Brightest Halogen lowbeam? Osram? Phillips?
Brightest Halogen lowbeam? Osram? Phillips? I'd hope the names I mentioned in the title show I've searched. I found an old thread from VIP1 who mentioned HIR bulbs and linked a website but that website now redirects to another website.
What I'm after is the brightest and most effective low beam halogen bulb available that will work in a stock 9006 socket. I wanted to check on whats changed since I last bothered to research and like a drone waltzed into an Autozone and bought overpriced Silverstars. I'm not interested in the work involved to mess with HIDs.
Here is the HIR website mentioned-
http://hirheadlights.com/
What I'm after is the brightest and most effective low beam halogen bulb available that will work in a stock 9006 socket. I wanted to check on whats changed since I last bothered to research and like a drone waltzed into an Autozone and bought overpriced Silverstars. I'm not interested in the work involved to mess with HIDs.
Here is the HIR website mentioned-
http://hirheadlights.com/
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9012 replaces 9006
9011 replaces 9005
Much brighter.
You can find them in auto parts stores and amazon.
Might need slight trimming of a lock tab on the bulb for it to fit, but they will fit and still use the optics properly for a proper beam pattern with increased output.
See here on what to trim:
http://store.candlepower.com/mohirbuba.html
Might require minor trimming to a tab on the bulb. Might not.
Fit my mother's CR-V without any trimming.
I've posted this in another thread a while back. See my posts #40 & #42:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18676465
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18677064
Lumen ratings listed there as well.
9011 replaces 9005
Much brighter.
You can find them in auto parts stores and amazon.
Might need slight trimming of a lock tab on the bulb for it to fit, but they will fit and still use the optics properly for a proper beam pattern with increased output.
See here on what to trim:
http://store.candlepower.com/mohirbuba.html
Might require minor trimming to a tab on the bulb. Might not.
Fit my mother's CR-V without any trimming.
I've posted this in another thread a while back. See my posts #40 & #42:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18676465
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18677064
Lumen ratings listed there as well.
Last edited by VIP1; Dec 4, 2016 at 04:28 AM.
9012 replaces 9006
9011 replaces 9005
Much brighter.
You can find them in auto parts stores and amazon.
Might need slight trimming of a lock tab on the bulb for it to fit, but they will fit and still use the optics properly for a proper beam pattern with increased output.
See here on what to trim:
http://store.candlepower.com/mohirbuba.html
Might require minor trimming to a tab on the bulb. Might not.
Fit my mother's CR-V without any trimming.
I've posted this in another thread a while back. See my posts #40 & #42:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18676465
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18677064
Lumen ratings listed there as well.
9011 replaces 9005
Much brighter.
You can find them in auto parts stores and amazon.
Might need slight trimming of a lock tab on the bulb for it to fit, but they will fit and still use the optics properly for a proper beam pattern with increased output.
See here on what to trim:
http://store.candlepower.com/mohirbuba.html
Might require minor trimming to a tab on the bulb. Might not.
Fit my mother's CR-V without any trimming.
I've posted this in another thread a while back. See my posts #40 & #42:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18676465
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18677064
Lumen ratings listed there as well.
Now I just hope the Halos I have don't do anything weird with the light pattern these produce.
Thanks for the help!
9012 replaces 9006
9011 replaces 9005
Much brighter.
You can find them in auto parts stores and amazon.
Might need slight trimming of a lock tab on the bulb for it to fit, but they will fit and still use the optics properly for a proper beam pattern with increased output.
See here on what to trim:
http://store.candlepower.com/mohirbuba.html
Might require minor trimming to a tab on the bulb. Might not.
Fit my mother's CR-V without any trimming.
I've posted this in another thread a while back. See my posts #40 & #42:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18676465
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18677064
Lumen ratings listed there as well.
9011 replaces 9005
Much brighter.
You can find them in auto parts stores and amazon.
Might need slight trimming of a lock tab on the bulb for it to fit, but they will fit and still use the optics properly for a proper beam pattern with increased output.
See here on what to trim:
http://store.candlepower.com/mohirbuba.html
Might require minor trimming to a tab on the bulb. Might not.
Fit my mother's CR-V without any trimming.
I've posted this in another thread a while back. See my posts #40 & #42:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18676465
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post18677064
Lumen ratings listed there as well.
These are another option for HIR's. The wagners are stated to be repackaged phillips bulbs at a lower price.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C8XRHS...=IXTIFT5J8VS13
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080DLA9E...I19VZ6JDG6XXAR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C8XRHS...=IXTIFT5J8VS13
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080DLA9E...I19VZ6JDG6XXAR
These are another option for HIR's. The wagners are stated to be repackaged phillips bulbs at a lower price.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C8XRHS...=IXTIFT5J8VS13
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080DLA9E...I19VZ6JDG6XXAR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C8XRHS...=IXTIFT5J8VS13
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080DLA9E...I19VZ6JDG6XXAR
Yeah I read the Wagners are the same thing. Unfortunately it looks like they got smart atleast with the low beams and made them the same price. I'll definitely go that route with the highs though.
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I bought the Wagner bulbs for my mother's CR-V when they were cheaper and they where Philips bulbs in plain white boxes instead of a blister pack.
The stars on the packaging are just marketing fluff that are meaningless without context.
For example, the tinted Silverstar bulbs used to say they were brighter than regular bulbs (when they were actually dimmer, just whiter - looking at the lumen ratings on Sylvania's website at the time showed that). If you read the fine print on the back of the package, it clarified that the claim on the front was in comparison to half used bulbs. Of course a new bulb will be brighter than a half-used bulb.
With regard to Philips star rating, I don't know the context for their comparison. What matters is fitment, quality control, and actual lumen output with regard to using the same optics. 9011 & 9012 bulbs are rated at higher lumens than 9005 & 9006 bulbs and they use the same optics.
The stars on the packaging are just marketing fluff that are meaningless without context.
For example, the tinted Silverstar bulbs used to say they were brighter than regular bulbs (when they were actually dimmer, just whiter - looking at the lumen ratings on Sylvania's website at the time showed that). If you read the fine print on the back of the package, it clarified that the claim on the front was in comparison to half used bulbs. Of course a new bulb will be brighter than a half-used bulb.
With regard to Philips star rating, I don't know the context for their comparison. What matters is fitment, quality control, and actual lumen output with regard to using the same optics. 9011 & 9012 bulbs are rated at higher lumens than 9005 & 9006 bulbs and they use the same optics.
