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Old Apr 30, 2003 | 09:54 AM
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okay, what's the deal with 01 tiburon headlights

i just bought new headlights two weeks ago because my left front one went out

now tonight, it's out again!!! what's teh deal!?!?! dunno
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Old Apr 30, 2003 | 10:46 AM
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U mean bulbs?

no lamps

But anyway they 01 has light bulb issues, go to the autp stpre buy some of this electrical silicone stuff and then put it on the contacts I hear it helps.

1 reason the tiburon I had got sold...
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Old Apr 30, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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Long story short. It's a known fault with gen2's. Buy cheap bulbs. No sense installing $100 bulbs every 2 weeks.

[ May 01, 2003, 02:19 AM: Message edited by: Random ]
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Old Apr 30, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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if you go to custom import performance and you can get bulbs for 50 bucks or so...and they are guaranteed for life...they blow out and they replace them for free!!
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Old May 2, 2003 | 02:52 AM
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My problem w/ the lights is that I lost the paperclip looking thing that holds them in place.
The dealership tells me i have to buy new headlights!
Does anyone no where i can get these????
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Old May 2, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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junkyard is the only place. Be prepared to pay through the nose, as you will basically be "ruining" their headlights.

Call around to local junkyards and see if you can get a "broken" set of light cheap. Then you can get them for like $10, and take the clips out of them.
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