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#19249 of 19283 Re: Thanks [steve_] by fibber2

Dec 02, 2012 (9:48 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Dec 02, 2012 7:07 am)
Some toothpastes are indeed very good. I snatched a tube of Crest Extra Whitening with Tarter Protection - Clean Mint from the cabinet at home for use on coins and other metallic polishing. It's almost as aggressive as one of the Buehler pastes that we use at work (diamond) for metallographic cross-sections. That probably means it's hell on your enamel!

#19250 of 19283 Re: Thanks [fibber2] by xwesx

Dec 02, 2012 (4:41 pm)

Replying to: fibber2 (Dec 01, 2012 9:30 pm)
Thanks, Steve. I'll have to try that Meguires. The wax I used on the Forester last summer was an awful choice! If it was a 1969 Chevy pickup, it probably would have been fine. But, with all the plastic trim on that car... ugh. I still can't get the stuff that touched the black trim pieces off. It looks like hell, and I wasn't even being particularly sloppy with it!
 
After my attempts at exterior auto care last summer, that poor car, which is only three years old, looks heavily aged compared to the summer before.
 
I don't have any problems with headlight housings right now, but I imagine that if you start caring for them early, you're less likely to have issues later on.
 
As for the life span of your bulbs, that sounds pretty darn reasonable. Some of the bulbs, such as the Silver Stars, I've heard tend to last six months to a year. I use my lights all the time. Do you, or are yours used only "when necessary?"

#19251 of 19283 Re: Thanks [xwesx] by fibber2

Dec 02, 2012 (4:52 pm)

Replying to: xwesx (Dec 02, 2012 4:41 pm)
Remember that early implementation of DRL's used the low beams at reduced power, so yes, those bulbs are on all the time. Fortunately, the reduced voltage really doesn't impact the filament life too badly, but it is a factor in total life.

#19252 of 19283 Re: Thanks [fibber2] by xwesx

Dec 02, 2012 (6:45 pm)

Replying to: fibber2 (Dec 02, 2012 4:52 pm)
Yes, I imagine so. That was the main rub for me when I decided to run lights all the time many years ago. The other was remembering to turn them off every time, as cars from the late sixties don't have auto-off functionality! I remember a time or two, fifteen years ago, getting up at 0530 for work and being greeted by a dead battery. It doesn't take too long to learn that lesson.

#19253 of 19283 Re: Thanks [fibber2] by ateixeira

Dec 03, 2012 (7:44 am)

Replying to: fibber2 (Dec 02, 2012 9:48 am)
I snatched a tube of Crest Extra Whitening with Tarter Protection - Clean Mint from the cabinet
 
No tarter on the lens so it must be working!

#19254 of 19283 Re: Thanks [ateixeira] by fibber2

Dec 03, 2012 (1:46 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 03, 2012 7:44 am)
And minty-fresh light!!!

#19255 of 19283 Re: Thanks [fibber2] by ateixeira

Dec 03, 2012 (1:47 pm)

Replying to: fibber2 (Dec 03, 2012 1:46 pm)
Plus it cured bad breath (emissions).

#19256 of 19283 Re: Thanks [ateixeira] by steve_ HOST

Dec 03, 2012 (3:46 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 03, 2012 1:47 pm)
Just don't polish so hard you knock the lens out.
 
Wouldn't want to root around trying to refill that cavity.

#19257 of 19283 Re: Thanks [xwesx] by stackman1

Dec 04, 2012 (10:17 am)

Replying to: xwesx (Nov 30, 2012 2:26 pm)
Wes - comments on Amazon suggest the blue ones for 9007 aren't that "blue".
: ))
 
The bulb I just replaced has lasted since I bought the car in Aug 2001 - so no complaints with the base brand but maybe I will give those Sylvania Xtravision a shot unless you suggest trying the Wagner's.
 
I am one of those guys with cloudy lamps so I am going to use a 2000 grit sandpaper on them lightly before I clean (or maybe clean first, sand, clean again?)

#19258 of 19283 Re: Thanks [stackman1] by xwesx

Dec 04, 2012 (11:29 am)

Replying to: stackman1 (Dec 04, 2012 10:17 am)
Often the inexpensive, "base" bulbs do last a long time. But, they do so by trading off intensity for life span. While I prefer not to have something that is ultra-bright (blinds oncoming traffic) and lasts only six months, I do like to maximize my visibility. That's what lead me to the TruView. They aren't expensive (no more so than the Xtravision), but have a far more neutral light that, for me, works better.
 
We also have six months of snow, and the whiter light interacts really well with snow (in that it multiplies the lights' effect). After a fresh snowfall, I feel like I can see a mile ahead with those things.
 
Unless they don't last at least a year, I plan to stick with them. Oddly enough, my new Fiesta uses the same bulbs as the Forester, so that's a nice bonus.
 
Aside: I hate blue/purple headlights. They are the worse offenders for throwing glare at oncoming drivers.

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