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Questions tagged [lights]

General lighting questions, such as those relating to changing bulbs, diagnosing lighting faults, etc

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Are oils from the skin a problem with turn signal bulbs?

I'm aware that headlight bulbs are very sensitive (reduced lifespan) if you touch them with bare hands during install. Does the same apply to lower wattage bulbs like turn signals (and dome lights)? Some of those are ridiculously hard to get even…
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My low beams don't work

My low beams on my 2007 Honda Accord are out. The high beams work, the day lights work, Just the lows don't work. I have changed both bulbs. I have checked all fuses and all relays and they are all working. How do I test the switch and how do I…
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Requirements for number plate illumination (UK) (Are LED Bolts good enough for cars?)

Could someone tell me what the law states with regards to the illumination of number plates in the UK? (i.e. number of lights, intensity in mcd (milli-candella)?) I have installed a reversing camera on my car in the place of a number plate lamp…
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After market lights

My aftermarket led lights work at first but if I turn them on after a short period of time they don't? if I plug stock third brake light back in they work fine?
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What are the possible causes for a tail light that comes on when bumped?

I took my car to the dealer to have some recall work done. He mentioned that some of the lights on the car were out including the license plate light and the driver side tail light. When examining the car myself, I bumped the tail light and it came…
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Installing logo projector

So basically I wanna install a logo projector on the back side of my motorcycle and I'm really new at all this stuff. So I am thinking of taking the positive wire from the backlight since it is always on (AHO) but should I do that? Also I will mount…
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Backing light for clock gone

The backing light to the clock of my Nissan Pulsar ST1.8 has gone. I've checked the fuses and they all seem fine. How should I go about fixing it? Here are some pictures:
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The dash light on my car went on/off while I was driving, what could be the problem?

1998 Dodge neon, it was like sitting in aeroplane and all light are going on and off, what could be the problem?
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BMW flickering lights and overvoltage

I have a bmw e90 320d 2005, pre LCI. Since few weeks I noticed flickering interior lights (normal light not LED), when the car is running, when I turn off the engine they are working normal. The car also displays and ABS module error for over…
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Cob led strip flicker only on engine start?

Connect plus end of the led and negative end to plus and minus terminal respectively of the 12 v car battery. Yes, led lights up and no flickerings at all. However, when engine is started, the led strips lights up but starts to flicker very fast.…
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Single reverse light on Dacia Sandero

My friend asked me to change the globe as only 1 RHS reverse light was illuminating. I changed the globe on the LHS and noticed, the same problem....No light on the LHS, but the RHS was working. Closer examination - which I should have done first…
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Dimmed headlights stopped working on Corsa B

Driving along the freeway one night, my headlights stopped working. I had been flicking between brights and dims for a while and then suddenly the dims just didn't come on. I had to drive with my brights on until I got to my destination. Question…
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Lamp Reliability

Filament lamps do have a limited life. The filament will evaporate even if there is no vibration or thermal shock. More efficiant forms of lighting like LEDs and HID are supposed to last longer. One would expect the lights to outlive the car. On our…
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Sidelights switching on and off automatically while going around a roundabout

Today, I observed traffic going over a roundabout on an one-way narrow street. It was a small roundabout designed as a short pavement to allow larger vehicles to go over it if there's not enough space. I noticed that difference car makes while doing…
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98 Camry: Should rear red lights illuminate when headlights are on?

I believe that rear red tail-lights illuminate when the 98 Camry headlights are switched on. If this is not correct, I would like to know, so as to avoid fixing something that is not broken. Experience \ Lesson learned \ pitfalls to avoid are…
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