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Subject:Re: Halogen Back-up bulb
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 28 Jun 1999 14:22:15 -0400

At 14:12 6/28/99 -0400, Robert Rountree wrote:
>difference between the back-up lights... after that 6 minute period, I felt
>the lens, and it seems to be warmer on the halogen side (only 1 halogen
>bulb, drivers side only)..... It didn't feel it was too hot, or enough to do
>any damage.... so...Let me restate my revised opinion... For my use this

Rob, my lens was fine.  It was the housing that melted and warped the
entire light assembly so that there was a big gap at the top where the
socket-plate is supposed to seal up against the rim of the housing.

david
David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net