100W Bulbs non-HID
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100W Bulbs non-HID
Ive searched but not come up with an answer, has anyone experienced any problems running 100W bulbs such as housing melting or burnt harness. For those of you from Brooklyn, the guy from 212Motoring sold me a set of blue (8000k) color bulbs that say they are 100W, however they dont look anymore powerful than my old Silverstar bulbs? Whoever is running over-watt bulbs please respond. Thanks
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Ive searched but not come up with an answer, has anyone experienced any problems running 100W bulbs such as housing melting or burnt harness. For those of you from Brooklyn, the guy from 212Motoring sold me a set of blue (8000k) color bulbs that say they are 100W, however they dont look anymore powerful than my old Silverstar bulbs? Whoever is running over-watt bulbs please respond. Thanks
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actually drex, I have had NOKYA bulbs and it blew out the fuse.
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100W bulbs, haha, that's funny. The best I've seen, and you can't get them in the U.S. is Philips 85W ralley bulbs for off road use only. The ones you are talking about are fake, they have a disclaimer at the bottom that says they have the light output of a 100W bulb but are really 55W bulbs. I've seen a government test in the UK on the lumens output of these so called 100W bulbs and most are dimmer than stock. The factory bulbs put out something like 1,000 lumens, even the highest rated bulbs are 1,100 lumens while HID lights put out about 2,800 lumens. The blue coating actually lowers the light output.
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100W bulbs, haha, that's funny. The best I've seen, and you can't get them in the U.S. is Philips 85W ralley bulbs for off road use only. The ones you are talking about are fake, they have a disclaimer at the bottom that says they have the light output of a 100W bulb but are really 55W bulbs. I've seen a government test in the UK on the lumens output of these so called 100W bulbs and most are dimmer than stock. The factory bulbs put out something like 1,000 lumens, even the highest rated bulbs are 1,100 lumens while HID lights put out about 2,800 lumens. The blue coating actually lowers the light output.
its like piaa, 55w-->110w
55w but looks like 110w output?
drex, I got them off autoanything, so im pretty sure they are real. it blew out a fuse on my ML's fogs. I even posted a thread on the W163 forums, but...ehh no response there.
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Drex,
110w is not about the socket getting the power through. This thing will generate so much heat your light housing will perform better than microwave or stove. Do you have 100W light bulb in you house? - put your hand next to it and you will understand. Another vexample the Depo lights. If they melt with standart 55W, with 110 they will become a torch and your car along.
Gary,
if you want more light, go with HIDs, don't look for cheap and dangerous solutions
I am personally fine with Phillips UltraVisions. And some little twists to it
110w is not about the socket getting the power through. This thing will generate so much heat your light housing will perform better than microwave or stove. Do you have 100W light bulb in you house? - put your hand next to it and you will understand. Another vexample the Depo lights. If they melt with standart 55W, with 110 they will become a torch and your car along.
Gary,
if you want more light, go with HIDs, don't look for cheap and dangerous solutions
I am personally fine with Phillips UltraVisions. And some little twists to it
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100W bulbs, haha, that's funny. The best I've seen, and you can't get them in the U.S. is Philips 85W ralley bulbs for off road use only. The ones you are talking about are fake, they have a disclaimer at the bottom that says they have the light output of a 100W bulb but are really 55W bulbs. I've seen a government test in the UK on the lumens output of these so called 100W bulbs and most are dimmer than stock. The factory bulbs put out something like 1,000 lumens, even the highest rated bulbs are 1,100 lumens while HID lights put out about 2,800 lumens. The blue coating actually lowers the light output.
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Drex,
110w is not about the socket getting the power through. This thing will generate so much heat your light housing will perform better than microwave or stove. Do you have 100W light bulb in you house? - put your hand next to it and you will understand. Another vexample the Depo lights. If they melt with standart 55W, with 110 they will become a torch and your car along.
Gary,
if you want more light, go with HIDs, don't look for cheap and dangerous solutions
I am personally fine with Phillips UltraVisions. And some little twists to it
110w is not about the socket getting the power through. This thing will generate so much heat your light housing will perform better than microwave or stove. Do you have 100W light bulb in you house? - put your hand next to it and you will understand. Another vexample the Depo lights. If they melt with standart 55W, with 110 they will become a torch and your car along.
Gary,
if you want more light, go with HIDs, don't look for cheap and dangerous solutions
I am personally fine with Phillips UltraVisions. And some little twists to it
alex man, I did finally decided to run to HIDS. I have 8000k k1 HIDS installed. and they work great.
I have luminics 5500k "titanium" white fogs right now. But I think I want to run to PIAA's TERA 6000k LEDs. but...again I wonder if it would draw enough eletricity to fool the comp that the fogs are "not burned out"
i am awaiting the very long time of superbrightleds's arrival of my two 6ohm resistors. for my city lights.
