Automotive Endeavors
A week or so ago, I noticed the bulb had gone on the left side headlight of my car. I finally got around to doing something about it today. I had previously consulted the owner's manual, and convinced myself that I was able to do the necessary replacement procedures myself.
So I went and bought myself a replacement bulb of the correct type, drove home, and got to work on the car...
- The Good
- I now know how to change the bulbs for my car's headlights.
- The Bad
- The instructions in the manual were a prime example of getting away with the bare minimum. I took me ten minutes to figure out the release mechanism for the bulb connector, which was indicated in the manual by two arrows... I presumed the arrows refered to the bulb connector's placement, not the fact that I had to press while pulling the connector. Argh.
- The Ugly
- As it turns out, the bulb was fine. It's the connector which is faulty. And no, I didn't break it. There seems to be a slight short-circuit which has bured the connectors innards to a nice crisp... Great.
Old habits die hard.
Adding insult to injury it turns out that I had yet again managed to write 2003 instead of 2004. Please see the entry for February 3rd for explanations on the yet again
thing.
I've said it before and I'll say it again... I need a better engine for this site. Fortunately I've already got one in the works, but it's still far from finished...