If you are a driver and drive daily, you must maintain your vehicle. Be it engine, tires or external beauty. We often need to pay attention to our light bulbs which causes them to burn out. It is often accompanied by a flickering, sometimes buzzing, or loud sound as the filament overheats and breaks.
If you drive primarily during the day, you may not even notice that a headlight or taillight may be burning. Often, one has to feel it while driving at night or even get pulled over because the tail light is gone. A typical halogen light bulb, which is used in most vehicles, lasts for five years, but once you replace them once, they will need to be replaced every year or two or even more often. It may vary depending on bulb quality. For people who use headlights, replacing headlight bulbs is one of the most frustrating, time-consuming, and expensive operations they can do on a car. Let's know the main causes why headlights bulbs burn out faster in a car.
Your Bulb is Affected by Moisture
Too much condensation in headlights can cause electrical shorts and endanger the life of the bulbs, so it's important to check if they're getting too much moisture inside.
Headlights are usually ventilated through small holes or tubes at the unit's top and bottom, usually with a 90-degree bend to them. They are designed to allow a certain amount of air in and out for heat dissipation and reduce humidity. If the bulb cover on the back of the headlight isn't fitted correctly or a seal around the lens is broken, you can expect more condensation than usual in the headlight.
Your Bulb is Exposed to Temperature Extremes
Heat is an alarm bell for almost all technology. Computers have heatsinked and fans, cars have radiators, and even LED light bulbs now use heatsinks and fans to keep them cool. The heat of the bulb causes thermal stress. Thermal stress in light bulbs means reduced bulb life, which can cause the bulb's glass to crack, the electronics to break, or the components to burn out.
A halogen bulb is a filament inside a glass bulb, sealed against exposure to anything that could burn it out. This filament needs to be heated to emit light. If it gets too hot, the filament can melt and break, causing the bulb to burn out.
Unnecessary Vibration
Vibration is bad for halogen filaments, which is another reason Xenon HID bulbs have a better life than none! Check that the spring retaining bulb holders are properly clipped in place and that the headlight is nice and tight. In extreme cases, it may be worth checking the condition of the wheel bearings, suspension springs and wheel balance; literally, anything that can cause major front-end vibration usually contributes to blowing a bulb. LED bulbs have a dramatically longer lifespan than halogens; compared to this, H11 LED headlights last longer.
Poor Quality Bulbs
A cheap bulb cannot compete with the quality of any good brand. The filaments of a cheap bulb are usually made from a very thin gauge of tungsten which can fail them in hours. The most common cause of cheap bulb failure is vibration. It combined with thin gauge wire, can easily burn it out, especially if there are voltage fluctuations with a dodgy regulator. It is a clear sign of homemade technology being put into the car bulbs, so they can easily fail.
Final Words
Using a good headlights bulb makes your driving safer. The exact procedure for replacing burned-out bulbs may vary depending on your vehicle's model, year, and trim level. We recommend you contact a professional for advice on fixing your headlight issues. LED bulbs are better than halogens and xenons as they allow you to see more clearly on the road. Replacing the headlight bulbs with LED bulb increase the appearance of your vehicle
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