Miata Mailing List: October 1999, Message #304

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Oh NO!!!!   You're most likely going to have to replace the headlight
assembly.  I had a PIAA superwhite explode on my in my Hella housing and
even after rinsing it out with water the assembly was a mess...scratches and
pits on the reflector everywhere.  Sorry to bring the bad new...try rinsing
it out with water but don't hold your breath. :-(

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N8 & the Gr8 Xcape
'91 Base silver/blue pearl
Portland, OR
www.eunosdriver.tsx.org

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Sorrentino <rsorrent@julian.uwo.ca>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@list.miata.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 7:36 AM
Subject: lighting question for M2's with DRL's


> In Canada our headlights are also our DRL's on our M2's. On the M1's the
> DRL's were our signal lights. My problem is that the Lux crystal blue
> headlight bulbs I put in burnt out after a few hours of wear. I had them
> replaced for free but one of the new ones not only burnt out but blew up
> on me. I have been told that because the headlights are also DRL's the
> low voltage required for DRL's along with the high wattage of these
> bulbs (95/100's), makes them burn out. So I was wondering if anyone else
> in the same situation has either had a similar problem or if not, what
> bulbs are they using? Secondly, how the heck do I get the remnants of
> the shattered bulb out of my headlight area? All those little blue
> pieces are unreachable.
> Appreciate your help.
> Richard and Saph 10AE
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