Light Bulbs

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We are legally stuck with a  55 watt input, so more light = shorter  life. 
Sylvania shows 85 hrs life for the SilverStar Ultra's compared to 520 for  
regular halogens. That's 6X the life.
Now my observations..... 
1. I found a BIG improvement in night vision with the Ultra's, but I  am 63 
and have 'old eyes'. My son's don't see that much difference (younger  
eyes).
2. So far I have over a year on my Ultra's. From reading some of the  
reports (especially since my wife always drives with the lights on in the  day) I 
had expected them to burn out by now. One of the nice things  about my A4 
is I can rotate the high & low beams (you rotate your  tires, don't you?) so 
now I am on a 'fresh' set of rotated lows. If I make it  another year, will 
switch back and hold my breath.
3. Headlights aren't any different than household light bulbs, sometimes  
you burn one out days after being installed, and then there are the one or 
two  bulbs in the house which must have operated 10X their rated life. 
 
If someone knows of a better bulb than the Ultra's please let me know and I 
 will give them a try. I find H7 Ultra's on eBay for~ $22, the extra vision 
is  worth it.
Jim
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