I'm not talking about replacement LEDs or Jeep specific headlights, just the semi average headlights I put in my wife's Subaru Forester that pretty much has it's headlights on whenever it's running.
I put in two Sylvania Silverstar headlights $37.41 back in March. A couple weeks ago one went out. It really pissed me off but what could be done about it? Nothing really, so I bought another $27.87. During dinner my son told me it's because her lights are always on. Nahh, that can't be right. Well maybe it is part of it. He actually looked at the back of the package and read to me what it said about the rated life. I'm not sure that number (maybe 175) but WTF?
Yesterday I was at Walmart and looked at other Sylvania headlights. These H1 headlights aren't for the Forester but they were the only model I could find in all four different styles.
The Basic $5.97 rated life hours 335
The Ultravision $12.34 rated life hours 150. Double the price with a little under half the life.
The Silverstar $19.88 rated life hours 175 3X the price with a little over 1/2 the life
The Silverstar Ultra $24.88 rated life hours 125 4x the price and the lowest life.
FWIW I have some sealed beam headlights older than my 25 yr marriage that still work as good as they ever did. No they were never the greatest but they still work.
I put in two Sylvania Silverstar headlights $37.41 back in March. A couple weeks ago one went out. It really pissed me off but what could be done about it? Nothing really, so I bought another $27.87. During dinner my son told me it's because her lights are always on. Nahh, that can't be right. Well maybe it is part of it. He actually looked at the back of the package and read to me what it said about the rated life. I'm not sure that number (maybe 175) but WTF?
Yesterday I was at Walmart and looked at other Sylvania headlights. These H1 headlights aren't for the Forester but they were the only model I could find in all four different styles.
The Basic $5.97 rated life hours 335
The Ultravision $12.34 rated life hours 150. Double the price with a little under half the life.
The Silverstar $19.88 rated life hours 175 3X the price with a little over 1/2 the life
The Silverstar Ultra $24.88 rated life hours 125 4x the price and the lowest life.
FWIW I have some sealed beam headlights older than my 25 yr marriage that still work as good as they ever did. No they were never the greatest but they still work.