Desertdawg

Now that we can upload pictures again, I figured it was time to conclude the burnt out tail light bulb discussion.

Since the original thread is gone forever,:cry (and it was a good one too). I would like to tell you guys that the light bulb failure was NOT caused by anything coyote related, so back off the dawg you forum funny guys. It was listed as a catastrophic failure of the most severest kind. You can see for yourself below, there was no saving this one, poor thing gave its young life to make me and my passengers safe...

At least it went out in a blaze of glory.


Sure it might look pretty hanging from my daughters rearview mirror, but it doesn't belong anywhere near my Corvette. I flushed it away to the great bulb pond in the sky. :blueangel:

Now, on to the important part. In my other post, someone suggested trying a different bulb. So I decided to go about this in a scientific way. :thumbs:

My first goal was to secure funding. This wasn't easy, I applied for a Federal grant. ( those federal people need to get out more ), They not only said NO !!!, they hung up on me every time I called back. I even tried to tell them my tax's pay their paychecks, Still no luck. :boxing But there is now a dark sedan parked across the street day and night.

So I had to raid my milk money jar (yes it's mine, and not the wife's). And I went where no man has gone before. ( No, I didn't learn to leave the toilet seat down). I purchased the following materials.
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2 - 1157's
2 - 2357's
2 - 194's
BEER
boobie mag. (to read later with the wife :conehead ).
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test procedures.
#1 drink beer
#2 peek at boobie mag
#3 get tools
#4 remove the lenses, take pictures, replace bulbs one at a time, take pictures, replace lenses, take pictures, present results to you guys.
#5 drink the rest of the beer
#6 wave boobie mag above head, and wink at wife.
#7 will be printed in the next Penthouse forum letters mag. :D

And now on to the pictures




(sorry the camera batteries went dead before step #7)

So there you have it, make your own conclusions.
I left the 2357's in, and now need to figure out how to explain to the wife why her milk money jar is empty.

OkeeGuy

hard to tell from the picture but it sure does look brighter...

Paul L

You flushed it?? What an ignoble ending for a device that served so well for so long.

81' Corvette Guy

Damn Dawg..you could have hung it from the Christmas Tree this year and given it some true dignity! Thought you said that was YOUR milk jar...at the end of your post you referred to it as MOMMA'S milk jar...what gives? You wouldn't be trying to pull our legs would you??? :lolg: :reddevil :nono:

phxraptor

Beer,Boobie mags,a wink from the wife Hmmmm I think the Dawg has seen the light :D

gq82

Hey, I replaced all my headlights a few weeks ago.....so I can't wait for you to tackle that project and report back to us :smash: since you seem to be so good with bulbs :lol:

BTW did you burn a spot on your paint with the lit bulb touching it? :p: in which case are you planning another complete paint job due to this major bulb replacement project??......you know how one thing leads to another. :jester

Nice job, thanks for the laugh. :chevy

Glensgages

So, you've graduated from coyotes to 'foxes'?????

Paul L

Four paint jobs in one year is....a bit much ;) .

mrvette

hehe....should take a pix of my 1000 watt lightbulb, show you all the light.....

GENE

LAvetteman

Look at that old bulb, its freakin blue. What kind of freakazoide owned your car before?

Then again, you and your wife share nasty books...... SWEET :cool:

:jester

Desertdawg

Yeah, it was either that, or stomp it with my heel to hear it pop. :skep:

BTW, I also used the 194's

One went into the licenses plate holder. Sorry no pic, The other went into the under the rear of the car holder.
Right here.



No I can see where the left over fur is late at night, without having to just feel around with my hand.



[Modified by Desertdawg, 8:36 PM 10/12/2003]

Desertdawg

Only 2 paint jobs Paul, for a total of just over $9,500.00, And not a penny one out of my pocket. But don't get me wrong, I don't want to do it anymore.

standup

Yea....what happened?????

And BTW, do you buy a boobie mag every time you change a light bulb???? :)

Desertdawg

We lost it during teh server change. I think I heard that if someone was posting to it. it went bye bye, during the move. :cry

No. I don't buy that many light bulbs. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Jughead

My vote! :thumbs: Only if the bulb that you can see from space is "sold-out"! :lol: