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Title: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: CCEMN1 on March 14, 2010, 03:44:58 PM I've got an '07 S4RS, I live in south west Florida & do a lot of night driving. There are more animals on the roads here at night, than any place I've ever been!
Does anyone have any comments, or experience with the brightest replacement bulbs? I know HID would be the brightest, but I'm looking for a cheaper, easier way out! Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: DucHead on March 14, 2010, 03:55:05 PM I just put a Toshiba HIR high beam bulb in my Bandit and its considerably brighter than OEM.
I don't know if they make an H4 bulb though. Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: Slide Panda on March 14, 2010, 04:57:21 PM Did some looking and there doesn't seem to be an H4 base HIR bulb. About the most light we can get is from a 60/55W Ultra High Output Plus 50 (Narva Rangepower+50*) bulb. Some more info on that, here:
http://danielsternlighting.com/ (http://danielsternlighting.com/) Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: Heath on March 15, 2010, 12:13:32 PM I love my PIAA Xtreme White Plus Bulb. Had it for about 2 years now, maybe more. It was about $25 shipped or so off eBay for a single.
Monsterparts sells a bulb for $10 plus shipping. Not sure how good it is. Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: JEFF_H on March 15, 2010, 01:22:47 PM I love my PIAA Xtreme White Plus Bulb. Had it for about 2 years now, maybe more. It was about $25 shipped or so off eBay for a single. Monsterparts sells a bulb for $10 plus shipping. Not sure how good it is. 'whiter' but not overall brighter like the PIAA would be ;) Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: ducducgooseme on March 15, 2010, 01:25:48 PM I love my PIAA extreme white. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: rockaduc on March 15, 2010, 11:26:29 PM + 1000 on the PIAA extreme white!!!!
Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: CCEMN1 on March 16, 2010, 01:18:05 PM Looks like I can score a good HID for about the same price as a high end H-4 here: http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p=product&id=101&parent=85 (http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p=product&id=101&parent=85)
Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: Mac_48 on March 16, 2010, 01:54:48 PM I've been thinking about taking one of these (you'd have to buy a pair though):
http://www.roundeyes.com/Toyota_Headlamps-7_Round_Toyota_Landcruiser_Conversion_Headlamps.html (http://www.roundeyes.com/Toyota_Headlamps-7_Round_Toyota_Landcruiser_Conversion_Headlamps.html) Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: DucatiTorrey on March 16, 2010, 02:31:47 PM + 1000 on the PIAA extreme white!!!! whats the difference between xtreme white and intense white? http://www.piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-H7.html (http://www.piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-H7.html) other than what it says too ;) i'm looking for personal experience i've been looking at Sylvania Silverstar Ultras for a bit now. I just don't want a trashy looking bulb, not ricer if you know what i mean Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: DucatiTorrey on March 16, 2010, 03:21:52 PM I think i've decided to get some PIAA xtreme white ultras (H1 and H7 for my 696)
anyone want to split the cost of a pack of each? singles seem to be $$$$$ PM me Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: Mojo S2R on March 16, 2010, 08:31:56 PM whats the difference between xtreme white and intense white? http://www.piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-H7.html (http://www.piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-H7.html) other than what it says too ;) i'm looking for personal experience i've been looking at Sylvania Silverstar Ultras for a bit now. I just don't want a trashy looking bulb, not ricer if you know what i mean Extreme white will be a little more blue (http://www.piaa.com/images/bulb-legend.gif) Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: duc996 on March 16, 2010, 09:50:29 PM Extreme white is very hard to see when caught in the rain.Just my two cents.
Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: DucatiTorrey on March 17, 2010, 04:26:29 AM oh, thanks for the input guys, don't want much blue
i did find this review of headlights, don't know anything about this website, and they seem to say the same thing about each light... http://www.bestcovery.com/best-replacement-headlights (http://www.bestcovery.com/best-replacement-headlights) I have heard the Sylvanias burn out quickly though. maybe i will check out that daniel stern guy again. why am i stressing over headlights? [roll] Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: battlecry on March 17, 2010, 04:43:40 AM I agree with Duc996, the blue lamps have a lot of glare in the rain. This spring I'm trying out Hella's 80/70W illegal as all h3ll offroad yellow H4. Just did the numbers and I think the alternator can handle it and I'd rather burn the amps as light than under the seat as heat in the voltage regulator. I'll let you know how it goes. It looks very yellow at night, less so during the day, but enough so that it looks different and I'm hoping, more noticeable. My bike looks old, and old bikes have crappy electrics, and crappy electrics make bulbs look yellow. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: Goggles Pizano on March 26, 2010, 05:55:36 PM Just a heads up on the HID: While the light reaches far out, the sharp cut off angles really demand your attention to the road surface directly in front of you at night. The amount of light is GREAT, it looks better than daylight, where the beam is directed... Also to mention, I seem to have shorted out my gauge cluster or the wiring harness somewhere because of the HID system trying to ignite the bulb while the bike was not running. I've since swapped back to the standard H4 bulb.
Title: Re: Best headlight bulbs? Post by: mtuduc on March 28, 2010, 09:55:16 AM I run a Hella 130/90. I had to tilt the headlight down a little to avoid annoying cagers with the low beam. It was obviously a huge improvement over stock, but I have no experience with the PIAAs for comparison. Be advised, this is also Highly illegal.
I wasn't sure if the alternator would be able to handle it, but it's going on a year now with no issues. |