by Mister_T » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:00 pm
A sad sign of the times to come.
Oh dear, the taillight not working? Oh well, replace the frame.
Tech is great for making simple things complicated. A 5W/21W park/brake bulb used to be a simple double filament bulb. If one or both filaments stop working then you just replace the bulb for a few bucks. Now a park/brake bulb can be just a single filament 21W bulb which gets modulated power from a small controller. If the modulator or the body computer fails, you won't be buying either at a general auto parts store. All to save a bit of wiring and a filament in a bulb. [sigh]