I wonder if I can use a bigger "ohm" resistor for LED fog lights. I think I'm LED crazy recently.
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alex man, I did finally decided to run to HIDS. I have 8000k k1 HIDS installed. and they work great.
I have luminics 5500k "titanium" white fogs right now. But I think I want to run to PIAA's TERA 6000k LEDs. but...again I wonder if it would draw enough eletricity to fool the comp that the fogs are "not burned out"
i am awaiting the very long time of superbrightleds's arrival of my two 6ohm resistors. for my city lights.
I wonder if I can use a bigger "ohm" resistor for LED fog lights. I think I'm LED crazy recently.
I have luminics 5500k "titanium" white fogs right now. But I think I want to run to PIAA's TERA 6000k LEDs. but...again I wonder if it would draw enough eletricity to fool the comp that the fogs are "not burned out"
i am awaiting the very long time of superbrightleds's arrival of my two 6ohm resistors. for my city lights.
I wonder if I can use a bigger "ohm" resistor for LED fog lights. I think I'm LED crazy recently.
There is no disclaimer it just says 100W, either way I dont like the light output so Im going to use them as sling shot ammo and get Silverstars again. Headlights are so pointless in NYC
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alex man, I did finally decided to run to HIDS. I have 8000k k1 HIDS installed. and they work great.
I have luminics 5500k "titanium" white fogs right now. But I think I want to run to PIAA's TERA 6000k LEDs. but...again I wonder if it would draw enough eletricity to fool the comp that the fogs are "not burned out"
i am awaiting the very long time of superbrightleds's arrival of my two 6ohm resistors. for my city lights.
I wonder if I can use a bigger "ohm" resistor for LED fog lights. I think I'm LED crazy recently.
I have luminics 5500k "titanium" white fogs right now. But I think I want to run to PIAA's TERA 6000k LEDs. but...again I wonder if it would draw enough eletricity to fool the comp that the fogs are "not burned out"
i am awaiting the very long time of superbrightleds's arrival of my two 6ohm resistors. for my city lights.
I wonder if I can use a bigger "ohm" resistor for LED fog lights. I think I'm LED crazy recently.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW
I was originally thinking that I'd get them for the M3, but I don't know ANYONE that's tried those PIAA Tera LED fogs, so I'm kinda reluctant. But, the general consensus is to just get HID fogs again for the M3...
let us know how the LED fogs go!
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Advans, are you thinking about these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW
I was originally thinking that I'd get them for the M3, but I don't know ANYONE that's tried those PIAA Tera LED fogs, so I'm kinda reluctant. But, the general consensus is to just get HID fogs again for the M3...
let us know how the LED fogs go!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW
I was originally thinking that I'd get them for the M3, but I don't know ANYONE that's tried those PIAA Tera LED fogs, so I'm kinda reluctant. But, the general consensus is to just get HID fogs again for the M3...
let us know how the LED fogs go!
yeah yeah!!! thats what I was thinking. I'm just scared that it wont draw enough current, and the computer would cut it off. I mean, If theres some sort of resistor I can slap on it, I'll do that. then LED fogs we go
alex, your right, $90 for fogs might seem a waste if it doest work. thats why I have $30 luminics bulbs for safetly
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yeah yeah!!! thats what I was thinking. I'm just scared that it wont draw enough current, and the computer would cut it off. I mean, If theres some sort of resistor I can slap on it, I'll do that. then LED fogs we go
alex, your right, $90 for fogs might seem a waste if it doest work. thats why I have $30 luminics bulbs for safetly
alex, your right, $90 for fogs might seem a waste if it doest work. thats why I have $30 luminics bulbs for safetly
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...light=led+fogs
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...=428036&page=2
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Gary, I'm bringing back this old thread b/c I found something interesting regarding LED fogs...
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...light=led+fogs
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...=428036&page=2
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...light=led+fogs
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...=428036&page=2
I still havnt figured out where to put resistors phil, when the resistors heat up, the error message would pop up. I think im gonna hang them at the radiator grill..
I actually found very cheap LED9006. cost around 25$ compared to the 89$ piaa tera led.
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realllly? where at? I'm game if they have LED's that aren't as bright as 6000k.
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v-leds.com phil
if that doesnt work, try vleds.com
they also sell resistors. which you'll need =]
the only LED bulb ive seen is only for 9006. which were lucky! its fogs!
btw, rlee, LED fogs will probably match HIDS more than halogens.
if that doesnt work, try vleds.com
they also sell resistors. which you'll need =]
the only LED bulb ive seen is only for 9006. which were lucky! its fogs!
btw, rlee, LED fogs will probably match HIDS more than halogens.
