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Old 06-22-2005, 09:45 AM
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i always wondered about the bluish bulb. is the phillp vision out in local stores. now those are some facts.
I have never seen it in stores, but there are hundreds (if not thousands) of online retailers that have them.

I think when my Xtravision die, I'll try a set of the Vision.

BTW: Did you notice the lumen output difference between the 9006 and 9005? 1100 vs. 1900. No wonder people like the 9005 conversion. I'm going to stick with the 9006 and keep the headlights highly polished.

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Old 06-22-2005, 04:03 PM
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Could someone PM me the how to for the head converson? the dumb thing won't download for me.
The how-to is also in the SVXipedia on http://svx-iw.com/
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Old 06-22-2005, 11:58 PM
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Some Interesting Excerpts from: http://faqlight.carpassion.info/hl-filament-bulbs.htm

Which Aftermarket bulbs are really brighter than stock?
For the 55W marked segment, sorted in order of brightness:
+50%: Philips Vision Plus
+30%: Philips Premium, Osram Silverstar (European marked only - see note below)
+20%: Osram/Sylvania Xtra Vision, Osram/Sylvania Silverstar (North american marked only - see note below)
+0%: Philips Bluevison, Osram/Sylvania Cool Blue, Osram/Sylvania Halogen Plus, and OEM bulbs like GE.
-10%: PIAA Superwite

Silverstar: Do not confuse the European (clear glass) Silverstar with the North american (slightly blue tinted) Silverstar. The blue tint steals light!

What happends if I insert a brighter halogen bulb into an older headlamp?
Let's say you wanted to buy the American Silverstar that has 20% advertised gain. Fact is that the 20% increase can only be achieved if headlamp is new. As an example, let us say that headlamp is 6 years old with plastic front lens. It has 100,000 miles (or 160,000km) so it will probably have high general pitting of front lens. That will lower the actual output on the road by maybe 40%. Then the 20% advertised increase will be reduced by 40%, and you end up with 12% increase. That's when you really wonder if it is worth putting in any new bulb at all... A difference by 12% is hardly noticable.


What are the lumens of all the halogen and HID bulbs?
According to the Bosch/SAE Automotive Handbook (4th Ed.) the following is a list of bulbs, wattage and output at 12V:
Bulb_typ, Wattage(W), Luminous_flux(lm):
H1 55 1550
H2 55 1800
H3 55 1450
H4* 60/55 1650/1000
H7** 55 1500
H8*** 35 700
H9*** 65 1870
H11*** 55 1200
HB1(=9004) 65/45 1200/700
HB4(=9006) 55 1100
HB3(=9005) 60 1900
HB5*(=9007) 65/55 1350/1000

HID
D1S ~35 3200
D2S ~35 3200
D2R ~35 2800
* High/Low beam
** at 13.2 V
*** at 12.8 V
mmm, i think it's time for me to do a new mod to the bulbs. Conversion time!
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Old 06-23-2005, 12:18 AM
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well i did it and likey alot. nice and bright i went with the silver stars again to match the bright i already got. my cameras broke. when the brights are on and the outside lights are on it looks sweet. filing took awhile and sucked. i had no dremal and the knife i had and box cutter didn't work. so i filed as much as posible and shoved in tightly. ty ensteele for the how to and the heads up on the info. and ty to all who responded.
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Old 06-23-2005, 01:54 AM
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I have never seen it in stores, but there are hundreds (if not thousands) of online retailers that have them.

I think when my Xtravision die, I'll try a set of the Vision.

Doug

Doug,
IIRC the reason you have never seen the vision+ bulbs in stores is due to the fact that they aren't sold in the US, so any of the on-line retailers will be located outside the US. (just an fyi)

Thanks for the info you posted by the way, interesting to see it!
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My lights cost about $5 each. They are nothing fancy except they are a true 80W 9006. When compared to some of the fancy bulbs these plain ones simply outperform. I have an extra set of 100W 9005's that I'll eventually use if either of my brights decide to burn out.

I've never changed my brights in the 4+ years I've owned my SVX.
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Old 06-23-2005, 08:06 PM
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Can anyone recommend any good fogs?
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Old 06-23-2005, 08:40 PM
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Old 06-23-2005, 08:50 PM
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back to the question i ask earlier can the fogs be changed without removal of light housing.
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Old 06-24-2005, 12:55 AM
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IIRC, you don't have to remove the housing, the bulb should just twist out (but apparently aren't the eaisest things to reach)
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Old 06-24-2005, 12:59 PM
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I think i will have to take my headlights out to get to the fogs, PWR radiator is a little larger than stock and sits very close

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Old 06-24-2005, 01:45 PM
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yeah when i changed out the normals and brights the first time i was in a hurry and it took 2 min. the easiest light i have ever changed on any vehicle just unplug twist and pull. but i didnt see where the fogs were.
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Old 06-28-2005, 12:34 AM
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http://www.care4car.com/productdispl...ght_Bulbs.html

i found that site with the vision plus for about 23 USD per pair + shipping
but which H do we use for the 9006->9005 conversion?
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Old 06-28-2005, 01:06 PM
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Old 06-29-2005, 12:19 AM
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just curious, how legal is the 9005 mod?
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