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dont take my word on it.. but i think PIAA are the brightest...
BUT TAKE MY WORD ON, Mtecs are the best... They were my first aftermarket bulbs and my last till i got HIDs
BUT TAKE MY WORD ON, Mtecs are the best... They were my first aftermarket bulbs and my last till i got HIDs
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Originally posted by Voiceofid
from HIDforums.com
What is the brightest halogen bulb?
For the 55W marked segment, sorted in order of brightness:
+50%: Philips Vision Plus (achieves its extra performance by increased luminance, not lumens. See this article: http://www.eur.lighting.philips.com/...tsVision.shtml
+30%: Philips Premium, Osram Silverstar (European marked only - see note below)
+20%: Osram/Sylvania Xtra Vision, Osram/Sylvania Silverstar (North american market 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!
PIAA "Xtreme White" was released ~Dec 2001. No independant tests have been conducted so far, but several positive indications has it that this can end up in the +20-30%.
Note that many cars sold after year 2000 already have premium bulbs installed and therefore buying any of the above bulbs might not give any or only minor improvement. Among H7 applications, there should be hard to find non-premium bulbs.
If your car is set up for higher wattage bulbs, Philips Rally bulbs will give more lumens than most asian overwatts. Be aware that lifetime of a Philips Rally bulb is ~100hours - so keep some spares in the glove compartment.
Narva bulbs are also top notch. Narva is a daughter company of Philips with one intention: compete with top notch products on the aftermarked. Philips themself are OEM oriented.
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What is the brightest halogen bulb?
For the 55W marked segment, sorted in order of brightness:
+50%: Philips Vision Plus (achieves its extra performance by increased luminance, not lumens. See this article: http://www.eur.lighting.philips.com/...tsVision.shtml
+30%: Philips Premium, Osram Silverstar (European marked only - see note below)
+20%: Osram/Sylvania Xtra Vision, Osram/Sylvania Silverstar (North american market 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!
PIAA "Xtreme White" was released ~Dec 2001. No independant tests have been conducted so far, but several positive indications has it that this can end up in the +20-30%.
Note that many cars sold after year 2000 already have premium bulbs installed and therefore buying any of the above bulbs might not give any or only minor improvement. Among H7 applications, there should be hard to find non-premium bulbs.
If your car is set up for higher wattage bulbs, Philips Rally bulbs will give more lumens than most asian overwatts. Be aware that lifetime of a Philips Rally bulb is ~100hours - so keep some spares in the glove compartment.
Narva bulbs are also top notch. Narva is a daughter company of Philips with one intention: compete with top notch products on the aftermarked. Philips themself are OEM oriented.
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Rep Power: 0 I had mtecs for a year in my cheap projectors. They give out crappy light on the road but they look good. When you look at the lights they are real white and match my hyper white turning and parking bulbs. One burned out so I got Kobas and they are a little more yellow looking, but they light up the road better.
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Rep Power: 0 I tried PIAA, MTEC, Eurolite and POLARG. By far the best light color closest to acura HID i got was with the POLARG, but they only lasted about 6 months so they are not too durable...same goes for the PIAA Super plasmas...attached is a pic of the POLARG VIP before they blew out...they looked real nice....
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Rep Power: 0 I don't know about the others but piaa sucks. I had 3 bulbs go out a 70 bucks in about 2 months. When I tried to return them, they were uesd and out of the package. I will never buy anything from piaa again 
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Rep Power: 0 how long would those bulbs last you? 6 months? a year?
hids usually last 7-10 years
i do believe there are some phillips d2s bulbs for sale at hidforums for 50 bucks
edit: infact, it's here
hids usually last 7-10 years
i do believe there are some phillips d2s bulbs for sale at hidforums for 50 bucks
edit: infact, it's here
Last edited by Voiceofid; Nov 21, 2003 at 12:34 AM.
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Rep Power: 0 i dunno, but those you gonna need ballasts for those bulbs 
they have group buy for 6000k phillips ultinon bulbs for 225 bucks shipped over there, i'll probably get myself a set for chrismas
they have group buy for 6000k phillips ultinon bulbs for 225 bucks shipped over there, i'll probably get myself a set for chrismas
