# 2007 Volkswagen Beetle - My bug eats bulbs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-volkswagen-beetle-my-bug-eats-bulbs/187657>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen, lights\
**Created:** [November 29, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-volkswagen-beetle-my-bug-eats-bulbs/187657 "2022-11-29T21:24:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bj39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@bj39](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bj39)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-volkswagen-beetle-my-bug-eats-bulbs/187657/1 "2022-11-29T21:24:41Z")

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my 07 beetle headlight keeps going out. ive bought 3 pulbs in less than 6 mos. what could this issue be?

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-volkswagen-beetle-my-bug-eats-bulbs/187657/2 "2022-11-29T22:08:43Z")

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Are you sure the bulbs are burning out\> this could be your problem…

[New Beetle 2007 Beetle intermittent Headlights fix. - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6zruQmth0o)

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-volkswagen-beetle-my-bug-eats-bulbs/187657/3 "2022-11-29T22:47:30Z")

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Next time it happens, remove the old headlight, then put it back in. If it works, problem isn’t headlight itself, probably something in headlight circuit wiring or connections. No experience w/your make/model, but some car headlight circuits use circuit breakers. In that config if there’s a short circuit in the headlight wiring, the CB will heat up and turn off, then when it cools down it will turn back on again.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-volkswagen-beetle-my-bug-eats-bulbs/187657/4 "2022-12-01T13:40:50Z")

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Switch bulbs left to right to confirm that it is burning out. Also, don’t touch the bulb with you hand. The skin oils can overheat the bulb and make it fail early. Always wear gloves when handling new bulbs.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-volkswagen-beetle-my-bug-eats-bulbs/187657/5 "2022-12-01T17:01:25Z")

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Is any moisture getting inside the housing?