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My right headlight(opposite one of the battery) keeps blowing its low beam bulb.I have put in 4 or 5 new bulbs in there in the past month or two.What is the problem here?Should I check a fuse?It is really starting to get annoying  !
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Clean the bulb holder and check the wiring from bulb holder to fuse/ground.
Edit. Wiring from bulb holder, is orange/white to fuse, and black to ground. In addition, Fuse number is 15 and is 10 AMP (red) in the Power Distribution Box next to the battery.
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Make sure you're not touching the bulb. Evidently the grease from our fingers weakens the bulb somehow.  Not quite sure if this is a problem with our car's bulbs, but I remember reading it on the packaging of a headlight once.
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Try another brand of bulbs, if you haven't already. If your alternator overcharges, it could burn out bulbs, but other bulbs would blow, too. Check battery voltage with car running is not over 15. Make sure the headlight housing is secure, not rattling around.
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Yes,I have tried other brand bulbs(no luck there).I will check the fuse and the alternator 2marrow.Hopefully one of these will identify the problem. Side note-My lights have been flickering for about a month the interior and headlights,not sure if the problem is tied together.I think someone on here told me iirc they said that the switch to turn the headlights on and off was going bad.I didn't exactly get what they were saying.If anyone can elaborate(sp) on this one it would be a big help.thnxs 
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Originally posted by Tisby:
Make sure you're not touching the bulb. Evidently the grease from our fingers weakens the bulb somehow. Not quite sure if this is a problem with our car's bulbs, but I remember reading it on the packaging of a headlight once.
Yes I have heard of this also.So I make sure not to touch the light bulb.
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Haha thats funny small forum  .How exactly do you check the altenator?I'm no mechanic by any standards.
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Originally posted by brandonsvt99:
..How exactly do you check the altenator?I'm no mechanic by any standards.
In that case, forget about checking the Voltage Regulator.
But to test the alternator, you buy a digital volt/ohm meter (DVOM), usually about $20. Then with engine running, set DVOM on voltage scale, put DVOM leads on terminals on the battery. Should be 14 to 14.5 volts.
As previously posted, check the bulb holder and wiring too.
Good luck.
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Originally posted by brandonsvt99:
Originally posted by Tisby:
Make sure you're not touching the bulb. Evidently the grease from our fingers weakens the bulb somehow. Not quite sure if this is a problem with our car's bulbs, but I remember reading it on the packaging of a headlight once.
Yes I have heard of this also.So I make sure not to touch the light bulb.
Most headlight packages say not to touch the glass bulb especially Xenon's. I think my Silverstars did as well.
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