MancMike
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Hi, all.
How long are people getting out of their Xenon arc lamps?
I've had my car for four and a half years now and one of my Xenons went pink, then died the other night. I've never replaced them, and I've no idea how long before my ownership they were replaced. So they're at least 4.5 years old and I have always had the DRL option switched on which puts the Xenons on during the day too, so they've been basically on for each of the 60,000 miles I've put on the car.
FWIW they're D1S Osram Xenarc brand. I've no idea on the colour temperature, but the light looked neutral white, not blue or yellow at all. So I'm guessing 6000k? I've ordered the cheapest 6000k pair of lamps on Amazon, so will see how cheapos compare to my existing aged but working lamp in terms of appearance, intensity and later, lifespan.
Is this exceptional, or to be expected?
Thanks, Mike.
How long are people getting out of their Xenon arc lamps?
I've had my car for four and a half years now and one of my Xenons went pink, then died the other night. I've never replaced them, and I've no idea how long before my ownership they were replaced. So they're at least 4.5 years old and I have always had the DRL option switched on which puts the Xenons on during the day too, so they've been basically on for each of the 60,000 miles I've put on the car.
FWIW they're D1S Osram Xenarc brand. I've no idea on the colour temperature, but the light looked neutral white, not blue or yellow at all. So I'm guessing 6000k? I've ordered the cheapest 6000k pair of lamps on Amazon, so will see how cheapos compare to my existing aged but working lamp in terms of appearance, intensity and later, lifespan.
Is this exceptional, or to be expected?
Thanks, Mike.