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i have a colleague in Queensland that had also had approx 20 blown headlights in the 2 1/2years that he has owned his I30 slx auto. It went to the dealership everytime and would always blow with the 20000km warranty on the globes. So they would replace them and he also had the alternator replaced and several other things done but now has had the headlights replaced with high intensity globes and that has seem to have done the trick. He has now gone 30000km with those globe ( he will shoot me if one blows after posting this ). This was done through Keema Cleveland in Qld and all done under warranty (they did try and refuse and he told them in no uncertain terms that it would be covered). Hope this helps Druggist (and other members) perhaps Barry Smith can give the dealership a call and find out exactly what they used
That is right Dazzler his is a petrol auto SLX hatch. We both drive with the lights on all the time he has his headlights on I just have my parkers on. We are both in and out of the car all day at least 8 to 10 calls a day. He has had nothing but trouble and many trips back and forward to the dealer to try and fix the problem and so far the high intensity globes have fitted the bill better than any other option (which also included a new alternator). I am certainly no expert on headlights as they have been one of the good things in my vehicle as I still have the original one in the car and I never turn the lights off so if I have parked with the headlights on then they are still on when I start my car the next morning. I didn't even know that there was such a thing as high intensity lights lol my education has come a long way in the last 2 days.
Some interesting feedback here...That may blow some of of our/my theories out of the water..(excuse the pun)I was even told by Autobarn and others most + globes have a shorter life rating than standard Hyundai/Philips globes around 400 to 600hours versus 1200 hours for the OEM..
Hi Trev.. Many don't use their lights during the day though.. In my Hybrid for example I am guessing I would spend say an average of an hour a day in the car but would probably only need/use the lights for say 1 or 2 hours per week (average) that equates to 600 weeks (12 years) I used to drive with my lights on in the CRDi (so the dash was illuminated) but mostly only the park lights.. I think I went through 2 or 3 sets of headlight globes (at least one set were the high performance + ones) and also one x park light globe...Even if I drove with my lights on in the hybrid all the time @ an hour per day globes would last 3-4 years which sounds about right (unless you had a Diesel i30)
I just had another thought. Has anyone checked to verify that the headlights are actually powered whilst the starter turns (assuming of course they are swithed on)?It would be simple to automatically switch them off while cranking and I'd be surprised if that's not already done really.
I can think of another reason why diesels are more prone and I'd like to see if anyone can guess what I'm thinking. If not, I'll post in about 6 hours.
I suspect that the headlamps are controlled by a relay and that relay may not actually engage at cranking volts.