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Update: Last night I went to my daughter's house with 2 new bulbs. Upon pulling the old ones out, the filaments were broken, just as I had come to expect. Installed 2 new bulbs and the headlights worked again. When the new adapters and $3 bulbs from RockAuto get here, I will replace the...

I haven't seen the car yet, this time around, and will go to her house and change the bulbs tonight. I haven't dealt with them since I last changed the bulbs about 6 months ago (guessing on time frame). I don't recall how secure the metal wire bulb clips were. I do recall them being a true...

Aha - yes, that pesky adapter. I remember the first time I returned bulbs that "wouldn't fit", and the counter guy told me about the adapter. I made a note of that in her little notebook. Seems I should go ahead and replace those. Just prior to or after replacing her bulbs the last time, one...

Thanks for the replies so far. Apparently, it isn't the relay, and may just be the pesky habit these cars have of blowing bulbs. Thinking back, I have replaced both bulbs maybe 6 months ago. I also replaced the alternator several months ago. The alternator is Autozone junk, so it may be...

Also, my daughter just told me that both bulbs were working. One blew, and then 5 seconds later, the 2nd one blew. I am thinking that when the first blew, it put more current through the wiring to the 2nd one, which made it blow too.

I don't currently have access to the car, and am just trying to get prepared on exactly what to do when I can get to it. That was my first thought last night - one bulb was already out and it became quite noticeable when the 2nd one went out. It may very well be that, and the first thing I...

Both low beam headlights on my daughter's '03 Protege5 stopped working at the same time last night. Both bulbs have been replaced within the last year. High beams on both work fine, parking lights and flashers work fine, but no low beams. Also, at about the same time the lights quit working...

^^ Thanks for that info. I had also posted my question on another forum, and got the same answer. I will go with the majority rule, especially since that jives with what I had before I removed the belt (which I marked - to transfer the marks to the new belt, for confirmation - I have learned...

I'm back again, with more questions. I started the job yesterday, expecting to finish yesterday. Now, it is going to be several more days, while I wait for replacement parts for the defective parts that I discovered during removal to arrive. Both timing covers, and the motor mount that must...

Aha - thank you very much. That should be really helpful.

I am about to replace the timing belt and water pump on my daughter's car. Has anyone else here ever done the job, and can give me any tips on things to look out for, or tricks? I have done about 10 timing belt replacement over the years on different vehicles. Isuzu Trooper, Pathfinder, Camry...

I just replaced a bunch of parts in my daughters car, and am now getting a P0300 with rough running. That is a multiple cylinder misfire code. I just replaced all 4 spark plugs with NGK 3440 BKR5EP11, and both plug wires and both coil-on-plugs with NGK, and then the misfire began. For further...

My first post here. I hope there isn't a better sub-forum than this one on this site, for my question. 2003 Protege5 with about 132k miles. Daughter called the other day, saying her CEL came on and her engine died. I told her to try to start it and get it home. She got it home ok. CEL...