grizzlyfarmer2 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have gone through 3 sets of bulbs since June. Any idea what could cause it? Sylvania's each time. Once one goes out, the other does. Twice driver first, once passenger first. Could it be because the engine isn't grounded well enough? Other bad grounds? Any idea? Or should I stop buying Sylvanias? Has anyone experienced a similar issue? Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 It's known issue with the 4th gens. Search for more info. buy a decent 4300k HID retrofit kit, disable DRLs and problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Check your connectors. I had a problem with my passenger side going out often, found out the connector to the bulb was burnt. Replaced the connector with a ceramic one and haven't had one burn out in over 3 years. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyfarmer2 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Appreciate the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyJagaru Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I would think poor quality bulbs myself. I can't see how a bad connector can cause premature failure unless its intermittent and "flashing" the bulb. I think you'd notice this. In my experience you can no longer assume if the product has an old familiar name that its still of good quality. I recently bought two 4 packs of 60W bulbs branded General Electric and I kid you not, seven of them either burnt out when installed or within 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras06LGT Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Disable the DRLs and install Osram Ralleye 65W lows. Awesome light output and way cheaper than HIDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2e2vin Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I prefer the outputs of halogen bulbs even though most HIDs are brighter. HIDs seem like they just "paint" everything the same color while halogens tend to illuminate objects with better contrast(IMO, makes it easier to judge distance at night and help signs, objects, etc. pop out from the background). I'm using Osram Ralleye bulbs also and worked well enough for me to just sell my TRS HID kit. Edit: but yes, disabling the DRLs helps a lot. IIRC, They moved the DRLs from the lowbeam to the highbeam on later models to address bulb life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Whoever designed the electrical system of the 4th gen never equlized the headlight systems. For some reason 1 headlight gets more power than the other. Really a simple fix is to go out and get a plug and play HID kit. You can get an el cheapo one if you want or spend some money and get a morimoto one and you'll never have this problem again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2e2vin Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Is that common? Because I never noticed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuby Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Some simple rules for long life headlamps: Don't use Sylvania bulbs. You can get quality alternatives (Philips) on Amazon inexpensive and shipped free. Wear nitrile gloves and avoid touching the glass of the bulbs when installing. Set the handbrake when starting the car. This prevents the bulbs from being "on" and taking a surge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras06LGT Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Set the handbrake when starting the car. This prevents the bulbs from being "on" and taking a surge. Only applies to DRLs. With the headlights in the 'ON' position they will remain on even with the handbrake applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuby Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Only applies to DRLs. With the headlights in the 'ON' position they will remain on even with the handbrake applied. Sorry. I figured most of us turn off the headlamp switch at the end of the drive. Just for clarification the DRL and headlamp is the same bulb (at least it is on my 2005). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 yes. 05-07 the DRL is the low beam bulb in the projector housing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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