firstvn
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Hey,
So this isn't the first time it has happened, but it also isn't an always happening occurrence.
The other night when I was heading to overnight shift, I got about 10m from the driveway, the "Battery Warning/Check" light came on and a couple seconds later my lights went bright then went out. High beams were fine, but other than that I was driving blind. Couldn't do anything about it as it was dark, so just had to take back streets with high beams til I could get off work in the morning.
Just replaced the lights today and both bulbs had a black residue inside (presumably from the filaments blowing), and could clearly see that the filament was broken.
This has happened before, maybe a year or two ago, and the exact same thing happened. Warning light comes on, lights go really bright for a second, then blow.
The battery itself is a couple months old. I also replaced the regulator on the alternator a few months back as that was causing problems previously.
What could be causing the sudden "surge" to the headlights?
Any suggestions are appreciated, don't want to keep having to spend money on new headlights all the time. And definitely don't want it happening again out on the highway.
So this isn't the first time it has happened, but it also isn't an always happening occurrence.
The other night when I was heading to overnight shift, I got about 10m from the driveway, the "Battery Warning/Check" light came on and a couple seconds later my lights went bright then went out. High beams were fine, but other than that I was driving blind. Couldn't do anything about it as it was dark, so just had to take back streets with high beams til I could get off work in the morning.
Just replaced the lights today and both bulbs had a black residue inside (presumably from the filaments blowing), and could clearly see that the filament was broken.
This has happened before, maybe a year or two ago, and the exact same thing happened. Warning light comes on, lights go really bright for a second, then blow.
The battery itself is a couple months old. I also replaced the regulator on the alternator a few months back as that was causing problems previously.
What could be causing the sudden "surge" to the headlights?
Any suggestions are appreciated, don't want to keep having to spend money on new headlights all the time. And definitely don't want it happening again out on the highway.