Today while pulling apart my interior in my semi-annual hunt for
rust and to re-install my rear interior (baby on the way so it needs to
be more kid friendly, and less utilitarian) I found that the transfer
case shifter bulb had heat softened it's mount so much that it managed
to slump over into the wall and embed itself in hard plastic burning out
at some point (long ago)... The transmission shifter light has also heated up so much that it's mount is permanently slewed over. Also the other day I
noticed that with my instrument cluster lights on at highest setting,
that the clear lens of the cluster was hot to the touch. Opening it up and touching the metal speedo or tach face was burning
hot. What would cause these lights to get too much energy?
rust and to re-install my rear interior (baby on the way so it needs to
be more kid friendly, and less utilitarian) I found that the transfer
case shifter bulb had heat softened it's mount so much that it managed
to slump over into the wall and embed itself in hard plastic burning out
at some point (long ago)... The transmission shifter light has also heated up so much that it's mount is permanently slewed over. Also the other day I
noticed that with my instrument cluster lights on at highest setting,
that the clear lens of the cluster was hot to the touch. Opening it up and touching the metal speedo or tach face was burning
hot. What would cause these lights to get too much energy?