In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com>
wrote:

> Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages
> dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake
> pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery,
> regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the
> RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic
> service manual, doubt your Accord would be different)


great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice
makes perfect sense.

This note is to the original poster:
Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you
might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed
the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda
dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was
made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If
it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have
installed the wrong type of fuse.