brake bulb keeps blowing

[skater]

Hi, the rear light element was/is fine but the brake element goes.
Still got spares but very annoying.
It's the rear left, any ideas please?

[westonwarrior]

mine did that

cheap bulbs

bought some new ones and no problems since

[skater]

ah, so you have to spend money not use something old
you had lying about.
I'll do that then, cheers.

[bongoben]

ah, so you have to spend money not use something old
you had lying about.
I'll do that then, cheers.

Sometimes old stuff is better than new stuff.

About a year ago I had a brake lamp fail while camping and replaced it
from a "sell everything" type shop. It lasted about a week. I sorted
through my old stuff that "might come in handy one day" and found
a lamp that was at least 20 years old, fitted it, and it's been OK ever
since.

I think that some cheap lamps are not sealed properly and lose the gas
which prevents the filament from burning out.

[hogggman]

i had the same problem.i had the first bulb blow,then bought some cheap bulbs,two for a quid from my local garage.replaced the bulb then the other side blew,then this kept happening every few weeks or so,until i bought some decent lucas bulbs,bit more expensive,but no problems since.
jamie

[skater]

thanks all, got one more spare, see how long that lasts.
at least it's an easy job.
james.