tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24739165.post9047189742132163428..comments2023-10-31T08:45:32.158-07:00Comments on The Northern Muckraker: Off topic but interesting, at least to meDouglas Hesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294368746311073234noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24739165.post-14360006631446536812011-03-28T12:28:10.396-07:002011-03-28T12:28:10.396-07:00Nothing new here; I remember removing most of the ...Nothing new here; I remember removing most of the dash of a 1971 Chevy Townsman just to get at a leaking heater core. I would have thought that most of the car was sitting in the back seat.....<br /><br />....that said, the lightbulb decision was probably the product manager trying to save a nickel on the BOM, not the engineers.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24739165.post-11085087287028308522011-03-24T15:50:08.486-07:002011-03-24T15:50:08.486-07:00Or how about an 04 SAAB 9-3 where the headlight bu...Or how about an 04 SAAB 9-3 where the headlight bulb is held into the assembly with a small plastic locking ring - due to a design defect, the module it plugs into routinely fails spectacularly, and melts into a huge mess. The heat makes the locking ring extremely brittle, and almost impossible not to break when replacing the plug with their $12 repair kit. The kicker? the locking ring isnt available as a replacement part, and must be purchased as part of the entire headlight assembly, to the tune of about $400Timnoreply@blogger.com