Headlight bulbs 09 R12RT

[Dann]

after about 24000 miles the right (hardest to replace) headlight bulbs burned out....while waiting for replacements (Philips H7 X-treme Power) i exchanged the high beam with the burnt out bulb with the help of a coworker (his eyes, my hands)....i have since replace all three bulbs with the Phillips and also ordered DDM HIDs for my RT.....figured i would need to pull most of the front plastics off to fit the ballasts and such....i do not have the COM system so i would suspect there will be plenty of room....

BTW, changing headlight bulbs on a 2013 RT may not be the easiest job in the world but with a helper's eyes it only took us about 15 min to change all three bulbs...

wyman

I just installed the DDM tuning HID kit and I fitted the ballasts behind the speaker grills and used their bracket to attach them to one of the screws behind the mirrors.

 

[7536]

My headlight bulbs burn out about once a year (one or the other) and I now obviously have two different lights on either side. So rather than buying overpriced bulbs at the dealer I'm thinking an H7 bulb is maybe an H7 bulb. Can I just go to the auto parts store and pick up a couple H7 Sylvania Silverstars?

I notice that very few lights will tell you how many hours they are good for.

Thanks,

I spent the first 4 years and 120k unhappily changing bulbs on my 2010 RT. At one time I thought I had enough DATA to say the Korean made NAPA and Walmart H7's didn't last as long as the European OEM bulbs. Now I'm not sure. I switched to HID's this Winter with reliability in mind, I really didn't need more light. I came across a reference to the H7's lasting "500 hours" which is 25k @ 50 mph. That's the absolute most I ever got.

 

[natrab]

Just had to change my bulbs for the first time on my '13 RT. 22,500 miles and the right one went out. Replaced with my favorite, the Osram Night Breaker Unlimited. $40 a pair from Powerbulbs. Brighter and the color comes closer to matching my Clearwater LEDs. I'm ok, with changing them every 20k or so for now. I've gotten used to how annoying it is (the right side is just a pain because different steps need to be attacked from different angles to get it done). I have HIDs on my R1200S and don't really like them all that much. Maybe the color tone is a little too white/bluish.

 

[jamesevans]

Longlife H7 bulbs

Take a look at this: http://www.powerbulbs.com/ca/product/philips-eco-vision-h7-car-headlight-bulbs
I got some - too soon to tell, but the price and delivery are good and they have all the other bulbs you need.