Is this bad for my lights?

***FijiDeez*** · 05-09-2008, 06:53 PM

I have an '08 RDX which has an auto off delay feature. I like to use this feature so when I come back to the car and unlock it, it turns on the headlights. The catch is that they flash on and off just like the rest of the lamps. I think I read somewhere that flashing HID lights can shorten their lifespan. Thoughts?

tsltd · 05-09-2008, 06:58 PM

that's what i hear also. but i also hear that HID's (depending on what brand it is) last for 2500 hours...maybe some others can chime in and help you

***jlannoo*** · 05-09-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FijiDeez

I have an '08 RDX which has an auto off delay feature. I like to use this feature so when I come back to the car and unlock it, it turns on the headlights. The catch is that they flash on and off just like the rest of the lamps. I think I read somewhere that flashing HID lights can shorten their lifespan. Thoughts?

Wonder why they designed it like that. My Ridgeline had auto off and they would come back on when I unlocked the car but they didn't flash with the marker lights.

**Tim** · 05-09-2008, 10:48 PM

Eh. You probably won't keep the car long enough to worry about it causing any problems.

Many ballasts now have hot restrike that doesn't damage the parts like it used to. And a LOT of alarms trigger the headlights on and off. That'd do a LOT more damage then the occasional flashing of the low beams.

striker_1818 · 05-10-2008, 12:25 AM

won't do damage

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05-09-2008, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
tsltd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 970 Hang iTrader: 4 / 100%	that's what i hear also. but i also hear that HID's (depending on what brand it is) last for 2500 hours...maybe some others can chime in and help you

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Tim non-Cilantrist Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 4,814 iTrader: 10 / 100%	Eh. You probably won't keep the car long enough to worry about it causing any problems. Many ballasts now have hot restrike that doesn't damage the parts like it used to. And a LOT of alarms trigger the headlights on and off. That'd do a LOT more damage then the occasional flashing of the low beams.

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striker_1818 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York Age: 23 Posts: 9,114 I HATE Stephanie iTrader: 18 / 100%	won't do damage