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Doctor Diesel
Member Since: 23 Sep 2006
Location: Driving the kids around as usual
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All this cold weather has been triggering my TPC and blowing rear bulbs.......suppose -9 C makes the pressure fall enough to trigger the 'check all tyres' message, anyway, wee bit of air plus reset the control and all is well, can't say the same for the stop/tail bulbs though, blown 3 in as many weeks
order just placed for ultraleds 35r ones (the discover10 code still works and if you buy 5 rather than 4 you have a spare and the price drops!)
thanks folks....forum to the rescue again!  2007 HSE Java Black.....sold
2007 B150 Horizon Blue
2008 Toyota Aygo Platinum
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 21st Dec 2007 9:57 am |
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DN
D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
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Well it appears to be consistent Dr. D, 11 months seems to be (for mine), the average life of a pair of brake light filaments. Swapped with the ones lower down to replace first pair, and bought another pair of std bulbs so far. May think about led's next time round though. ........I've seen quite a few D3's now, with only the high level brake light working..- obviously not owned by members of this forum. 
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| 21st Dec 2007 10:36 am |
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Doctor Diesel
Member Since: 23 Sep 2006
Location: Driving the kids around as usual
Posts: 1587
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WOW....Ultraleds
Ordered at 3pm yesterday, friday 21st dec, arrived on doorstep 8am sat 22nd dec
QUALITY!!! 2007 HSE Java Black.....sold
2007 B150 Horizon Blue
2008 Toyota Aygo Platinum
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The Master of Suave !
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| 22nd Dec 2007 10:34 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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DND3 wrote:Well it appears to be consistent Dr. D, 11 months seems to be (for mine), the average life of a pair of brake light filaments.
I've Only had one go in three years 
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| 22nd Dec 2007 10:53 am |
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DN
D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
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Might be because yours is a manual Si, (don't need to stomp on the brakes as much).
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| 22nd Dec 2007 12:05 pm |
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DrLex
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Ciderspace [Oi be in Zummerset]
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I must be in the same boat as Si; 2 & 1/2 years and no failures on a manual. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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| 22nd Dec 2007 12:43 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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DND3 wrote:Might be because yours is a manual Si, (don't need to stomp on the brakes as much).
Well I know I've never had new brake discs and only one set of pads
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| 22nd Dec 2007 1:28 pm |
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Rob Bruce
Member Since: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
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Two and a half years old and not one blown bulb,  should not have spoken too soon, one is probibly just around the next corner
Rob
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| 23rd Dec 2007 4:59 am |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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1 & 3/4 years & no blown bulbs, one set of rear pads at 20k (though stealers tech thought front disks & pads had been changed at 1st service under warranty).
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| 23rd Dec 2007 12:57 pm |
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Doctor Diesel
Member Since: 23 Sep 2006
Location: Driving the kids around as usual
Posts: 1587
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are the brake lights only the two upper ones?
lower ones don't brighten on braking 2007 HSE Java Black.....sold
2007 B150 Horizon Blue
2008 Toyota Aygo Platinum
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| 23rd Dec 2007 2:51 pm |
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DN
D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
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Yes, upper ones are tail / brake lights, but the tail lights further down usually have dual filament bulbs(5w / 21w) fitted too,(but only the 5w one is used in that position), so they can be swapped with the upper ones to restore you with brake lights if it is only the brake light fil that has blown in the upper ones. (But your led's should last a lot longer.)
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| 23rd Dec 2007 3:01 pm |
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