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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 06:54 AM
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How long should headlight bulbs last?
I have had my SilverStars for about 4 months and one blew out already. I used gloves to install and did not touch the bulb at all.

I am p!$$ed! How long should bulbs last?
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 06:57 AM
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years.

my cool blues have been in the car for about 3 years now, with no problems. the ones that were in it before that were factory bulbs.. hmmm, 7 years old and I only replaced them to get whiter ones.
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 07:08 AM
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Mine's are going on almost a year now...One blew out, but it was totally a friend's fault....the other is still fine
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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I have a pair on my old car, a camry, for 2 1/2 years, and they are still working fine. btw they are cheapo ebay ones.
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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my previous bulbs lasted for about a year and a half.
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 05:19 PM
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My harnesses burn out before the bulbs..

Which is about 2years average.
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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i had oem bulbs for 7 years and they were still going strong, until the accident
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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 11:57 PM
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a little over a year on my silverstars and still counting
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Old Apr 2, 2003 | 12:19 AM
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1year and a couple of months on 3a racing hyper whites headlight bulbs.. and cost me 28 for the pair at r & S strauss
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Old Apr 2, 2003 | 12:32 AM
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my PIAA h4's are still going strong after 16 months
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Old Apr 2, 2003 | 04:41 AM
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Re: How long should headlight bulbs last?
Originally posted by phenryiv1
I have had my SilverStars for about 4 months and one blew out already. I used gloves to install and did not touch the bulb at all.

I am p!$$ed! How long should bulbs last?
You must have got a defective bulb.. Don't SilverStars have a 1yr warranty on them?

Anyways just get HID;s and the bulbs will last longer then your car
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Old Apr 2, 2003 | 07:06 AM
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Bulb must be bad or moisture got in the housing possibly. Bulbs typically last for years.
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Old Apr 2, 2003 | 07:28 AM
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No expressed warranty on the silverstars, but the place where I bought them is willing to swap them out and send these back as defective because I still have the receipts and packaging.
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