jonesg wrote: ↑24 May 2023, 16:00
dialectric grease helps stop this , moisture gets past the rubber seal on the plug, green gremlins start growing, increasing resistance becomes heat and plastic parts melt.

Good tip--thanks Jonesg!

Closing the story on this issue now. I bought a generic receptacle with pig tails from the local parts store, then took off front bumper cover to remove headlight assembly so wiring could be done indoors with sufficient space. After reassembly bulb lights, so I will button up the bumper cover tomorr...

Yes, one pin is burnt and broken.

So after noting low beam bulb is indeed not lighting, I pulled out the air box to access the bulb from rear of headlight assembly. It appears one of the two female receptacles that the bulb plugs into is broken. See image. I am going to try source a new "plug" locally tomorrow. Hopefully i...

Good discussion here https://www.hidconcept.com/blogs/news/how-long-does-a-cars-halogen-headlight-bulb-last. And I'd check the the sockets and the wiring near the headlights So my spouse used the car today and apparently no bulb failure notice on dash. I am now suspecting a loose connection. Will i...

I try to avoid touching these bulbs with my fingers when installing. I am not sure, but think skin oil causes early bulb failure. But that may be bunk. The brightest bulbs do have shorter life. volvolugnut Yes, the oils from fingers definitely reduces life of a bulb. I'd like to know more about the...

ignatz wrote: ↑18 May 2023, 07:22 I still swear and complain changing any bulb on my V70...lol

Fully, what a difficult job it is to service a simple light bulb

erikv11 wrote: ↑17 May 2023, 23:50 How much (in hours) would you estimate you ran the headlights in six months?

What bulbs did you buy?

Thanks for your reply erikv. The bulbs would have burned for only about a hundred hours (5000 km at 50 km/h average.) They were the standard Phillips bulb, not the high output version.

Dear All, I replaced both low beam bulbs eleven months ago with good quality Phillips halogen (H7?) bulbs purchased from my local parts store. Today I got the dash notice of bulb failure, which was confirmed by inspection. I was expecting these bulbs to last for ten years. Any ideas of possible faul...

So cool PG80GLT!