Bob Kaplow wrote:
> How's this for a bizare problem:
>
> I have a 2000 Honda Civic HX with the CVT. I drive about 400 miles a week
> commuting, so it's up to 107K miles. And I always drive with my headlights
> on, day or night.
>
> Last fall, coming back from Rockford, I realized that BOTH headlights had
> failed at the same time. OK, after 5 years, they didn't owe me anything, but
> having both fail at exactly the same time was a bit of a coincidence. I
> replaced them with a pair of the (Wagner?) blue HB2 bulbs.

you arent touching the bulbs with bare hands, are you? thatll kill em.
as for them both going? one went, and the power surge from that one
being offline caused the second weak one to go.
>
> This morning, pulling out of the garage, I realized that both had failed
> together again. This is NOT a coincidence. They should definitely last more
> than 5 months, and shouldn't be failing together. Only the low beam is
> blowing, not the high beam, because I rarely use the high beam. Maybe I
> should use the high beam for DRL and save the low for night driving?
>
> Any ideas on what could blow both bulbs at the same time, yet not affect

might want to check the alternator output. if the regulator is flaky, it
could be overcharging. thats one scenario...

> anything else on the car? I can buy a case of bulbs for less than what it
> would cost if I ask a dealer to look into the problem. But it's a nusiance
> to never know when I'm going to be left in the dark again.
>