My Hyundai Elantra is eating headlight bulbs. Anyone know why?
Ever since I got this car (2003 Elantra) we have had to replace the low beam bulbs at least once every 6 months. Is there a special fuse we should use? We are not touching the bulb during installation, so why should they burn out so fast?
2008-10-27T10:41:08Z
We are wearing gloves to replace the bulb and were careful not to touch.
Will check on the other situations. Nothing else seems to be going wrong with the rest of the electrical system.
Thanks for the help.
Anonymous2008-10-27T10:21:38Z
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good question, here are some bst cause's a) touching bulb (You answered) b) Bulb getting wet or oil on it (Seal) c) Vibration mounting not working d) bad bulb mfg try an alernate mfg at auto parts store(really) e) some sort of charging system problem where alt is overcharging the circut causing bulbs to burn out. this has happened on older cars. hope this helps, most are easy to check
RE: My Hyundai Elantra is eating headlight bulbs. Anyone know why? Ever since I got this car (2003 Elantra) we have had to replace the low beam bulbs at least once every 6 months. Is there a special fuse we should use? We are not touching the bulb during installation, so why should they burn out so fast?
My 2004 GT5 Elanta and my 2008 Santa Fe both have the H7 light bulbs and both eat them like they are free! I get 3 months on average, but I do run with my lights on. There are a couple of issues that cause this, one is the H7 bulb. It's a piece of donkey doodoo. Second, both vehicles have the same sealed light bezzel assembly. The lights give off a lot of heat and there is no venting in these bezzels. Third, dirt. As the bezzel lens get dirty with age (both inside and out) they reduce the amount of light that can pass through the bezzel increasing the internal heat. These vehicles did not start eating bulbs until the bezzels started to show wear, then the frequency increased with age. My understanding is that newer Hyundai vechicles are not using the H7 bulb.