Brake Bulb... Is this a Record?

[DesignforLife]

On Way back from Darlington this Morning - Computer flashes up that my O/S rear Brake Bulb is faulty... Cool graphics on Computer but not happy!

Only covered 13K and a Bulb has gone - Not being stingy as they are cheap to replace (Will do the pair of course). But should bulbs go this quick? I know Bulbs can fail at any time - but out of all the new cars I have had this is a record! Any thoughts? P.S mines an Auto - does this make any diff as the Brakes seem to be used more.

Matt

[vectrasri03]

10K for me from new bulb (Halfords bulb)
Funny story on these as the car was service the day it was handed over to me and the N/S one failed the same day lol. Also had an MOT on Sat and on driving out of the testing bay after a sucessful test the N/S colour graphic was displayed saying failure, again LOL.

[Ste]

Mine covered something like 35,000 miles before a bulb went, so your 13,000 is not a record.

[Duncan]

I think he was meaning a record as in for the shortest time for a bulb lasting.

[DesignforLife]

Sorry - Yes as Duncan said - SHORTEST time for a Bulb to last from new....

My fault for not making that clear.

[breezephil]

Had 2 days Before - that was in a Corsa with a UBER cheapo bulb.

Nothing so far in the Vec - 22K in

[_ZS_]

My last Astra blew the driver's side brake bulb at least once a week. Sometimes a bulb would last less than a day. Never did figure out why, even replaced the whole light unit and still it ate bulbs.

[Ste]

I think he was meaning a record as in for the shortest time for a bulb lasting.

Oh the irony.....

To be honest, I had got that. I was just being obtuse.

[SelbyVX]

6500miles from new...headlight bulb.

[ukanalyst]

as you may already know the Vectra's brake light failure system is quite clever in that if a brake light bulb fails it will use the second tail light resulting in one brake light being one bulb higher than the other. You also should have a 'spare' bulb in the slot where the near side (IIRC) fog light is ... all the bulbs in the rear light clusters are 12v 20w so can be used interchangeably.

Dave