Blue bulbs...
Blue bulbs...
Before you run out and drop any money on headlight bulbs, do a quick check - is the bulb painted blue, or have a blue hue to it? If so, it's a rip-off HID-LIKE bulb. A lot of manufacturers are guilty of this tactic - give it a light blue coating to make it appear like a bright white / full spectrum bulb.
Having done a tonne of research into it, I also would like to recommend a website that will open a lot of eyes, and probably upset a lot of guys off who feel like they've been taken down this path of baloney lighting.
The website is http://www.danielsternlighting.com/ - it has a lot of information we already know about (i.e. upgrading the circuitry etc), but it also has research on the 'super white' bulbs: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...lbs/bulbs.html - in particular, pay attention to HID kits, and avoid bulbs that have 'blue' tints to them.
Here's a sample from the website:
Having done a tonne of research into it, I also would like to recommend a website that will open a lot of eyes, and probably upset a lot of guys off who feel like they've been taken down this path of baloney lighting.
The website is http://www.danielsternlighting.com/ - it has a lot of information we already know about (i.e. upgrading the circuitry etc), but it also has research on the 'super white' bulbs: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...lbs/bulbs.html - in particular, pay attention to HID kits, and avoid bulbs that have 'blue' tints to them.
Here's a sample from the website:
Osram, the well-established German lampmaker, sells a line of automotive bulbs they call "SilverStar". These are Osram's top-of-the-range headlamp bulbs, equivalent to Philips VisionPlus and Tungsram Megalight Premium. They produce the maximum legal amount of light while staying within legal power consumption limits. They have clear glass.
Osram bought the well-established American lampmaker Sylvania in the early 1990s, so Osram is now Sylvania's parent company. Sylvania also sells a line of automotive bulbs they call "SilverStar", but it's not the same product at all. These bulbs have a blue coating on them. Light output is of legal levels, but as with all blue-filtered bulbs, you do not get more light from them. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs have a very short lifetime, because the filament is selected so as to be overdriven. This is necessary because the blue filtration coating "steals" so much light that only an overdriven filament can push enough light through the filter to be legal. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs are also priced quite high. This is not because they cost a lot to make, and not because they're based on some exotic new technology. It's because the goal with this product is to take market share away from other overpriced bulbs like the PIAA line.
For best headlamp performance and best value, choose only bulbs with clear glass.
Osram bought the well-established American lampmaker Sylvania in the early 1990s, so Osram is now Sylvania's parent company. Sylvania also sells a line of automotive bulbs they call "SilverStar", but it's not the same product at all. These bulbs have a blue coating on them. Light output is of legal levels, but as with all blue-filtered bulbs, you do not get more light from them. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs have a very short lifetime, because the filament is selected so as to be overdriven. This is necessary because the blue filtration coating "steals" so much light that only an overdriven filament can push enough light through the filter to be legal. The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs are also priced quite high. This is not because they cost a lot to make, and not because they're based on some exotic new technology. It's because the goal with this product is to take market share away from other overpriced bulbs like the PIAA line.
For best headlamp performance and best value, choose only bulbs with clear glass.
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