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Z45 Senior Enthusiast

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Are them oem replacement type lights or some high intensity replacements?  

swathdiver Senior Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, GMC Sierra fan said:

2011 GMC 1500 5.3 has a headlight isuuse keeps burning out the lamps in 6 to 10 months what causes this and is it normal 

As Mike mentioned, what bulbs are you using?  The service life of those extra bright blah blah lights much less than what was originally provided.  But also inspect the condition of your  plugs, do they look burnt?  The wrong bulbs (too much power draw) can ruin the plugs and shorten the lives of everything.

 

I've got just over 900 hours (21 months) on my fog lights and I run them every night for several hours and the headlamps are near 700 hours (15 months) now.

 

Phillips 9008 headlamps (13503418) and Phillips 5202 foglights (15839897) for the 2009 Yukon XL.

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I've been using sylvania lamps made for truck not the hi output just the entry level lamp I believe its h11 is the code for my Make year

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I've been using sylvania lamps made for truck not the hi output just the entry level lamp I believe its h11 is the code for my truck is Phillips the better brand

swathdiver Senior Enthusiast

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22 minutes ago, GMC Sierra fan said:

I've been using sylvania lamps made for truck not the hi output just the entry level lamp I believe its h11 is the code for my Make year

Those are what we replaced.  Try a different brand.  How do the plugs and sockets look, anything burnt or brittle?  

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11 minutes ago, swathdiver said:

Those are what we replaced.  Try a different brand.  How do the plugs and sockets look, anything burnt or brittle?  

Look fine no discoloration or brittleness 

diyer2 Senior Enthusiast

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Do you have auto on headlights.

Are your headlights on all the time when you start the truck?

Either turn them off every time you start or disable auto on.

Do this by removing light switch from dash.

Open light switch up and remove spring.

Easy to do, 10 minutes it took me.

Now lights are manual.

:)

 

Gone Again Enthusiast

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Make sure the headlight bulbs themselves are tight in the capsule when installing and also that the capsule mounts are tight.  If the capsule moves to much, vibration can cause them to burn out sooner.

Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

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8 hours ago, GMC Sierra fan said:

Look fine no discoloration or brittleness 

I might add do not touch the bulb with your fingers, when installing the oils from your fingers greatly reduce the life of the bulb, use gloves or a clean towel.

dsr611 Senior Enthusiast

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I was replacing the headlights in my '10 about every 15 months.  Started out using the cheaper, dimmer Sylvania bulbs, then switched to the mid range Sylvania bulbs, etc.  The brighter the bulb, the hotter it gets, and the shorter the lifespan.  The last time I changed the bulbs, I bought some LED replacements off of Amazon.

 

Also, as mentioned earlier, turn your headlights off if they're not needed (daytime driving, unless local laws require them to be on).  Crank the truck and turn the headlight dial to the OFF position...it will spring back to the AUTO position (I think, I'd have to take a look at the switch to see the positions), but the lights will stay off until truck is turned off and restarted or the switch is turned back in the ON position.

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On 7/12/2019 at 3:21 PM, Silverado4x4 said:

I might add do not touch the bulb with your fingers, when installing the oils from your fingers greatly reduce the life of the bulb, use gloves or a clean towel.

This!    Never touch the bulb with fingers.   I use clean disposable gloves every time.

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