Usually when I pull into my garage at night, I turn off the headlights. Last night I didn't but as you know they automatically shut off. I forget something in the car and when I opened the door, the headlights came on, as usual.

But up against the front wall, I could see the blue light [from the headlights] shining and it appeared that the passenger headlight did not come on right away. There was a "less dim" spot on the wall (about a foot away) and it wasn't the driving light because I saw that spot, too. I know the lights take time to brighten-up but the passenger light was delayed and not nearly as bright as the driver light when they first came on. About a minute later, they were fine.

Is the light beginning to burn out? I repeated this a few times but after awhile, I couldn't because the lights just come on. Is there a possible problem? What is the lifespan of the xenons? Mine is 11 months and >23k old.

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If you loose them, than no problem, get them replaced under warrantee...
Let Acura warry about that not yourself.

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[This message has been edited by Nashua_Night_Hawk (edited 02-04-2001).]

 

they can't burn out as there is nothing to burn out.

but i had that happen to me too when i was doing my road lamp replacement competition...constantly turning them on and off in 1 minute intervals after taking a picture.

the left one went out on me and i got worried, but i turned them off and back on and it went on fine. maybe a misfire from quick off/on? but i haven't had that problem since (haven't done any road lamp tests lately).

 

could be the blast like on florescents

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Assuming no other electrical failures H.I.D. lighting systems will most likely outlast the car itself.The two bulbs may have slightly different startup this is normal and not a cause for concern.Jens

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Not that you can trust everything they say, but I asked about the Xenon life on my first test drive and the salesman told me they will easily outlast the car because there is no “element” to burn out.

Shawn S


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yeah, i'm assuming the hid are like flourescent light starters. if i'm not mistaken hid's get less bright as time passes, though they never burn out.

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In time the light output diminishes somewhat however on average these systems are designed to last 3500 hours plus before failure occurs.Your average halogen dies in a few hundred hours many times less as they are sensitive to shock.Jens

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