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Originally Posted by Geckoboy
Hi All,
Since HID's are a little pricey for my budget at the moment, I'm considering getting HID-type halogens in the meantime. A friend of mine suggested Sylvania Silverstar brands, but it appears that they dont make H11 type bulbs in the Silverstar. The '07 TCH uses H11 type bulbs for the low beam headlights. Philips also do not make any 4000K+ lights for H11 type bulbs.
After much investigation, here are a few brands that provide H11 type halogen bulbs:
PIAA Xtreme White Plus (4000K) - $88.00 bucks for a pair.
MTec 2x Super White H11 (4350K) - $26.00 for a pair
Luminics Ultra White H11 (5150K) - $25.00 for a pair
Besides PIAA's, has anyone heard of Mtec or Luminics? I've read on other boards that they are decent, japan import equipments. Does anyone else have any other suggestions?
The PIAA's are a little much for me. I'm looking for a short term replacement to the stock halogen lights. Eventually I will move up to HID's, but in the meantime, I just want a little more visibility driving dark roads so I have a better change avoiding the little critters that come out at night, especially when we roll back our clocks at the end of this month.
Thanks to all!
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You do realize that the HID look alikes... do not output the same lumens of light as a regular halogen. To make the bulb look as it does, there are filters to give the appearance of white light, but it robs from the total output of the light. Granted, if you are going for the look, go for it... but you do use your low beams the most. I have changed out my fog lights in my MINI with PIA H11 to match my HID (real) lights. And I did notice that they do NOT illuminate the road any better, but the lights now match.
here is a link to some of what i'm talking about
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http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...uperwhite.html