Modern Car Headlight Bulbs; Short Lived?

[Cleggy]

Hi.
Most failures are on upgraded bulbs. Osram Nightbreakers are the worst, Philips Extreme don't come out well either.

Personally I'd blame poor quality bulbs than the vehicle.

While I don't disagree, it does seem surprising that major suppliers like Osram and Philips allow themselves to be drawn down this path of making lamps which are just too bright to be durable.

Toyotas seem to be designed to give headlight grief. I reckon that I'll mess about for up to an hour to fit a bulb in my Celica and a friend with an Avensis says the bumper needs to come off and he pays the dealer to do it! Takes me about 2 minutes to change the bulbs on my 1970 Viva .