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Originally Posted by Aardvark S60
A partial fix is to set the light switch to the sidelight setting, negating the dipped beam.
A downside for doing this is that even with the deafening warning beeper it's easy [for the missus] to park and leave the car with these lights on. Result = flat battery whereas the daytime/dipped beam settings auto switch off.
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Also, side-lights don't really resolve the frequent bulb-blowing, as it affects the rear lamps as well as the fronts, which would still be on. It would also cause the front sidelights to fail sooner though, arguably, that's less of a road-safety issue.
Incidentally, I don't agree with other recent comments playing down the problem of short bulb-life. At about 20k miles per year, I probably average about 2 headlamp bulbs and 1 tail lamp bulb each year. That doesn't sound much, but it's a heck of a lot worse than any other car I've owned recently.
Other half's Polo is 7 years & 60k miles, and I've only ever changed one headlamp bulb and two brake lamps.