Sent my gauges back to Autometer, over the winter, for new faces, since mine had formed the infamous cracks. When reinstalling gauges in the panel, I decided to replace all bulbs as well. Unfortunately, all the old little bulb condoms were cracked and unable to be transferred onto the new bulbs.
So, are those bulb condoms really necessary? Is there a heat issue, or some other issue if new bulbs are installed without them?
Thanks!
Bill
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