jim beam wrote:
> dka_donh wrote:
> > I have a Odessy and today my break light switch went out again for
> > the 4th time since be bought the van (New in 2000).
> > Of cource the way we find out we have no break lights is we can't
> > put the van in gear.
> >
> > We had 2 go out in the first 36k and the third @ 70k.
> > I now have 100k and my 4th switch is bad.
> >
> > The dealer changed the first 2 and I had to fight with them to get
> > the 3rd. one change out of warrenty.
> >
> > Before I buy anothe Honda switch...
> > Has anyone else had this problem?
> > Is ther an aftermarket (NAPA etc..) switch that has a better life.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Don
>
> let me guess - you live in the city. and you ride the brAKES a lot. if
> urban driving average speed is 15mph, 36k is ~2000 hours. you
> won't be driving with the brAKES all the time, so lets say 25% of
> that time, you're stuck in traffic with the light on. that's 500
> hours. that's not so bad. just change the bulb and forget about it.
> use long life bulbs if you want. or preemptively swap them out every
> year.
> oh, there's no way a switch can cause bulb failure - other than by
> racking up the hours of course.

Now I know why you call yourself after alcohol. You drink so much you can't
understand a simple post.

(Hint: Are bulbs mentioned anywhere at all in the original post?)

Back to your bottle....
--
Shaun.

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