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Author:  AlbertFattal [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:43 am ]
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I installed a pair of Sylvania Silverstars (Which I Love) and when I leave the headlights on for the 30 seconds that they stay on after taking the key out of the ignition, it drains the battery. This started happening after a week of its install.

Can somebody help me understand why this is happening?
Author:  ItalianBarista [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:15 am ]
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hmmm I"m not quite sure if that should be happening at all. A bunch of us on here have the Silverstars and I'm not aware of another incident like that. Do you have any other type of equipment that pulls a lot of power like a huge audio system or some TVs or perhaps a refrigerator? (sorry, the last one was a joke) :roll:
Author:  AlbertFattal [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:33 am ]
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It is completely stock, the silver stars are the only mod this KJ has ever seen. Though I must admit I do have a refrigerator in my kitchen

Maybe I installed it wrong? I unplug the battery wire while doing the install, unplug the stock HID and plug the Sylvanias in and connected the battery wire back.
Author:  Wasatch15 [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:33 am ]
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Have your battery checked. It sounds like it is getting weak.
Author:  AlbertFattal [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:36 am ]
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Thats the wierd part, shouldnt my low battery light and chime come on when its almost drained on my consol?
Author:  Troysterr [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:40 am ]
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Silverstars draw no more current than the OEM bulbs. They aren't brighter, just "whiter". If you see a change in behavior since they were installed, maybe there's a short or something, but I don't think you can blame the bulbs, unless one is severely defective.
Author:  Skyjump136 [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:16 pm ]
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I'd guess your battery is going bad. It is probably just a coincidence that you added the Silverstars at the same time.
Author:  peebut [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:31 pm ]
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Take it to Auto Zone or something like it. They test all that stuff for free.
Author:  2003KJ [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:19 pm ]
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AlbertFattal wrote:
Thats the wierd part, shouldnt my low battery light and chime come on when its almost drained on my consol?


Not usually. I've never seen them come on for a dead battery....they usually only come on if you have a problem with your alternator...like failure while the engine it running, and the light will come on as things begin to slowly die one by one.
Author:  boxhead [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:42 pm ]
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You can have a bad cell in your battery with no warning, until things don't work and the vehicle won't start.
Author:  skrracing [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:22 pm ]
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battery for dang sure Albert...Later...Clint
Author:  zskys [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:29 pm ]
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2003KJ wrote:
AlbertFattal wrote:
Thats the wierd part, shouldnt my low battery light and chime come on when its almost drained on my consol?


Not usually. I've never seen them come on for a dead battery....they usually only come on if you have a problem with your alternator...like failure while the engine it running, and the light will come on as things begin to slowly die one by one.


I can vouch for that. My battery died last week. There were no warning signs. I stopped by the post office on the way to work in the morning. When I got back to the car, it wouldn't start. No starting problems in the past 45 months. No lights flickering/dimming or anything like that. Installed a new battery and no problems since.
Author:  AlbertFattal [ Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:37 pm ]
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Thank you for the help!
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