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Jan 4th, 2024, 18:33 | #1 |
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Recommendation: Replace your old Xenons!
Had one of my Xenons (H3S) go after 222k/11 years over Christmas on my V60.
New Osram Nightbreakers and the difference between a new side and and old side was night and day. I can actually see much further now on the dark country roads, surprising improvement! Thus I really recommend anyone with Xenons that have done more than about 150k/8 years to replace them. I wish I had done them sooner!!
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Jan 4th, 2024, 23:51 | #2 |
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Yep that…..
Xenon bulbs deteriorate from day 1 and can drop to as low as 20% light output before they fail, so if you have dim headlights likely you need new lamps.
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Jan 5th, 2024, 21:51 | #3 |
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Funny that you post this. I was thinking today that my xenon’s didn’t seem as bright as I remembered them to be, and was wondering the life span given halogen tend to fail a lot sooner.
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Jan 6th, 2024, 10:02 | #4 |
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Any recommended supplier for discounts on what are very expensive items (and where iirc there are fakes around, too)
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Jan 6th, 2024, 12:56 | #5 |
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Mine were sold by Amazon (not a third party). Serial Numbers etc and the security/genuine barcode all lined up according to the OSRAM website.
£160ish. Although given I've replaced the other car's halogens twice (£70 for two pairs) in half the milage it works out about the same per mile...
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Jan 7th, 2024, 21:00 | #6 |
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Jan 7th, 2024, 22:14 | #7 |
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Do they deteriorate as a function of time, or how long they have been on when the car is being used ?
I wasn't aware of the performance of the Xenons on my wife's 2012 Mazda 3 Sport deteriorating up to the point we sold it in early 2021. Last edited by GrahamHR; Jan 7th, 2024 at 22:17. |
Jan 7th, 2024, 23:11 | #8 |
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the lifespan in my experience over many many volvos is about 7 years............. ( when being used as Day running lights too)
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I.e. The brightness of 10 year old bulbs that have been on for 10k miles will be a hell of a lot brighter than 10 year old bulbs that have done 222k.
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Jan 8th, 2024, 18:49 | #10 |
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I remember replacing one on a previous Lexus, instantly it became obvious they need replacing in pairs!
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