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Here's the Mean-Time-Between-Failure rates we've observed for different "solutions". The variance is likely due to how the car is used - weekend ride or daily driver - and driving habits/conditions (rural or urban);
Rear brakes (4 lamps 108 watt) wired into the CHMSL - 1 to 4 days.
Rear brakes (2 lamps 54 watt) wired into the CHMSL - 3 to 9 months.
Rear brakes on an unprotected relay wired into the CHMSL - 6 to 9 months.
Back up lamps as turn signals wired into the front indicators - 9 months to a year. (Also includes the addition of 501 bulbs for side repeaters, if fitted)
501 bulb side-turn repeaters wired into front indicator circuits - 22 months plus.
1N4000 diodes on relays (could be spurious) only 3 cars so far - just over 2 years.
Rear brakes (4 bulbs108 watt) wired into brake pedal-to-SJB signal switch - hadn't died, but switch wasn't happy! The SJB had fried its nearside front indicator driver anyway...
There is still the fog light time-bomb where a 21 watt bulb has been wired through a switch into one of the four seperately controlled sidelight circuits. In September 2005, we originally predicted around 5 years or more - guess that will depend on global warming!
On another point - beware high output headlamp replacements that draw more current than the standard bulbs, or noisy high frequency electronic ballasts used in aftermarket "HID" conversions. NOTE WELL that the dipped beam filaments are controlled DIRECTLY by the SJB.