ST2 Headlight bulb question

[d3vi@nt]

Time to upgrade the bulbs in my ST2. High beam is a standard 12V-55w, but the low beam is described as a 12V-55w "poly-ellipsoidal with capacitor". What the heck does that mean? Is that specific to the headlight unit, or specific to the bulb? I'm not sure what exactly to look for for the low beam.

[koko64]

There are quite a few ST2 owners here. Some very knowledgable.
Maybe edit the title to "ST2 headlight bulb question" and they should chime in.

[the_Journeyman]

Not an ST2, but I took my bulb out, took it to the local auto parts and they matched it to the automotive bulbs.  Oddly enough, it was the same bulb number as my 1994 Chevy Cavalier.  That gave me all the basic automotive options like ExtraVision, SilverStar etc.  it's currently got a Silverstar in it and it works quite well.

JM

[d3vi@nt]

There are quite a few ST2 owners here. Some very knowledgable.
Maybe edit the title to "ST2 headlight bulb question" and they should chime in.

Good call. Thanks for that.

From what I gather, it sounds more like the particular headlight configuration, nothing to do with the bulb. Seems odd, though, because the low beam is pretty dim versus the high beam considering the bulbs are the same wattage.

[caperix]

Not sure on the ST2 but my 848 melted the connector for the low beam bulb.  I was able to source a new plug end at the autoparts store & splice it in.  If the bulb output seams low that could posibly be the issue.