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06-06-2005, 01:23 PM
#41
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JUST AN FYI.. guy.. you do realize that when you change to a higher temp of light.. (in a filtered holygen bulb).... you are actually "decreasing" the amount of usable light you are putting to the street...!! especially when you run those bulbs that have a DARK blue filter..! even silverstars have filter but a very light filter..
yes.. the blue coating on the bulb is a filter.. it will filter out any " usable " light outside of the filters wavelenght... im no light engineer... but have tested enough of these blue bulbs to tell the difference.. i can't imagine why you would want to sacrifice safety for looks..
i run silverstars... and that is about as much filtering as i want to have... my next move is to real HID's... and not for the looks.. but for the amount of light..!!
but to each their own...!
yes.. the blue coating on the bulb is a filter.. it will filter out any " usable " light outside of the filters wavelenght... im no light engineer... but have tested enough of these blue bulbs to tell the difference.. i can't imagine why you would want to sacrifice safety for looks..
i run silverstars... and that is about as much filtering as i want to have... my next move is to real HID's... and not for the looks.. but for the amount of light..!!
but to each their own...!
06-06-2005, 02:09 PM
#43
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I just have to say that if you are going to get a pair of luminics get them from Scott at
http://www.luminicsbulbs.com/
He has been awesome in helping me out, he even agreed to replace the bulbs that I ordered wrong with the right type! Thanks a lot Scott.
http://www.luminicsbulbs.com/
He has been awesome in helping me out, he even agreed to replace the bulbs that I ordered wrong with the right type! Thanks a lot Scott.
06-06-2005, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Petem
JUST AN FYI.. guy.. you do realize that when you change to a higher temp of light.. (in a filtered holygen bulb).... you are actually "decreasing" the amount of usable light you are putting to the street...!! especially when you run those bulbs that have a DARK blue filter..! even silverstars have filter but a very light filter..
yes.. the blue coating on the bulb is a filter.. it will filter out any " usable " light outside of the filters wavelenght... im no light engineer... but have tested enough of these blue bulbs to tell the difference.. i can't imagine why you would want to sacrifice safety for looks..
i run silverstars... and that is about as much filtering as i want to have... my next move is to real HID's... and not for the looks.. but for the amount of light..!!
but to each their own...!
yes.. the blue coating on the bulb is a filter.. it will filter out any " usable " light outside of the filters wavelenght... im no light engineer... but have tested enough of these blue bulbs to tell the difference.. i can't imagine why you would want to sacrifice safety for looks..
i run silverstars... and that is about as much filtering as i want to have... my next move is to real HID's... and not for the looks.. but for the amount of light..!!
but to each their own...!
06-06-2005, 05:26 PM
#46
Actually our stock headlights use 51w. As to where pretty much every after market bulb uses 55w.
SILVERSTARS USE 55w
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...r/ProductLine/
Iam not sure what luminics use. Its not advertised anywhere. Maybe on the package labeling. Nokyas and other brand tend to shoot it up to draw about 70w. But i dont think 4w is anything to worry about.
SILVERSTARS USE 55w
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...r/ProductLine/
Iam not sure what luminics use. Its not advertised anywhere. Maybe on the package labeling. Nokyas and other brand tend to shoot it up to draw about 70w. But i dont think 4w is anything to worry about.
06-06-2005, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 05_scion_tc
Originally Posted by Petem
JUST AN FYI.. guy.. you do realize that when you change to a higher temp of light.. (in a filtered holygen bulb).... you are actually "decreasing" the amount of usable light you are putting to the street...!! especially when you run those bulbs that have a DARK blue filter..! even silverstars have filter but a very light filter..
yes.. the blue coating on the bulb is a filter.. it will filter out any " usable " light outside of the filters wavelenght... im no light engineer... but have tested enough of these blue bulbs to tell the difference.. i can't imagine why you would want to sacrifice safety for looks..
i run silverstars... and that is about as much filtering as i want to have... my next move is to real HID's... and not for the looks.. but for the amount of light..!!
but to each their own...!
yes.. the blue coating on the bulb is a filter.. it will filter out any " usable " light outside of the filters wavelenght... im no light engineer... but have tested enough of these blue bulbs to tell the difference.. i can't imagine why you would want to sacrifice safety for looks..
i run silverstars... and that is about as much filtering as i want to have... my next move is to real HID's... and not for the looks.. but for the amount of light..!!
but to each their own...!
06-06-2005, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonbegin
WOW, those blue ones look SICK!!!!
Is that high and low?
and can we get a shot of it from Head on?
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
: )
Is that high and low?
and can we get a shot of it from Head on?
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
: )
06-06-2005, 07:20 PM
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The bulbs I was running were 80 watts. Never ever had a problem and I ran the during the day too. I really don't think the xtra 4 watts from the luminics bulbs will hurt anything. I'm sure some of you have heard me singing the praises of my motor R racing hyper whites from ebay. Whether or not these are filtered, the extra wattage makes them brighter so they compensate. Never had a melting problem. Most of the higher wattage lights have built their bulb connectors in a way that has a greater heat resistance. Unfortunately, just like my crappy silverstars which were not bright at all, my pasenger side bulb just blew whithin 2 months of driving. This sucks!!! Since I bought my tC in January I have been through 2 pairs of crappy silverstars, and a great pair of hyperwhites. Perfect timing for luminics to come out with these awesome looking pure blues. 
