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Jan 7th, 2024, 22:14 | #1 |
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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 8th, 2024, 18:36 | #2 | |
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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 | #3 |
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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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Just how much they deteriorate and how quickly depends on a number of factors, but like old fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lamps, the loss of output can be very significant well before they fail completely.
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Jan 8th, 2024, 21:38 | #5 |
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Nightbreakers get a vote from me too. Slightly whiter light than the Osram xenarcs they replaced. Full beam is far better and dipped is a marked improvement. Just waiting on new 4200K halogen bulbs which will hopefully be a close match colour wise. Polishing the headlight lenses removed the stone chips (190,000 mile on the clock) making a sharper dipped beam shadow. Also replaced reversing lights with LED's and wow what a difference.
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Apr 16th, 2024, 15:37 | #6 |
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The plastic covers benefit from a polish. I bought one of those do it yourself Sonex kits, Holts do one too. I didn't want anything too abrasive though I had noticed the covers were yellowing.
Before and after Headlights_before_and_after_s.jpg I'm happy enough with that for 20. No machine polishing all by hand, took about 20 minutes for the pair. You can actually see the dirt coming off with the two different grades of paper.
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