low beam head light socket melting

Asked by bhagar Jan 18, 2017 at 04:34 PM about the 2008 Saturn VUE XR V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Replaced low beam socket and bulb 2 times before.  Any solutions?

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Yes one of two things, you may be using to high of a wattage bulb. Use dielectric paste in the socket, the bouncing of the bulb in the socket may be coming just loose enough to short so using the dielectric paste will help...Good Luck

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