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Blown Bulbs
My 2001 S80 has blown almost every buld more than twice. both headlights twice, brakelights, and all the little bulbls spread throughout the exteririo. the sidelight on front left fender has pooped out and now hangs, the plastic clip broke - how and why who knows. the message center tells me now: "dipped beam:, , as well as the great news that a headlight is out and a brake light is out....what gives? can anyone tell me what dipped beam means, and why i blow so many bulbs? thanks
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surprise, use of the parking gear is designed on the basis that the car is not going to be moved any more until you drive it away... and if the car sags against the parking pawl, there is a small chance it could deform out of park or break, and a larger chance you will jam it in place.
as they say in the doctor jokes, "so don't do that no more." but that's why it happens, I am willing to wager any amount of Shifty's money that you didn't repeatedly as habit hit the parking brakes and let the car rock into them before shifting to park.
Sure, if you let the car hang back on the pawl or on a gear on a manual trans, it's going to be hell to get it out of gear...there's 2 tons resting on it.
On the subject of blown bulbs - for sure, I'd check the voltage output of the alternator. I blew the lights on my Honda because of a defective voltage regulator.
http://www.babcox.com/editorial/bf/bf129812.htm
In the article mention is made of brake drums being deformed when the parking brake is forcefully applied while the drums are hot. In yet another article, the enormous pressure on the drums caused by the shoes as a result of the wedging effect while parked on a steep incline was described. The pressure was enough to deform hot brake drums.
When I searched the inter net for replacement parts. I found a lens only replacement at www.importspecialistsofamerica.com. They are offering the lens only at $124. When I talked to my dealer's parts guy he was unaware of a replacement lens only. When I gave him the part number from the web site (8662865) he looked it up and indicated it was not for the US market, but he further said it looked like he could order it and couldn't see why it couldn't be used. My question for you is are you aware of replacing the lens only on these headlight assemblies and is it something that a reasonably handy person should be able to do? To bracket my answer, I can tell you that I've replaced the rear tail light assembly on my wife's 850 and previously on my old 740 TD. The supplier has told me they include the new retainer clips and gasket with the lens. I'm looking to see if anyone has any step by step directions for removing and installing a new lens and relatively how difficult it might be.
I'll definitely look into the IPD plastic covering to protect against road nicks. Does anyone have any experience with this approach?? Thanks.