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Ken/SC · 05-19-2015, 07:04 PM

I have been having problems with Direct Replacement Halogen Headlight Bulbs. I had a bulb go bad, I bought a new one from one of the A vendors and it was dim. It only burns one element. When I try my old bulb from the other headlight of the car in the same socket it works fine.

The only difference I see in the bulbs is the shape of the contacts on the bottom. On my old one the contacts are football shaped. On the new vendor bulb they are round. The vendor sent me another one, it is dim in both headlights also. They want to say its a ground problem. But my old bulb works fine in both sockets.

I wish I could remember where I bought my original halogen bulbs.

Does anybody have an idea what the difference is in the contacts?

05-19-2015, 07:04 PM	#1
Ken/SC Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 92	Direct Replacement Halogen Bulbs I have been having problems with Direct Replacement Halogen Headlight Bulbs. I had a bulb go bad, I bought a new one from one of the A vendors and it was dim. It only burns one element. When I try my old bulb from the other headlight of the car in the same socket it works fine. The only difference I see in the bulbs is the shape of the contacts on the bottom. On my old one the contacts are football shaped. On the new vendor bulb they are round. The vendor sent me another one, it is dim in both headlights also. They want to say its a ground problem. But my old bulb works fine in both sockets. I wish I could remember where I bought my original halogen bulbs. Does anybody have an idea what the difference is in the contacts?