> One thing to remember with the halogen bulbs is you aren't supposed to touch
> them bare handed. The oils from your fingers get on the glass and severely
> shorten their useful lifespan.
Such failures will have obvious envelope damage, not just a burnt-out filament.
-- Jim
years (800-1000 hours).
>
>
> Rick
>
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: October 13, 2020 9:44 PM
> To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: ned.kleinh...@gmail.com
> Subject: [MBZ] Re W211 Headlight Bulbs
>
> I have been buying Orsam-Sylva
: October 13, 2020 9:44 PM
To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: ned.kleinh...@gmail.com
Subject: [MBZ] Re W211 Headlight Bulbs
I have been buying Orsam-Sylvania H7 (halogen) bulbs from O’Reilly’s. They
sell four different price levels of H7 from Basic to XtraVision
On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 23:18:35 -0400
Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
> For a local parts source I usually go to NAPA. It's often a bit more
> expensive but parts (even their house brands) are decent quality, the
> counter people are clean and professional, and warranties have never
> been a
Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes:
> Buying from Amazon means buying from every Tom, Dick, and Harry who
> subscribe to 'Fulfillment by Amazon' because Amazon commingles inventory
> with them.
My moto is that if it goes in my body I won't buy it from Amazon.
Supplements, cold/allergy remedies,
I really liked the output and color of the Silver Star and Silver Star Ultras,
but as you mentioned, I found the useful lives of these pretty lousy. At nearly
$30/pair it was tough to justify replacing them on a regular basis.
-D
> On Oct 13, 2020, at 10:47 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
>
On 2020-10-13 22:43, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes wrote:
I have been buying Orsam-Sylvania H7 (halogen) bulbs from O’Reilly’s.
Good. I doubt they have counterfeiters in their supply chain.
Buying from Amazon means buying from every Tom, Dick, and Harry who
subscribe to 'Fulfillment by Amazon'
I have been buying Orsam-Sylvania H7 (halogen) bulbs from O’Reilly’s. They
sell four different price levels of H7 from Basic to XtraVision to
SilverStar to SilverStar Ultra. Each successive level represents an
increase in lumens, color temperature and projected beam distance. But if
you read
