Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:50:14 -0400 From: jeffnopsamle.com (Jeffrey V. Steele) Subject: Re: Premature headlight burnout in '96 900S
In article <3454b465.34806538nopsam.capital.net>, pnirenopsamgny.arg wrote: >My friends '96 900S has burnt the headlights prematurely: >right low beam, 17,500 >left low beam, 19,400 >right high beam, 19,400 > >This seems like a very short time. My car ('95 Jetta) got 35000 out of >the factory bulbs and has 35000+ on the replacements. We both have >DRL's so that shouldn't make any difference. Any ideas? Silent >recalls? > >Bob Reardon I lost my right low bean at less than 10,000 miles. Unfortunately, I had just passed the warranty period as well. I have seen other reports of the headlights going out as well. Some blame it on the daytime running lights, though I would guess it has to do with a problem wiith the lights themselves. Regards, Jeff -- Jeffrey V. Steele jeffnopsamle.com http://www.steele.com/ PGP Public Key Available at http://www.steele.com/pgp.html