HOWTO: front end rattle / vibes

[tweetytek]

Getting the well known front end rattle and vibes around 4-6k

Articles on here , HotPoop, and stuff like darrsi's tip here for the l/h bulb:
http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,7306.msg70092.html#msg70092

Thought I'd extend this just a little and do something to the r/h bulb (high/dip bulb) ..

Similar to darrsi, self amalgamating tape, but this time cut into 3 [very]  thin strips about 5mm wide, and stretched, really stretched, around each lug. Pushed home in the housing (make sure you get the fat lug at the top) and viola , no more rattle on either side. As darrsi says, the self amalgamating tape has a "squidgy" soft cushion effect, more so than that plastic insulating tape stuff. And you dont need much of it.


Now there is doubtless going to be some smartarse who knows a better or alternative method. Fine, bully for you, tell us all about it. This is simple, took 2 minutes, sorted the problem.

[darrsi]

May i just add, that the vibrating of these bulbs actually erodes away at the bulb housing, so the longer you let it irritate you the worse it actually becomes.
Amalgamating tape does seem to be pretty perfect stuff for this job due to its flexibility and ease of usage.

[tweetytek]

May i just add, that the vibrating of these bulbs actually erodes away at the bulb housing, so the longer you let it irritate you the worse it actually becomes.
Amalgamating tape does seem to be pretty perfect stuff for this job due to its flexibility and ease of usage.