{"id":30808,"date":"2025-12-09T16:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/?p=30808"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:16:03","slug":"dont-limit-a-bulb-check-to-just-headlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/dont-limit-a-bulb-check-to-just-headlights\/30808","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t limit a bulb check to just headlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lighting manufacturer, Osram is urging workshops and motor factors to not only focus on headlight sales during the winter, but all of the other bulbs that are safety critical.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s easy to focus on headlight bulbs and ensuring they are working efficiently, there are many other bulbs that need to be checked during the darker months. These bulbs include the likes of indicator bulbs, reversing lights, fog lights and many more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OSRAM-Auxiliary-Applications.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"841\" class=\" wp-image-77303 aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There can be between 15-20 bulbs on average on a vehicle, with the majority being safety critical that demonstrate a driver\u2019s intentions on the road, whether that\u2019s indicating to turn, fog lamps to ensure they\u2019re seen in bad weather or hazard lights to alert other drivers to possible danger or a change in road conditions ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, whatever the weather or season, workshops should offer a full bulb check during which they can check all the bulbs on a vehicle are functioning as they should and see if any need replacing.<\/p>\n<p>Lighting marketing manager, Terri Clark, commented: \u201cBy offering a complete vehicle bulb check, workshops could potentially create a huge revenue source for themselves. The check shouldn\u2019t take too long and we would suggest looking at the indicator, fog, brake, tail and number plate bulbs, as well as the headlights. All of this should take 10 minutes maximum and could create a lot of new income.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many drivers on the road that do not check their bulbs regularly, so offering to do this for them, and then potentially changing the ones that need replacing, is worth the time put into it, and creates a positive relationship with customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there is a massive focus on headlights in the industry \u2013 and there should be, as they are very important \u2013 there are other bulbs that should be regularly checked and worth keeping a stock of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lighting manufacturer, Osram is urging workshops and motor factors to not only focus on headlight sales during the winter, but all of the other bulbs that are safety critical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2078,"featured_media":30810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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