car154 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Passenger headlight went, 3 weeks after.. driver side headlight went, I just got out of the dealership at 21k they warrantied the bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrod Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Driver side low-beam went out...15k miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrod Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 passenger side low-beam went out this morning =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinglehoser Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I think I'm the winner. Passenger side low-beam died on my way out of the dealership the day I bought it. (It was dark, so I could tell right away.) Total mileage: 8. I literally backed back into the dealership as I hadn't even left their driveway yet. They cited a batch of weak bulbs as noted above, and replaced both. 15.5k right now and still fine ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STi2LGT Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 passenger side tonight, 10250miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrod Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 is it the design that is the issue or the brand subaru is using. I'm just wondering if i should just buy replacements somewhere or have the dealer replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrx034me Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 i think i had 5 low silverstar low beans replaced by the time i made it to 10k, then i changed brands to some ebay lights "eurodezigns". Disabled the DRL's the same day and just had one go out today at 17k, so at half of the price of the silverstarts i got about a 2x the life from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrod Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 well my car is going in today for the headlights and my low rpm rattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melayout Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Nice to know about that brand of lights - but for the DRL hater crowd, it does not prove that DRL's cause premature failure of the low-beams. Again +1, DRLs are good for you, especially at dusk. E.g. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=929672 I keed I keeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramall2 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 1 headlight after 1 yr -- 19k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermansherman Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Drivers side was at 10,500, replaced it on Jan 24th Passenger side at 12,100, noticed it on Feb 8th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsyGT Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 oops, I posted this on the wrong headlight thread. I went in to the dealer today to get my passenger bulb replaced. They replaced both of my bulbs with the 'new' ones that will hopefully last longer. They said Subaru increased the power of the headlights without improving the bulbs. I guess we'll see. . . tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I replaced mine with a set of PIAA bulbs last summer and the passenger one just burnt out last night. As others have posted, I don't think it was the brand of bulbs used by subaru. A few others have changed brands and the lights continue to fail. It has to be something else. 20,000 miles on mine; DRL disabled 18 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuby Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 My first (right side) is gone after 14 months/18,000 miles, but very little night driving for more than half that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad21 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 33k miles and I'm taking mine in tomorrow to have the passenger side low beam replaced. The driver's side was replaced under warranty about a month ago. What's the dealio with these things burning out? 3k more miles and it will be my nickel to replace the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedoobiedo Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 2 bulbs (Silverstars) in 6 months so far. When my last "spare" goes toast, heading to HID's. It's amazing that SOA doesn't acknowledge some internal defect or flaw. It's clear to most of us this is an unusual and frankly unacceptable problem that shouldn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsyGT Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I recently had both my bulbs replaced by the dealer with 'new and improved' bulbs that hopefully won't burn out as fast. Does anyone else who has the new bulbs feel that they're kinda dim? tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Drivers side just went out @ 26,500. That's my 3rd bulb in a little more than a year. I disabled DRL when I installed the new bulb this time. Passenger side just went out at about 28,000. 4th bulb since I've had the car. DRL is disabled, but the majority of the time that bulb had was with DRL, so we'll see what this one does. Anyone with HIDs have any issues? I've spent half of what they'd cost on bulbs in a year, so I'm going to switch as soon as possible. Has anyone else had 4 go out or am I the only lucky one? How about 5? I'm right behind you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon05GT Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Both of mine have gone out once each at different times. The 2nd time I had a silver star light in there and it still went out. There NOT cheap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilh Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Passenger side just went out at about 28,000. 4th bulb since I've had the car. DRL is disabled, but the majority of the time that bulb had was with DRL, so we'll see what this one does. Anyone with HIDs have any issues? I've spent half of what they'd cost on bulbs in a year, so I'm going to switch as soon as possible.Why are you paying for the bulbs? Aren't they covered by 3/36,000 warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 After both head light bulbs burned out within a year, I replaced them with Sylvania Silverstar bulbs. I was careful not to touch the bulbs when installing them, and one of these just burned out after about 8 months. My fog lights have not burned out at all yet and I leave the fogs on all the time. Is the electrical system that bad that it kills bulbs so much? Or is it a mechanical design flaw where the bulbs get too hot in the projector housings where it shortens the life substantially? -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 if i remember correctly, i have went through 6 silverstars now. It sucks, gonna get hids soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 With most aftermarket bulbs, you're trading longevity for some other factor - be it color temperature or brightness. Sylvania SilverStars have been noted to have some pretty wide variances in Q/C. My longest-lived set is now aged 2+ years, and still doing well. But then again, I've gotten lucky, and even the set on my LGT is now approaching near one year's worth of heavy use (albeit DRL-defeated) with no ill effects. If you have your DRLs active, it's hard to say whether or not "the blame" can truly be placed on any bulbs - including the stockers - as there's simply one more variable in-play. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovied Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Its the cheap H7 bulbs they use... Volvo's do the same thing with that same bulb... ______________ tHe HoV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudfoot Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 drivers side went last night approx.. 21,000 miles.. had it replaced today along with the hook for the floor mat and my horn went south.... they had to order the horn... Got Torque ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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