Do you enjoy driving around the dark? Without your headlights on, that is? I do not think so. Please read my story about absolutely idiotic failed headlamp assemblies.
Can you imagine the reduction in road run at night with hardly a torch light to your path? The first cars with headlights that were in the process, provided that dim. Fortunately, lighting technology to the point where you can make your car lights through the darkness allows you to see and be seen from a distance improved cut. Headlights are a great and important part of your car without driving one day travel will be reserved under optimal conditions. So, why do people sometimes ignore them?
I used to own a Ford Escort. A basic car for a person like me who was at the time, on a budget. The car was good and I was still running great when I sold it only after he clocked 90,000 miles. He was, it was time for me to step into the world and the Ford Taurus a Lincoln Town Car in comparison. Okay, back to the escort the only problem I ever had with the car with its headlight assemblies. You see, they licked … and then some.
I knew for the first time that something was wrong when I took a trip on a highway and had my headlights on. Strangely, I found that to be the lights and hide seemed. This happened before for several miles – whew! the right light bulb blew. Luckily I was near to home that I just take time and pulled in my driveway and threw a glance. To my horror and disgust both headlight assemblies have been with moisture and a small amount of water inside sitting at the bottom of each mounting clouded. So what I had seen on the street, the water sloshes back and forth before a wave took the right bulb.
My next step was to drain the two assemblies can caulk and they both hold the water. $ 15 for a halogen lamp and a few dollars more for the seals and the work was done. So I thought.
To make a long story short, finally, both headlights assemblies had to be replaced because of corrosion in each unit made them virtually useless. Yes, I took it in the garage and she was happy to work for me. Some five hundred dollars later I had all the new modules instead and enjoyed it for about six months before I traded the car in.
Is there a lesson to be learned about this story? Yes, keep an eye on your headlights and make them an important part of your regular vehicle check. My car had gone through a couple of snowy winters and my mechanic and I found that road salt eats the headlights of my highlights and sealant exposed to additional moisture. I since learned that this was a fairly common problem for many cars and that I wasn’t alone. Small consolation!
