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« on: 24 December 2018, 12:20:08 »

my son has just acquired a new car but he has had to replace a brake bulb. that got me to thinking , I had an omega for ten years & I only remember replacing one bulb. then an elite 2.2dti ,2yrs - no bulb replacement & my present dti did swap headlights but no new bulbs. as I have only ever had the one car at any given time I think that's really good.
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #1 on: 24 December 2018, 12:29:00 »

Vectra C and Seat Altea both used to eat bulbs...

Merc E Class used to cook the cornering lights, but the system was permanently on with the Xenons, and most of my driving was at night, which might explain it...
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« Reply #2 on: 24 December 2018, 12:57:24 »

My Mundano blows the nearside dipped beam bulb and on closer inspection when I had the headlight unit out on Saturday, I noticed a spiders web inside the unit.  :D

Which may explain not only why the bulb blows, but also why the adaptive headlight system turns itself off not long after the lights are turned on.  :-\
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #3 on: 24 December 2018, 13:08:46 »

My Mundano blows the nearside dipped beam bulb and on closer inspection when I had the headlight unit out on Saturday, I noticed a spiders web inside the unit.  :D

Which may explain not only why the bulb blows, but also why the adaptive headlight system turns itself off not long after the lights are turned on.  :-\

I`ve got a door mirror spider, the little booger lives to annoy me  >:(

I bought a set of brighter bulbs for the head lamps, but one failed  :-X so I put my orignal halogens back in . I changed my high beams back to standard, cos the brghter bulbs just dazzled me, when they refected off the road signs.
 In 8 years my desmond has never blown a bulb,. The indicator  bulbs were changed for the MOT a few years back,  cos the orange colour had faded.
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« Reply #4 on: 24 December 2018, 15:16:49 »

Me too. I’ve had what I think is the same mirror spider for 6 years 😩

One day when I can be bothered I’ll take the glass out and hit him with 40psi or compressed air 😂😂😂
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #5 on: 24 December 2018, 19:15:49 »

Everyone has to have a mirror spider it's the law ::) In seven years the Omega has so far never needed a bulb :-X but then it's hardly gone anywhere in that time[about 5,000mls]and rarely in the dark.The V70 has had one number plate light bulb and one dipped bulb in under three years,but given that the dipped beam[and all rear lighting]is used as the DRL's so on as soon as ignition is I don't really think that's too shabby. :y
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #6 on: 24 December 2018, 20:03:09 »

I've had my 3.2 for sixteen years now and had to change the front offside side light bulb last week.

I've probably cursed it now.
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #7 on: 24 December 2018, 20:09:41 »

Me too. I’ve had what I think is the same mirror spider for 6 years 😩

One day when I can be bothered I’ll take the glass out and hit him with 40psi or compressed air 😂😂😂


Pm me when you remove the glass, as you will probably need a new glass..... ;D
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« Reply #8 on: 24 December 2018, 20:16:58 »

I usually have a pet spider in my mirror throughout the summer. I feel as if I am giving something a home. It becomes my spider and I get quite protective of it.
I warn it when the Eastern European's are going to try and evict it, so it can get right inside away from the jet wash. I keep it occupied by destroying the web it makes across the mirror in the night.
It's usually gone by the winter, poor little fella.  :(
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #9 on: 24 December 2018, 22:20:50 »

I usually have a pet spider in my mirror throughout the summer. I feel as if I am giving something a home. It becomes my spider and I get quite protective of it.
I warn it when the Eastern European's are going to try and evict it, so it can get right inside away from the jet wash. I keep it occupied by destroying the web it makes across the mirror in the night.
It's usually gone by the winter, poor little fella.  :(

He`s fine, spiders are cold blooded & can survive minus temps. 8)
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #10 on: 25 December 2018, 11:05:33 »

In any car I've had, the standard bulbs have usually been pretty reliable. "Upgraded" bulbs, be they the 80/100s of yesteryear, or the Nightbreakers/Vision+ type we get now seem shorter lived.

If a bulb repeatedly blows, its most likely getting subjected to vibration (or poor fitting), for example, TBE's numberplate bulb fails at least annually due to a combo of the poor Irmscher bumber and the fact the LPG filler is mounted right below it.  Though at 30p a bulb, and a couple of mins to fit, its not worth doing anything about it.
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #11 on: 25 December 2018, 12:19:37 »

You could always fit an Led bulb ::)
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #12 on: 26 December 2018, 18:37:20 »

You could always fit an Led bulb ::)
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #13 on: 26 December 2018, 19:07:01 »

Me too. I’ve had what I think is the same mirror spider for 6 years 😩

One day when I can be bothered I’ll take the glass out and hit him with 40psi or compressed air 😂😂😂


Pm me when you remove the glass, as you will probably need a new glass..... ;D

Hahahaha many times I’ve broke mirror glasses 😢😢😢
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #14 on: 26 December 2018, 19:14:15 »

I've had a crack across my offside door mirror which I have been living with for ages, but if an unbroken one became available at a sensible price..... 8)

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Re: omega lights
« Reply #15 on: 26 December 2018, 19:25:25 »

You could always fit an Led bulb ::)
I could...


I did. Although grinding all the rust from the fitting was probably more effective
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« Reply #16 on: 27 December 2018, 08:28:01 »

You could always fit an Led bulb ::)
I could...


I did. Although grinding all the rust from the fitting was probably more effective

Both E64s I've had have given problems with the numberplate bulbs for, I assume, the same reason - randomly I'll get the "*bong* Number Plate Lamp Failure" warning (ah, the BMW *bong*, how I hate thee).. but since it always seems to manage to work for the MOT, I've er.. never done anything about it  :-X
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #17 on: 27 December 2018, 10:34:57 »

You could always fit an Led bulb ::)
I could...


I did. Although grinding all the rust from the fitting was probably more effective
The Omega ones don't ;)

Although I know the reason TBE's blows, as said. Its vibration.
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Re: omega lights
« Reply #18 on: 27 December 2018, 10:36:28 »

Me too. I’ve had what I think is the same mirror spider for 6 years 😩

One day when I can be bothered I’ll take the glass out and hit him with 40psi or compressed air 😂😂😂


Pm me when you remove the glass, as you will probably need a new glass..... ;D

Hahahaha many times I’ve broke mirror glasses 😢😢😢
Reminds me, must change Battlebus mirror glass.  I stuck it back on its backing a year or 2 ago, but have a new one, when I CBA
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