When to replace a bulb?

Iceweasel

sevenhills wrote: »

As the Highway Code says, I could see "100m ahead of you", so I did not need headlights or fog lights.

A very dangerous attitude.

If most other vehicles have headlights or fog lights on then running on side lights means you can easily be 'missed'.

As I said running on headlights is a waste of time - why bother?

sevenhills

Iceweasel wrote: »

A very dangerous attitude.

If most other vehicles have headlights or fog lights on then running on side lights means you can easily be 'missed'.

But I would be following the Highway Code, and they not!

Car_54

sevenhills wrote: »

As the Highway Code says, I could see "100m ahead of you", so I did not need headlights or fog lights.

But that is not what the HC says. It points out that by law you MUST use your headlights in seriously reduced visibility. The quoted 100 metres is guidance, qualified by the word "generally", and is not mentioned in law.

force_ten

as a driver of a fleet vehicle you should carry out a daily vehicle check at the start of the day, we have to record daily mileage and whilst doing so we have to tick a box to say that we have carried out our daily vehicle checks

if a problem is identified a call to fleet to inform and they make a decision on the best way to resolve, this may be a trip to the authorised workshop or we have one member of our team who carries bulbs wiper blades and mirror glass and they will arrange to meet on the day and carry out the required repair

you are within your right to refuse to drive a fleet vehicle with defects, a blown bulb is classed as a minor defect but at this time of year it is important that it is replaced as soon as possible

If my company vehicle had a headlight out i would drive to to a workshop for repair if conditions made it safe to do so but i would not use the vehicle within the hours of darkness and i would not just carry on driving it for routine duties waiting for somebody to arrange a repair

if you have a fleet manager or a vehicle service manager then speak to them on how best to get the defect rectified asap

Shaka_Zulu

sevenhills wrote: »

One of the other drivers showed me how to 'repair' a bulb.

Have the light on, and then give it a bash on the side. The electricity will then want to jump across the gap in the filament, and it sometimes 'repairs' the bulb.
I am a proud Yorkshire man, and this has works 3 times on my brakelights. It didn't work on my headlight

Thats normally a loose connection or a bad earth.

If the filament has gone no amount of bashing will sort that.

<£1.50 for an H4 bulb!

sevenhills

Shaka_Zulu wrote: »

Thats normally a loose connection or a bad earth.
If the filament has gone no amount of bashing will sort that.
<£1.50 for an H4 bulb!

It fixed the filament, it was not a connection to the bulb. TRY IT!

Iceweasel

sevenhills wrote: »

It fixed the filament, it was not a connection to the bulb. TRY IT!

Yes it does work.

But only if the filament has broken at one side and is hanging down loose inside.

No need for any hard thumping - it just needs a 'wiggle around' and if the broken filament makes contact with the other side then it effectively welds it's back in position.

The 'repair' generally doesn't last very long - but it's worth trying if you don't have a spare to hand.