hir bulbs in c5
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bueche Louisiana
hir bulbs in c5
well i finally got around to doing the hirs in my car
all pics were taken directly behind the car at the same zoom from the same space there was absolutely no movement whatsoevere of the tripod or camera the pic speaks for itself but i want to take more from further away as the high beams give you no real perception of difference as well as the low beams dont either but if you look in the hir pics you can see the fence to the right is more illuminated than in any other pics
i will take more pics to where you can see some distance rather than 25 feet from the garage i can tell you this the hirs are better especially the high beams
but anyway just to give evryone a taste heres a pic and ill be going out again toget the distance pics probably will post another pic in half an hour also im doing the t84 export lights as well both standard wattage and high wattage versions with relays but want to finish the bulb comparo first be back in about an hour the pic scrambles the type but the hirs or on the left silverstars middle and stock on the right low beams on top high on bottom as you can see the high you get really no idea of brightness
all pics were taken directly behind the car at the same zoom from the same space there was absolutely no movement whatsoevere of the tripod or camera the pic speaks for itself but i want to take more from further away as the high beams give you no real perception of difference as well as the low beams dont either but if you look in the hir pics you can see the fence to the right is more illuminated than in any other pics
i will take more pics to where you can see some distance rather than 25 feet from the garage i can tell you this the hirs are better especially the high beams
but anyway just to give evryone a taste heres a pic and ill be going out again toget the distance pics probably will post another pic in half an hour also im doing the t84 export lights as well both standard wattage and high wattage versions with relays but want to finish the bulb comparo first be back in about an hour the pic scrambles the type but the hirs or on the left silverstars middle and stock on the right low beams on top high on bottom as you can see the high you get really no idea of brightness
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bueche Louisiana
pic
heres the 2nd pic with some distance in it
you can see how the hirs put out more light than the others the pics dont really do it justice the stock pics came out blurry and i had already moved the tripod so it wouldnt have been exact like the rest
just like the last pic hirs on the left silverstars in the middle and stock on the left lows on the top highs on the bottoms
now all thats left is to do the t84s stock and high wattage
hope this helps everyone on their decision of upgrading stock bulbs
(t84s might be done tonight or tomorrow- sunday night at the latest)
you can see how the hirs put out more light than the others the pics dont really do it justice the stock pics came out blurry and i had already moved the tripod so it wouldnt have been exact like the rest
just like the last pic hirs on the left silverstars in the middle and stock on the left lows on the top highs on the bottoms
now all thats left is to do the t84s stock and high wattage
hope this helps everyone on their decision of upgrading stock bulbs
(t84s might be done tonight or tomorrow- sunday night at the latest)
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
Well great work. I've been waiting all night!! 
: One question! Is it more apparent in person. Cameras have their limitations. It's to bad you didn't have 3 or 4 cars with the different bulbs so that you could check out the differences immediately so that you could make a good visual difference. It would be nice to know which one appears to be whiter etc. Keep up the good work though your doing great. 
: One question! Is it more apparent in person. Cameras have their limitations. It's to bad you didn't have 3 or 4 cars with the different bulbs so that you could check out the differences immediately so that you could make a good visual difference. It would be nice to know which one appears to be whiter etc. Keep up the good work though your doing great.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bueche Louisiana
yes
yes its more apparent in person after installing the hirs i went and filled my car up (about 9:00) and driving at night was actually ok i felt comfortable diving above 70 with the hirs where as stock or the silverstars i did not
i think the silverstars are 4000k where as the hirs are 3600k which would make them slightly whiter
i think the silverstars are 4000k where as the hirs are 3600k which would make them slightly whiter
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2015 C5 of Year Finalist
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
Thanks for your effort. I would have thought there would have been more interest in the results. Maybe this is because it's in C5 Tech instead of C5 General. Thanks anyway.
