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Ultravision/Xtravision, et al: Posted by John Fitzgerald [Email] (#77) [Profile/Gallery] (more from John Fitzgerald) on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:41:54 In Reply to: Halogens don't dim with age, Noel, Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:54:58 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Bought the Sylvania Ultravision halogens last fall: approx $49/pr, less a $10 rebate. Noticeably brighter [I forget the claim - 30% maybe?] and whiter, similar to HID lights on my BMW 330.
Especially better in the rain [the claim is for the amount of 'blueness', I think].
BUT: longevity is trashed. [one of the previous replies mentioned the bulbs being 'overdriven'] First bulb failed after seven months; the second failed last week after ten months. I've replaced them with a not quite as expensive version called Xtravision, claiming more modest increases in brightness, etc. Haven't driven in the rain yet; hoping it'll be a decent compromise - and the price was much more reasonable: $22 / pair, much closer to a 'normal' halogen.
I didn't see any heat build-up issues with the Ultravision bulbs, as some folks had cautioned last year inside our semi-plastic lens assemblies. Just the hassles of a failure during an inconvenient time, as the wife is driving home on a long trip at night.
John
Burlington, Wisc
'73 96 RHD sold after four years in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, UK
'80 99 sold after 20 years/192,000mi
'86 9kT sold after 12 years/approx 121,000 mi
'87 9kT sold after 9 years/approx 174,000
'97 CSE 235,000 - given to my son, but I still work on it
'97 Aero 173,300
and a couple of 'non-Saabs':
'01 Suburban 105,xxx
'03 BMW 330 Cic 28,000
_______________________________________ John Burlington, Wisc '73 96 RHD sold after four years in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, UK '80 99 bought new, sold after 20 years/192,000mi '86 9kT picked up at Trollhatten, sold after 12 years/approx 121,000 mi '87 9kT sold after 9 years/approx 174,000 mi '94 CSE given to my son after 8 years @ 245k; he sold it at 254k mi '95 Aero 146,xxx mi sold '98 CSE 248,xxx mi gave it away '97 Aero 317,xxx mi my daughter’s school car … gave away [we put 300k mi on it] still driving: '97 CSE 170xxx mi 'project car' for myself and my daughters to drive '07 9-3 2.0T 240xxx '08 9-5 191xxx mi my wife's daily driver and a couple of 'non-Saabs': '01 Suburban 201,xxx mi '03 BMW 330 Cic 84,xxx mi '14 Mercedes E350 103,xxx mi
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