Renegade Flex
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2005 Renegade-
Drivers side brake light went out about 2 weeks ago, so I went to AutoZone and picked up a $6 pack that includes 2 bulbs.
I looked online at how to change it and was able to do it this last weekend, and it worked...for a day. So I open the cover back up and the bulb had shattered and melted the clear lens cover inside the brake light housing. (yikes!)
It looked like the lens had gotten loose and was laying against the hot bulb... so not sure how the heck that happened but I was able to get the lens back upright and secure (i think) and I replaced the bulb this past monday.
A day later its out again... so before I do anything that is going to cost any more $$ you guys got any suggestions? Do I have a short somewhere?
Also to note: the original factory bulb that I 1st replaced last week was blackened and cracked in half, and the base where it gets plugged into was black as well like it had shorted/blown.... ughhhhhh
Drivers side brake light went out about 2 weeks ago, so I went to AutoZone and picked up a $6 pack that includes 2 bulbs.
I looked online at how to change it and was able to do it this last weekend, and it worked...for a day. So I open the cover back up and the bulb had shattered and melted the clear lens cover inside the brake light housing. (yikes!)
It looked like the lens had gotten loose and was laying against the hot bulb... so not sure how the heck that happened but I was able to get the lens back upright and secure (i think) and I replaced the bulb this past monday.
A day later its out again... so before I do anything that is going to cost any more $$ you guys got any suggestions? Do I have a short somewhere?
Also to note: the original factory bulb that I 1st replaced last week was blackened and cracked in half, and the base where it gets plugged into was black as well like it had shorted/blown.... ughhhhhh