# Burned out headlights **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 29, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316 "2012-02-29T05:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316/21 "2012-02-29T16:21:12Z")
No burnt out lights now, but I just replaced one two weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316/22 "2012-02-29T21:24:00Z")
1998 Chrysler Concord: Step one, remove front of car. No Kidding. Good thing the Honda Odyssey is easy–the brighter blubs seem to die every time the season changes. I have now gone on to some dimmer bulbs NOT from Sylvania. Friend states that VW has massive problems with lights. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316/23 "2012-03-01T00:16:26Z")
Did you say “perdiddle” every time you say one? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316/24 "2012-03-01T00:25:34Z")
I had a headlight burn out a couple of weeks ago. I only knew about it because a friend told me. I changed the bulb the next day. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316/25 "2012-03-01T00:29:40Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > Not only do I not have a burned-out headlight now; I have never had a burned-out headlight. I cannot explain this phenomenon. Me either. I’ve replaced many turn signal lights and a tail light twice in six months (I read that they overheat the second time and solved that by leaving the access panel off. Been 1.5 years since it’s blown, so…) but never a headlight. Not even on the car that was 17 when I retired it. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316/26 "2012-03-01T00:57:29Z")
One of my headlamps burned out on my drive home. A light came on on the dash to alert me. I will replace it this weekend, but yes, I do have a light out. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316/27 "2012-03-01T01:11:59Z")
Odd. I’ve been driving for 15 years and never had a burnt out headlight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-out-headlights/614316.md?page=1)