Getting a headlight loose - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 12-13-2006, 05:20 AM

Don't forget, when putting a new halogen bulb in, don't leave any fingerprints on the bulb. The high temperature, halogen bulbs operate at, means they are not ordinary glass. It's quartz glass that must heat and cool evenly, so any contamination, the oil from your fingers or any other source, will cause the bulb to crack and fail.

SteveDallas · 12-13-2006, 09:15 AM

Oh yeah, I know all about that! Anyway it's all done now.

barefoot serpent · 12-13-2006, 09:44 AM

[another wildly incorrect bs statement]first get her drunk and then determine if the clasp is in the front or back...[/bs]

SteveDallas · 12-13-2006, 10:08 AM

Well, that's always good advice. You can't go wrong there.

dar512 · 12-13-2006, 10:54 AM

I'm waiting for the denouement. How did they get it off?

SteveDallas · 12-13-2006, 11:22 AM

I don't know. It was raining so they pulled it into the shop to look at it, so I didn't see what they did.

Elspode · 12-13-2006, 12:00 PM

Nothing worse than consulting a wizard, and not seeing how the magic is performed, man.

SteveDallas · 12-13-2006, 12:17 PM

It's entirely possible that he just used his hand and superior strength. After all, I can bench press 250... as long as you're measuring in grams.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-13-2006, 05:56 PM

Didn't want to admit you had tried and failed so he would double the bill, huh.

SteveDallas · 12-13-2006, 06:46 PM

They actually didn't charge me--I'm a longtime customer and I got there first thing when they opened so I could at least try not to interrupt anybody--the manager just suggested that a small tip for the mechanic who did it would be in order. I didn't go into detail about the injuries

I just said I tried & couldn't get it off myself.

tw · 12-13-2006, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

... I got there first thing when they opened so I could at least try not to interrupt anybody--the manager just suggested that a small tip for the mechanic who did it would be in order.

So what kind of car (year, make, and model) was it?

SteveDallas · 12-13-2006, 08:36 PM

A 1995 Ford Escort wagon (aka SycamoreMobile, tho I think Syc has gotten rid of his).

12-13-2006, 05:20 AM	#16
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Don't forget, when putting a new halogen bulb in, don't leave any fingerprints on the bulb. The high temperature, halogen bulbs operate at, means they are not ordinary glass. It's quartz glass that must heat and cool evenly, so any contamination, the oil from your fingers or any other source, will cause the bulb to crack and fail. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-13-2006, 09:44 AM	#18
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	[another wildly incorrect bs statement]first get her drunk and then determine if the clasp is in the front or back...[/bs] __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

12-13-2006, 10:54 AM	#20
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I'm waiting for the denouement. How did they get it off? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-13-2006, 12:00 PM	#22
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Nothing worse than consulting a wizard, and not seeing how the magic is performed, man. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-13-2006, 05:56 PM	#24
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Didn't want to admit you had tried and failed so he would double the bill, huh. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-13-2006, 09:15 AM	#17
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Oh yeah, I know all about that! Anyway it's all done now.

12-13-2006, 10:08 AM	#19
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Well, that's always good advice. You can't go wrong there.

12-13-2006, 11:22 AM	#21
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I don't know. It was raining so they pulled it into the shop to look at it, so I didn't see what they did.

12-13-2006, 12:17 PM	#23
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	It's entirely possible that he just used his hand and superior strength. After all, I can bench press 250... as long as you're measuring in grams.

12-13-2006, 06:46 PM	#25
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	They actually didn't charge me--I'm a longtime customer and I got there first thing when they opened so I could at least try not to interrupt anybody--the manager just suggested that a small tip for the mechanic who did it would be in order. I didn't go into detail about the injuries I just said I tried & couldn't get it off myself.

12-13-2006, 08:36 PM	#27
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	A 1995 Ford Escort wagon (aka SycamoreMobile, tho I think Syc has gotten rid of his).

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