OK, I have the halo projector headlights and i was wanting to upgrade the bulbs.
I recently purchased some Nokya h3 bulbs for the low beams, and some for my foglights to match. and they lasted for about a week, then they burned out. It didnt melt my harness or anything, they just burnt out. I was thinking that I need to get one of those upgraded headlight harness. But I've never seen one for the h3's, so, since the stock bulb is the 9004, would i get one for the 9004, connect that, then connect the projector harness to that? I'm really confused here, and I want to upgrade the bulbs, and I would also kinda like to go with a higher wattage. someone help me out here
Well,
I don't reccomend anything higher in wattage than what they gave you. I've heard too many storis and have had too many bad experiences with raising the wattage. Color and gas and shape is irrelevant. Just wattage makes more heat which is always bad.
So what kind of bulb would you recommend, I was wanting to go with nokya, cause i like how they look, but i dont think they sell any 55w h3's. i was looking on nopionline, and saw some catz reverse white 55w, i'm not sure what they look like, but arent catz suppsed to be a good brand? they were only $26 for a pair.
And what does it mean when it says something like 55w = 85w? Is it really burning at 85w, is it safe to use as a direct replacement, or do i need like an upgraded harness or something?
Well,
I know hella sells lights that fit the projectors that are 55w and man are they strong. I have them in my fogs and driving lights. They are a yellow light though. Not bluish.
As for the 55=85, I think they mean that the light output of their 55w lamp is equal to the light output of a standard 85w lamp. In home depot for example you can buy a flourescent bulb, it says 3w = 40w, which means that the bulb only uses 3w, but the light output it produces is equal to an incandescent 40w bulb.
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Originally posted by El_Presidente So what kind of bulb would you recommend, I was wanting to go with nokya, cause i like how they look, but i dont think they sell any 55w h3's.
sylvania silverstars are supposed to be one of the better ones w/o spending like 100 bucks. dont go w/ higher wattage like everyone said, and i think it was probably 55W/85W unless theyre h3s, its 55W low/85W high. they could have been h2s or h4s, whichever... if there is another one like that that has a dual filament. anyone know of a manufacturer that makes amber headlights and foglights? i think i could get ahold of some amber foglights @ lexus if i really have to, but i havent been able to find amber headlights anywhere. i know there is such a thing, ive seen them on the street once, and the speedvision GT3 cars run them
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Originally posted by El_Presidente And what does it mean when it says something like 55w = 85w? Is it really burning at 85w, is it safe to use as a direct replacement, or do i need like an upgraded harness or something?
The 55=85 marketing ploy is BS. What they're measuring is the light at the bulb, and since these bulbs have a bigger, heftier filament, they have a larger "hotspot" in the bulb. No more light actually gets down the road.
correct my if i'm wrong, but I thought they were two completely different bulbs, like the H3 is the stock foglight bulb, and the 9004 is the stock headlight bulb.
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