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Keeps Blowing Bulbs

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Numpty

Member Since: 18 Aug 2012
Location: Bolton
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Keeps Blowing Bulbs

Had my D3 since August and passenger side front sidelight went, then a month later headlamp bulb. A few weeks ago drivers side headlamp bulb and today drivers side sidelight bulb. What the hells going on. Never had any vehicle blow bulbs so often.

14th Dec 2012 9:12 pm

Dave T

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How's old is it, if its 7 years old then it probably ain't bad? They can be very temperamental if you use cheap bulbs, I always went for genuine ones. Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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14th Dec 2012 9:29 pm

Disco_Mikey

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If you are worried about bulbs blowing, you will not know what has hit you when you get your first "real" fault

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14th Dec 2012 9:35 pm

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Disco_Mikey wrote:
If you are worried about bulbs blowing, you will not know what has hit you when you get your first "real" fault

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14th Dec 2012 9:44 pm

bigdave
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Seriously tho - get your fault codes red if the bulbs keep going.

Always first port of call for a mystery.

Hope its a cheapy

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14th Dec 2012 9:45 pm

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Have you got Halogen headlamps by any chance? I would suspect the D3 is set to Xenon's (previous owner probably swapped them out before selling). You just need somebody with a Faultmate to dis-able the Xenon and thus enable Halogens and Bob's yer uncle - worked when I did it on mine as I must have blown about 10 halogen headlamp bulbs in 2 years!
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14th Dec 2012 10:47 pm

DSL
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bigdave wrote:
Disco_Mikey wrote:
If you are worried about bulbs blowing, you will not know what has hit you when you get your first "real" fault

Welcome to the party pal!!

14th Dec 2012 11:34 pm

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