Page 1 of 1
Brake light bulbs keep blowing????
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:27 am
by monkey_boy
Anyone had this problem?
my back passenger side brake light keeps blowing, I have put 3 new ones in during the last 12 days!!?? They are crappy universal bulbs from halfords, could this be the problem? Do VW have standard bulbs?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:15 pm
by tom16v
A mate of mine has this problem on his MK4 Golf. He found using VW bulbs has stopped the problem,he tried halfords ones but they kept blowing. VW ones are made by bosch so maybe thats the difference!
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:17 am
by monkey_boy
Cheers for the reply,
i was thinking it was more the bulb itself, i suppose you get what you pay for at the end of the day, right im off bosch bulb hunting now!
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:55 pm
by niks
could try led bulbs there not meant to blow at all if im correct???
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:15 am
by monkey_boy
LED bulbs? are they alot more expensive? easy to fit?
sounds cool
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:32 pm
by mikegti
http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/product_info ... 07a327af36
they're a direct replacement, should last for ever too.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:44 pm
by zahir_213
are they legal?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:53 pm
by mikegti
don't see why not, they're legal as 3rd brake lights.
...unless they're so bright they burn your retinas out...
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:25 pm
by monkey_boy
Well i hope they are legal, just got them delivered... hows that for service!
i would think that extra bright brake lights aint a bad thing!
going to chuck them in later.... will let you know how i get on!