Auto off headlights?

SoCal 370Z · 02-24-2010, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zero

Can you explain why it is an issue?

It is hard the ballasts and the bulbs.

tsolin01 · 02-24-2010, 11:36 PM

Even though it supposedly lowers the lifespan of the HIDs, I'm a little skeptical if you would really notice a major difference in the real world. I don't see bulbs failing within a year, or even within 5 years. Most estimates of the lifespan of these bulbs is like 2000-3000 hours which translate to over 100,000 miles.

So who knows, personally it would just be an excuse for me to get better bulbs lol

Trips · 02-24-2010, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tsolin01

Even though it supposedly lowers the lifespan of the HIDs, I'm a little skeptical if you would really notice a major difference in the real world. I don't see bulbs failing within a year, or even within 5 years. Most estimates of the lifespan of these bulbs is like 2000-3000 hours which translate to over 100,000 miles.

So who knows, personally it would just be an excuse for me to get better bulbs lol

I agree on the average Life span. I had a Bmw with Xenons HID, and my daytime light were pretty much always on, and after 5 years of ownership, right before it got sold to buy my Z, I had no replacement bulbs to be done.

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tsolin01 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 657 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 18	Even though it supposedly lowers the lifespan of the HIDs, I'm a little skeptical if you would really notice a major difference in the real world. I don't see bulbs failing within a year, or even within 5 years. Most estimates of the lifespan of these bulbs is like 2000-3000 hours which translate to over 100,000 miles. So who knows, personally it would just be an excuse for me to get better bulbs lol