I just ordered a pair yesterday. I'm taking no chances with brightness, I ordered the 9005 and plan to make the conversion, almost twice the lumens of stock bulbs, 1700 as apposed to 900-1100. These ought to be hot! Not worried about blinding people because 1700 lumens is nothing compared to the 3000 lumens of most HIDs. So I guess I'm on the Luminics band wagon. I'll post picks when they are installed. By the way don't be affraid of the blue light. Anyone in physics will tell you that the color temp with the most usable light is aroun 5300 K which is closest to daylight. Daylight actually has a slight bluish tint. This is what Hids were desighned to duplicate, daylight conditions. Although many grandma types will tell you that 4300k is the best because its white without any hint of blue, the blue illuminates things more like daylight, it is a truer more acurate lighting. Most stock HIDs are between 5000-6000k, there is a reason for this.
I just ordered a pair yesterday. I'm taking no chances with brightness, I ordered the 9005 and plan to make the conversion, almost twice the lumens of stock bulbs, 1700 as apposed to 900-1100. These ought to be hot! Not worried about blinding people because 1700 lumens is nothing compared to the 3000 lumens of most HIDs. So I guess I'm on the Luminics band wagon. I'll post picks when they are installed. By the way don't be affraid of the blue light. Anyone in physics will tell you that the color temp with the most usable light is aroun 5300 K which is closest to daylight. Daylight actually has a slight bluish tint. This is what Hids were desighned to duplicate, daylight conditions. Although many grandma types will tell you that 4300k is the best because its white without any hint of blue, the blue illuminates things more like daylight, it is a truer more acurate lighting. Most stock HIDs are between 5000-6000k, there is a reason for this.
06-06-2005, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGRKtC
The bulbs I was running were 80 watts. Never ever had a problem and I ran the during the day too. I really don't think the xtra 4 watts from the luminics bulbs will hurt anything. I'm sure some of you have heard me singing the praises of my motor R racing hyper whites from ebay. Whether or not these are filtered, the extra wattage makes them brighter so they compensate. Never had a melting problem. Most of the higher wattage lights have built their bulb connectors in a way that has a greater heat resistance. Unfortunately, just like my crappy silverstars which were not bright at all, my pasenger side bulb just blew whithin 2 months of driving. This sucks!!! Since I bought my tC in January I have been through 2 pairs of crappy silverstars, and a great pair of hyperwhites. Perfect timing for luminics to come out with these awesome looking pure blues. I just ordered a pair yesterday. I'm taking no chances with brightness, I ordered the 9005 and plan to make the conversion, almost twice the lumens of stock bulbs, 1700 as apposed to 900-1100. These ought to be hot! Not worried about blinding people because 1700 lumens is nothing compared to the 3000 lumens of most HIDs. So I guess I'm on the Luminics band wagon. I'll post picks when they are installed. By the way don't be affraid of the blue light. Anyone in physics will tell you that the color temp with the most usable light is aroun 5300 K which is closest to daylight. Daylight actually has a slight bluish tint. This is what Hids were desighned to duplicate, daylight conditions. Although many grandma types will tell you that 4300k is the best because its white without any hint of blue, the blue illuminates things more like daylight, it is a truer more acurate lighting. Most stock HIDs are between 5000-6000k, there is a reason for this.
I just ordered a pair yesterday. I'm taking no chances with brightness, I ordered the 9005 and plan to make the conversion, almost twice the lumens of stock bulbs, 1700 as apposed to 900-1100. These ought to be hot! Not worried about blinding people because 1700 lumens is nothing compared to the 3000 lumens of most HIDs. So I guess I'm on the Luminics band wagon. I'll post picks when they are installed. By the way don't be affraid of the blue light. Anyone in physics will tell you that the color temp with the most usable light is aroun 5300 K which is closest to daylight. Daylight actually has a slight bluish tint. This is what Hids were desighned to duplicate, daylight conditions. Although many grandma types will tell you that 4300k is the best because its white without any hint of blue, the blue illuminates things more like daylight, it is a truer more acurate lighting. Most stock HIDs are between 5000-6000k, there is a reason for this.Well close, but most OEM applications use 4300K bulbs either osram or philips 85122.
06-11-2005, 02:48 AM
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I put the UV's in my tC about 2 days ago and each night I drive it they seem to get brighter and brighter. I was kinda worried at first about the output of these bulbs. For example, the first night i ran them i could barely see the lights on the road, but now they are really bright. Just give em time, they do come around.
06-11-2005, 03:33 AM
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Luminics
Originally Posted by Brinkley
I put the UV's in my tC about 2 days ago and each night I drive it they seem to get brighter and brighter. I was kinda worried at first about the output of these bulbs. For example, the first night i ran them i could barely see the lights on the road, but now they are really bright. Just give em time, they do come around.
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