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contourfreak22

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hi i noticed on my reverse light melted as you can see in the pic where the white spot is. just wondering if the bulb got hot enough? im guessing when i was in washington at night i had the key on acessories and had the gear in reverse for the reverse light to come on so i can see when i unload the trailer atr night. i probably had them on for a good 20 mins or maybe 30 mins. but can the light melt the lense for the reverse light bein on for so long? it's not a biggie to me but im just curious. sorry it's too early in the morning here. well anyways thanks.
 

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Doesn't really matter. They get hot and quick, it takes a matter of 15 seconds for them to be hot too hot to touch. So yeah, lesson learned... Use your reverse lights for what there purpose is, going in reverse :cool:
 
That is the same thing that happened to mine about 2 weeks after I put the blue bulbs in. I am going to say that the blue bulbs run hotter then normal.
 
FavoriteMystaque said:
Did you also have the reverse lights on a long time? A colored bulb will run hotter.
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contourfreak22
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reverse light lense melted

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hi i noticed on my reverse light melted as you can see in the pic where the white spot is. just wondering if the bulb got hot enough? im guessing when i was in washington at night i had the key on acessories and had the gear in reverse for the reverse light to come on so i can see when i unload the trailer atr night. ***"i probably had them on for a good 20 mins or maybe 30 mins."*** but can the light melt the lense for the reverse light bein on for so long? it's not a biggie to me but im just curious. sorry it's too early in the morning here. well anyways thanks.
 
Troy00690 said:
That is the same thing that happened to mine about 2 weeks after I put the blue bulbs in. I am going to say that the blue bulbs run hotter then normal.
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i got my blue bulbs from walmart where all thecar stuff was like where the seat covers were and all that it wasnt where all the tail light bulbs where. i had it in there for almost 3yrs paid 7 bucks for it.
 
A colored bulb will run no hotter than a standard bulb. The color has nothing to do with it. It's the wattage that is important.

What wattage were these bulbs that you guys installed?
 
I haven't left them on for a long period of time. Not sure what the wattage was on those. They were the only ones they had on the self the day my second reverse light went out.
 
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