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Old Sep 20, 2018 | 10:44 PM
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I've had a issue were i keep blowing the front amber signal bulbs they get hot and blow the glass out. checked the sockets all is good and have no hyper flash with running the LED halo tails. Anyone else have this issue and a fix ?
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Probably the housings are damaged by the heat from the DRL/Turning Signals/Parking Lights and allow rain to get in touch with the hot bulb causing it to blow. This is very common.

You would need to fix/seal the hole or replace the housing and to avoid this from happening again install LEDs and a hyperflash harness. Time for some switchbacks!




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Old Sep 21, 2018 | 01:33 AM
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I sealed the heat caused crack in mine with 3M 5200 a couple of years ago.
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Old Sep 21, 2018 | 10:09 AM
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I slapped some aluminum tape (the kind you'd use for a dryer duct) over my melty holes and called it a day. I haven't popped those bulbs since!
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LOL!! That's EXCATLY what I was going to say... Look inside the lenses for water moisture and resolve the problem that lets the water in.
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Happened to me too.
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Mine just popped for the second time in 3 months, now I know how to fix it. THANKS.
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and remember (if using normal incandescent bulbs), they're 4157s as opposed to the regular 3157s to handle the higher voltage.
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