Croc

even Google hates my search parameters.
maybe Jesus would help mor - who knows?

anyway - lamp is very long life. Good.
what about ballast and igniter?

i happened to be at the dealership when they called customer to inform that his Accord need a new igniter which will costs him 350$.

this is rather painfull......

also is AP2's headlights also tend to get heat burned from inside?

this is what Google found for me:
Follow the 5-minute rule. If you must power on the system, let it run for at least 5 minutes. This ensures that the salts reach their optimal operating temperature.

Short usage times will severely decrease the useful life of the salts, meaning colorshift will occur much more quickly. If you turn the system off, keep it powered down for at least 5 minutes so the salts can properly return to a powder.

once again - they focused on lamp longevity - which is with ~50$ per lamp price is not that big deal.

i'm more worried about electronics and headlamp degradation which can be costly.

p.s.
and all the wise guys - are you same wise when we're talking about limiting of tracking and drifting for saving diff? so give me a break.....
i'm spending enough on burned tires, brakes, oils, fluids etc (even gearbox and engine on turboed miata) - so if i can avoid high costs on this one it's important to me.

MasterForce

i only use them at night. i like how the DRL make the s2k look kinda mean. but thats just my opinion.

TougeS2k

i'd worry more about your clutch, tires and underwear first.. I was under the impression HID systems last longer than regular lighting.

Lovetodrive2000

Got an '00 with 102,000 miles, never have had to replace an external light bulb.

SpitfireS

'00 AP1 owned for almost 6 years and a total of 183000 km now, daily driven with the Xenon's on all the time, day or night: so far no problems.
Our HID's use xenon to amplify light and xenon is an inert gas, not a salt.
IMO the 5-minute rule applies to sodium (or natrium) discharge lights, they give a much more orange light (IIRC) and take time to warm up.

k1ng124

Everytime I crank my car(AP1) I turn on my headlight, day and night. Owned it for a few years now, still no problems.

INTJ

Seriously, its a Honda. The bulb IS the wear part. Never buy anything from the stealership. Your citation is wrong. It is hot restart that can be a generic issue for HID, that never actually seems to be a problem with OEMs.