I was thinking the same thing, the OEM ones last forever and all the reviews claim the super bright last a year or two. I have plenty of Hella's so I am just sanding my lens clean and sticking with the OEM ones that have 101K miles. My Escalade has aftermarket HID's that have a lifetime warranty, have had them for 5 years, I see you can buy HID's now for about the price of good bulbs. Keep in mind you have ballasts that need to be located near the lights.