2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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3 in one day?

So i got my car back from ford after they checked my car when the emmisions light went off A week goes by and I noticed 3 yes thats three head light bulbs went out on my car 2 headlight 1 fog they were after market headlights but does this make sense? any opinions? im all ears
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 03:12 AM
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If they are halogens and you handled them improperly they will burn out very quickly! Halogens are very sensitive to fingerprints and oil/dirt on the bulbs. If you handle them with bare hands they will get hot spots and burn out within a few hours of burn time, I know from experience!! Just a thought.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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yea i read that on the instructions
Is it common for them to only last a year?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:01 AM
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sounds as if there could be a problem with a ground

next time you are reinstalling the bulbs, try and clean the terminals a bit, they could be corroded
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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We've had our car for 1 yr and 28k miles. I noticed one headlight was out. I removed the not functioning bulb and reinserted it into the socket and it worked... go figure. It now works. I happened to buy a set of spare bulbs for when these really stop working.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by t9r
We've had our car for 1 yr and 28k miles. I noticed one headlight was out. I removed the not functioning bulb and reinserted it into the socket and it worked... go figure. It now works. I happened to buy a set of spare bulbs for when these really stop working.
Check the bulb contacts in the outlet. I had a taillight on my 99 Superduty that would appear to be dead but would go on the moment I removed the taillight to replace the bulb...I used some electrical contact cleaner and di-electric grease and that seemed to solve it.
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