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<blockquote data-quote="Bimshop Singapore" data-source="post: 714950" data-attributes="member: 32145"><p><u><strong>20 May 2014</strong></u></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Quick tutorial for the nite.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Happened to work on a customer who came back with 1 side headlight bulb shorted.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Upon further checking, we discovered the insulation for the wires have rotted quite badly. The naked wires were touching intermi</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ttently, resulting in the shorting of the lights.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As we have always reminded u guys, it is always best to check on the health of your wiring from time to time, especially for cars above the age of 5 yrs as most of the insulation would have started to crack due to heat in the engine bay and headlight set. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What you guys can do is tape up the exposed area with a good insulation tape such as 3m tapes and for worst case scenarios, look for workshops that does heat sleeves to reinsulate the wiring.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Most lights lifespan tends to be shortened due to improper installation and issues like this. By doing the proper installation and preventive measures, u guys can expect a longer lifespan of your lightbulb or any other lighting product.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><a href="http://s432.photobucket.com/user/bimshop/media/20may2014_e90h7wiringbad_zps131c7c73.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq42/bimshop/20may2014_e90h7wiringbad_zps131c7c73.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bimshop Singapore, post: 714950, member: 32145"] [U][B]20 May 2014[/B][/U] [FONT=Verdana]Quick tutorial for the nite.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Happened to work on a customer who came back with 1 side headlight bulb shorted.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Upon further checking, we discovered the insulation for the wires have rotted quite badly. The naked wires were touching intermi[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]ttently, resulting in the shorting of the lights.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]As we have always reminded u guys, it is always best to check on the health of your wiring from time to time, especially for cars above the age of 5 yrs as most of the insulation would have started to crack due to heat in the engine bay and headlight set. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]What you guys can do is tape up the exposed area with a good insulation tape such as 3m tapes and for worst case scenarios, look for workshops that does heat sleeves to reinsulate the wiring.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Most lights lifespan tends to be shortened due to improper installation and issues like this. By doing the proper installation and preventive measures, u guys can expect a longer lifespan of your lightbulb or any other lighting product.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][URL=http://s432.photobucket.com/user/bimshop/media/20may2014_e90h7wiringbad_zps131c7c73.jpg.html][IMG]http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq42/bimshop/20may2014_e90h7wiringbad_zps131c7c73.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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