General 1967-2002 F-Body Tech For general F-Body discussion that does not fit in any other forum.
For F-Body Technical/Information Discussion ONLY

how often do you change your headlights

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11-17-2006, 11:01 AM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
zzman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: maquoketa IA
Posts: 24
how often do you change your headlights

i have been thru 4 already this year and it is getting very annoying.
zzman is offline  
Old 11-17-2006, 11:43 AM
  #2  
Moderator
 
Javier97Z28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Jupiter (NPB), Fl
Posts: 3,852
It takes several years for me to go through a headlight..
Javier97Z28 is offline  
Old 11-17-2006, 11:50 AM
  #3  
Registered User
 
ImportKILLER's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: I'm in the Bay, Trick
Posts: 1,151
I hope you are just replacing the 9006 bulb and not the complete housing.

Bulbs aren't too expensive although 4 in one year is a little high.

But if you're replacing the whole sealed-beam unit...
ImportKILLER is offline  
Old 11-17-2006, 12:02 PM
  #4  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
zzman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: maquoketa IA
Posts: 24
none in town sells just the bulb s i have to buy the hole unit 25$ apiece or at least that is what they say

i thought it might have been voltage spikes from my subs (although there are no big coils in most amps to collapse the field that creates a voltage spike and my 1 farad cap should have filtered any voltage spikes to begin with) so i sold them (i converted to rock so i don't need them any way) but i still blow them and it doesnt matter where i buy them from either.
zzman is offline  
Old 11-17-2006, 12:47 PM
  #5  
Registered User
 
n2ceptor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 3,458
Since 1999, 1 high beam..... 1993 Z28
n2ceptor is offline  
Old 11-17-2006, 03:50 PM
  #6  
Registered User
 
marzen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 155
same factory bulbs from 94'...still bright as can be
marzen is offline  
Old 11-17-2006, 07:37 PM
  #7  
Registered User
 
OBE1 95Z28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 4,950
Just turned 150K miles on my 95 Z28, only replaced the low beams once on each side.
OBE1 95Z28 is offline  
Old 11-17-2006, 10:21 PM
  #8  
Registered User
 
8cylinders>4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 225
yeah i go through bulbs just he same 4 this year already it seems to be a voltage spike right after you start it up when its cold out it will almost touch that line before 18 volts on the guage so what is that probably 15 or 16 volts **** just last week i turned my lights on right after starting it and popped both my low beams at the same damn time really pissed me off
8cylinders>4 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Z28Freak86
Appearance
3
04-28-2015 10:35 PM
ChrisFrez
CamaroZ28.Com Podcast
0
02-15-2015 08:12 AM
94Z28LS1toLT1
General 1967-2002 F-Body Tech
3
02-10-2015 10:19 AM
Injuneer
Advanced Tech
0
01-15-2015 02:49 PM



Quick Reply: how often do you change your headlights



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:41 PM.