Hi,
Can't help with the replacement as my '03 has HIDs and have not needed to replace. But considering how quickly you are going through headlight bulbs I would check the charging voltage. A higher voltage will result in nice bright beams but shorten their lives considerably.
Also, FWIW, you could ask the dealer to eliminate the DRLs as that should extend the life of those bulbs some. I beleive your DRLs use the high beams with conventional headlights, but I could be wrong.
To eniminate DRL, do you not just take out a specific fuse, as on 9000's?
No. Not on 9-3's sport sedans (from 2003 on) It is a dealer programmed option.
That is seriously crap! Another unnessesary money-maker for dealers
Yes ... something like that. Neighbour with Mazda suffered the same eventually the dealer replaced the alternator and the problem went away.
:-) Charles
Well, actually not... there are a lot of different ways that you can setup the headlight system to conform to different country's or individual's requirements.
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