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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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Okay, so i was at my friends house who lives an hour away, then when i was leaving i get in the car and start it as usual. When i turn on my headlights something weird happens. For some reason they are REALLY REALLY bright. A first i thought my highs were on but after a couple seconds both headlights blew at the same time. I thought it was a fuse that blew but when i checked both bulbs were bad. Now my question is WTF happened? I put my stock lights back in and they have been working fine for a couple of weeks now. The bulbs i had before were not some cheapo brand lights either. They were Koito Whitebeams and they were on my car for almost a year now.
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Bulbs just blow sometimes... sucks that both at the same time... but it happens.
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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yea, seriously. things go wrong, stuff happens. just be glad all they did was blow and nothing else, like melt ur harness
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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bulbs dont get brighter before they blow. when a bulb usually blows its from some kind of surge (turning them on) or contact (jarring them). whatever caused them to burn brighter killed them. i have no idea what could have done it though.
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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must've been aliens.

... jk, perhaps something caused them to get hotter and hotter prematurely?
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it was glowing really bright for only a couple of seconds
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