DRL'S

[bscottb]

I put in amber DRL bulbs today. I noticed some charring of the plastic housing and some charring on the plastic at the bottom of the bulb. Is this normal?

[Shaners]

You noticed this when you removed the factory bulbs?  It almost sounds like they got too hot, or the lenses are defective.

[pacodiablo]

i don't think it should be doing that, look at the DRLs in a friend's truck and see if the plastic in theirs is charred too

[bscottb]

yes, I noticed it on the factory bulbs I replaced.

[TahoeJeff]

   Funny you should mention.    After just 6,000 miles one of mine burned out.  I took it into the dealer and he said that the bulb was burned at the bottom.  Apparently the the original bulb was a higher wattage than the recommended GM replacement bulb which has a lower wattage.    Mine was on the left side ,  and I seem to notice alot left ones out on alot of the Trucks with DRL's.

[bscottb]

both of mine were still burning at 24,000 miles.

[chevy4x4trucks]

Quote from TahoeJeff, posted on Nov. 03 2001,5:23

   Funny you should mention.    After just 6,000 miles one of mine burned out.  I took it into the dealer and he said that the bulb was burned at the bottom.  Apparently the the original bulb was a higher wattage than the recommended GM replacement bulb which has a lower wattage.    Mine was on the left side ,  and I seem to notice alot left ones out on alot of the Trucks with DRL's.

 

That was the one thing I noticed when the rados and sierra's first came out.  Almost 50% of them had one burnt out DRL