headlight bulb question

ahs2m2

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This might be a silly question.
How many bulbs should there be in the headlight?
 

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dos
that means two
 


Bobo_686

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two...one dual filiment (high/low beam) and the turn signal/parking lights
 

ahs2m2

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high/low beam bulb supposed to be 1 unit or 2.
It seems like I have 2 bulbs.
 


jameson1686

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that all depends on you bulb setup. if you have a/m housings then it could be 1 or 2 sockets. if you have stock. i believe its only one.(not sure on 7th gens)
 

ahs2m2

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OK, let's put aside the turn signal/parking light bulb.

I am talking about the headlight hi/lo beam bulb. I have 2 of them.
I think the previous owner wired another socket for an extra bulb because I was looking at the some same year civic in the parking lot and they only have 1 bulb.
 

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just go to store where parts are sold they will check on computer what bulbs u need
I work in Canadian Tire and I sell tons of them every day
 

ahs2m2

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Thanks though
I am not looking for bulb replacement.
I was just curious why I have this extra bulb until I found out that link.
It's actually a city light.
 

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For anyone who ends up searching for this and might need the help...

Some cars have dual filement bulbs and some have single filement bulbs. My car for example, with factory headlights (1998 Civic), uses dual filement bulbs. That means my high beam and low beam come from the same bulb. My sister's car, with factory headlights (1998 Integra), uses single filement bulbs. Her high beams are seperate from the low beams. A car doesn't have to have seperate housing for each bulb of course though. Some cars, a 1997 Eclipse for example, use single filement bulbs, but they both get installed into the same headlight.
 


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