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- protege5
Yeah, I bought a 10 pack on ebay for 8 or 10 bucks and kept them in my glove box. I drove a little over 200 miles per day for a few years commuting to work every day, leaving early when it's dark and getting home late when it's dark. I'm sure because of this, I used my headlights a LOT more than the average person so they burned out more frequently maybe?) but I got to be pretty quick about swapping them at a gas station or on the side of the road when I saw the "flash" of them burning out lol
New sockets didn't help me so I got to where I put new spade terminals on the wires and plugged the wires directly on to the back of the bulb. That didn't help any either so I don't think it was a connection issue, just a poor design causing them to overheat is my theory. especailly on long trips (I drove a little over 2 hours each way).
Once I started working from home my headlight problem improved significantly. Not only because I didn't drive nearly as much, but also because my trips were short 20-30 minute trips instead of driving the car 4-5 hours per day.
New sockets didn't help me so I got to where I put new spade terminals on the wires and plugged the wires directly on to the back of the bulb. That didn't help any either so I don't think it was a connection issue, just a poor design causing them to overheat is my theory. especailly on long trips (I drove a little over 2 hours each way).
Once I started working from home my headlight problem improved significantly. Not only because I didn't drive nearly as much, but also because my trips were short 20-30 minute trips instead of driving the car 4-5 hours per day.