Opie Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Lost my first tonight...drivers side...16 months, 22,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subatwo Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 lost headlight around 25k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I had cars with DRL's before (non-subaru) and there is a clear reason why this happens. When the lightbulb is run at lower wattage it does not allow the filament to warm up to regular temperatures and since it does not run efficiently enough it burns out prematurely. I went through at least 20 sets of bulbs on my old car, and it was all due to the DRL's. My friend who had the same car disabled his DRL's and he never had any issues. be nice to know if the people that have the DRL's disabled here have any problems with them. I will be going the HID route as soon as I get my shipment from RPM. I did some research on this problem, and I found this answer on a website which I can't remember now. Anyway, that was what I found out. So it seems like DRL's = premature light burnout. X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Both my headlights failed in the first 10K, dealer replaced both of them under warranty and told me alot of the early Legacy's had the same problem due to a poor quality buld used in assembly, since then they changed over to a better supplier. Done another 40K since then and had no problems at all. Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh0072 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 on my 3rd passenger low-beam bulb and 2nd driver side low-beam bulb...all subaru dealership replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Both my headlights failed in the first 10K, dealer replaced both of them under warranty and told me alot of the early Legacy's had the same problem due to a poor quality buld used in assembly, since then they changed over to a better supplier. Done another 40K since then and had no problems at all. KM's, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSA AX Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 lost the driver's at 16K, replaced it, then lost the passenger's side the same day. WTF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuksob03 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Been through three low beams in first year. Oh, also had a fog light go out yesterday, 28800 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 KM's, right? Yup, I have been brainwashed into the metric system............... Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I've also heard this too on other vehicles. I lost both bulbs within 10k (disabled DRLs about that time). No problems since, with silverstars @ 25k. I had cars with DRL's before (non-subaru) and there is a clear reason why this happens. When the lightbulb is run at lower wattage it does not allow the filament to warm up to regular temperatures and since it does not run efficiently enough it burns out prematurely. I went through at least 20 sets of bulbs on my old car, and it was all due to the DRL's. My friend who had the same car disabled his DRL's and he never had any issues. be nice to know if the people that have the DRL's disabled here have any problems with them. I will be going the HID route as soon as I get my shipment from RPM. I did some research on this problem, and I found this answer on a website which I can't remember now. Anyway, that was what I found out. So it seems like DRL's = premature light burnout. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 My drivers low beam went at 20,000 mi. today my passenger side low beam went out at 22,000 mi. Never had a car that eats lights like this. Hope its just a shitty batch and now im done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphyralph5 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 driver's side at 16,575 miles (yesterday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean05 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 passenger side at 16,800, two days after my state inspection at my dealer 45 mins from my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Just had my passenger side burn out today at around 24k miles, just over one year. It was a silverstar that I put in when my driver side bulb went out at around 18k mid-summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbremmer Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Passenger side at 7,005 and drivers side at 7,791. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoDork Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 GRRRRR.... Passenger Side Bulb (this morning!) @ 32K No DRL's ~Sucka-Duck~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechipbmw Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 The first set (both) at less than 10k miles. I replaced those on my own and then the second time I went to the dealer and had them replace both. Last week at 36k miles just replaced the passenger side. This week the drivers side went out but I played around with the bulb and it came back on but I am sure it's on its way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunk10 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Passenger side low beam just went out today. 17,777 miles. figures this would happen 1 day before somebody will be coming by to possibly buy the car. are these really covered under warranty? (maybe I'll make a new thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoDork Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 ...are these really covered under warranty? (maybe I'll make a new thread) Yup, my passenger side burnt out on monday, the car had 32k, went to the dealer, anything under 36k, warranty replacement!! tah dah! ~Sucka-Duck~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunk10 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Yup, my passenger side burnt out on monday, the car had 32k, went to the dealer, anything under 36k, warranty replacement!! tah dah! Well, if I don't sell the car tomorrow, looks like I'm stopping by the dealer on Monday Thanks for responding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphyralph5 Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 driver's side at 16,575 miles (yesterday) The damn passenger side went out today at 17,100 miles....(if i would've known that, i would have taken advantage of the buy 1 get 1 50% off sale at advance auto parts[sylvania silverstars]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne 2.5i Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Drivers side out again. 5th bulb in the last year, about 13,000 miles. Bulbs seem to be the big problem with the car. Other than that it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechipbmw Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Just replaced another bulb at about 36k miles...Purchased it from Autozone. The light didnt seem bright very dull and orangey low glow. So I just dropped it off at dealership. he explained they had a "bad batch" but this is my 5th bulb. the 2nd set was replaced by the dealership and those burn out already. he also mentioned its due to drl. at least its covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I've had the DRLs disabled since the car was a week old and both my low beams died within the last week (luckily not at the same time). Car is just under 15k miles. These are the first replacements I've made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unobtainium Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 On Friday my second headlight bulb burned out. The driver's side went at 13k and the passenger's at 15k. The headlights are on all the time, as they are on my '93. That car has required one headlight bulb replacement in 120k miles. Each headlight was found not to be working shortly after I opened the hood to check the oil. When I close the hood I drop it from about eight inches' height. Can it be that hood-closing technique has something to do with short bulb life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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