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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 08:32 AM
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is there supposed to be a hole in the top of it, the looks like someone poked a phillips head screw driver through it?

wonder what the PO was trying to accomplish when he did that?
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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Nope, but a no charge feature of the C5 is that the heat the bulb produces will melt a hole in the top for you. Now you know why you've had several bulbs go bad on you. It is time to be creative or to get a new housing - or just keep replacing bulbs... You're not alone (as you already know)
another holey bulb housing post
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 08:48 AM
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I was just going to slap a platic plate over it and silicon the living **** out of it.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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if your solution doesn't include duct tape then will it hold????
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 10:25 AM
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hmmm... dunno. My usual solution is superglue.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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Earlier I was thinking about getting some smoke parking light covers, will this cure the problem?
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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the problem is with the cheap plastic around the housing.. not the glass.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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Im thinking also when I put a new bulb in my left light fixture to pull the fuse that keeps the DRL on. Anyone know the fuse #?
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The fuze is A2 "Approach Lights". it brings up a couple of DIC codes but apart from losing the back up lights in the "approach mode everything works fine.
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