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  • silly question....but how do our light bulbs work? lol

    not to sound totally retarded, i get how they work but as far as the dual filament goes....


    my pass side low beam will no work however both the daytime and high beam work on that side. SO i was wondering how it works - does one filament supply high and daytime but just swith the wattage for the brightness and the other filament do the low beam only!??!

    thats the question.....which filament does what?? also is this just a bulb problem i have.

    I will need new bulbs but i couldn't find it inthe search because the search function on this site is garbage so what bulb type do our cars take?!?!
    1992 Festiva
    2002 Jetta 1.8T

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    Same filament provides both the high beam and daytime running lights. Your low beam is probably burnt out.
    Ian
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      SYLVANIA is the leading automotive lighting supplier, providing high performance lighting products. Use our bulb replacement guide to find the right bulb that fits your vehicle.

      is a site to determine what bulbs a car takes
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        you ppl are good ppl. thanks for confirming my thoughts. i will check that site.
        1992 Festiva
        2002 Jetta 1.8T

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        • #5
          i beleive that festivas take 9004 bulbs

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