NOW LIFTED THE LENSE UP AND WEDGED IT, AND GLUED IT IN TO PLACE.SORTED
SO, IF YOU SHOULD EVER BY SOME BRABUS SMOKED, OR ANY AFTERMARKET LIGHT UNITS,DO AS I DID ,AND SAVE YOURSELF A SMALL FORTUNE IN BULBS AND LABOUR COSTS!!!!
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C36 AMG
c36 front grill
HOW DO KIRKIE,
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT CHANGEING YOUR FRONT GRILL?
I CHANGED MINE WITH AN AVANTGARDE GRILL,LOOKS SOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC 'CHIPMAKER'.!!!!!
I GOT MINE ON E-BAY FOR JUST UNDER £38 LAST YEAR,AND WAS A PERFECT FIT,CHECK THEM OUT ON E-BAY NOW, ONLY 41 QUID.
ALL THE BEST,
FOGLIGHT.
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT CHANGEING YOUR FRONT GRILL?
I CHANGED MINE WITH AN AVANTGARDE GRILL,LOOKS SOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC 'CHIPMAKER'.!!!!!
I GOT MINE ON E-BAY FOR JUST UNDER £38 LAST YEAR,AND WAS A PERFECT FIT,CHECK THEM OUT ON E-BAY NOW, ONLY 41 QUID.
ALL THE BEST,
FOGLIGHT.
