cloudy bulbs, what happened?

[fredster34]

for those with Gen 5's or 5.5's...

about 1-2 months after i got my new car, i noticed that the high-beam bulbs (9005) were cloudy. i took a closer look and there was this yellow-brown film on the inside. the bulbs still worked but the lenses had this horrible color. i think they were OEM Sylvanias before i threw them out. i replaced them with some GE's. the new bulbs havent turned color so far after 2 months.

anyhoo, i saw another Gen 5 in a parking lot and noticed its 9005's had the same discoloration. i'm guessing they were the stock bulbs too. what went wrong with those bulbs?

[LE05]

it's my impression that the low voltage used for DRL does that to the bulbs. That's why i keep my DRLs off, i'd rather have my silverstars last longer than waste them on DRL. If I want people to see me better during the day, i just turn on the lowbeams.

[drunken_panda]

I think the drls give my gen5 an agressive look.