Big improvement on my 04 LC with low beams. Can actually see further forward on our country roads.
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Did I read somewhere you replaced your alternator? If so did HIR's explode before or after?
Well this sucks since I bought 4 bulbs! I have an LX also. I was under the impression I could replace highs and lows with the HIR's.
Some auto parts stores even list the LX low beam bulbs incorrectly. Check your owners manual if you have it. Mine is an 01 and it has H1 Halogen projector low beams. If we could get low beam HIR'S for the LX I would be running them right now even with the issue I just had. I personally may not run the High Beam ones again, but many do and are very happy. I had all 4 for my 80 and loved them along with the slee harness. I did not own them long enough to get a feel for longevity before I had to sell my 80. (Gas hit 5+ per gallon and stayed there and I was commuting 115 miles daily. )
Someone on here will pickup the extra low Bem HIR'S from you.
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So you like the illuminating aspect, just not the short and abrupt life of the Toshiba HIR I assumed you use 9011 bulbs. Philips has a long life 9012LL, haven't seen 9011 LL.
Someone was borrowing your gas, 5 mpg ouch...you're right $5 per gal.
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he was talking about $5 per gallon, not 5 MPG. I'm not very smart though so I could be wrong. In either case, I don't want to hijack this thread with chit-chat.
I've run the HIR's for a long time with no problems.
I don't remember for sure if they were Toshiba or Phillips to be honest, but something keeps telling me that they were Phillips LL in the 100 and Toshiba in my 80. Unfortunately I threw them out in Moab or I could have looked the the one that did not explode and verified.
I was very pleased with the light output, but where I live, I seldom get a chance to use them due to other traffic on the road. The first time I ever got somewhere that I could use them and actually needed them, they failed, hence my feelings about them in DRL / High beam usage, but that was just my experience ymmv.
I was getting 11 mpg Avg in the 80 and gas was 5.25 per gallon x 115 miles per day. (I drove up and over a 5000 ft peak mountain every day starting from about 1000 ft elevation.)
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That's encouraging, as I do like parts that last.
I can certainly understand your reluctance to use HIR in your LX high beams (hb), dependability is just one reason I love the series 100. I'm yet undecided on 9011 HIR in hb's.
My concerns dependability, and use of DRL which is 95% of time on bulbs for me. Won't, DRL's reduce useful life albeit at slower pace, and won't the surge of flashing the high beams?
I've not yet read about any better bulb for illumination as the HIR for the reflectors housing we have (high & low for my LC). But dependability and minimal DRL power drain is high on my check list. My OEM's although dim are still ticking with 13+ years on them.
BTW: I've only seen the Long life HIR's in the low beam 9012LL 55watt. Have yet to find in the 9011 65watt.
You could add a DRL switch to turn them off most of the time. Great for all sorts of other situations as well.
Reality is that I have probably 50 hours of use on them at full power, or less. IMHO DRL usage does impact life span.
However, like you I'm not ready to disable my DRL'S. As stated before, the light output was excellent, but not so much on the longevity when used in HB only and as DRL'S.
I can remember the Phillips on the packaging they came in, from candlepower.com. I know they were the correct 65w, so I would bet that they were 9011 non LL bulbs then.
I would never publicly suggest that anyone disable their DRL's for use on public roadways. If I had and loved a disable circuit it would only be used for..um.. ah.. changing the bulbs with the rest of the lighting left on ...for um safety...yeah, for safety!
the series 100 is already safe. If you aren't a teen looking to hide on makeout mountain, why would you need to disable the DRLs? Unless of course, you are ridin' dirty??
...I'm not telling...
But others sight, security gate guy blindage, camp grounds after dark, hunting arrivals, letting it run or warm up without announcing it, staying warm at the drive in, control freak, etc, etc.
Speaking of make-out mountain I think I need a switch that keeps the dome lights on whenever the vehicle is not in drive... luckily I have a few years to hook that up.
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Safety, I was speaking about protecting whats important; my TLC not personal safety.
Stealthy, well that's for personal protection, you know; not waking significant other when returning home late at night..........
Stealthy, well that's for personal protection, you know; not waking significant other when returning home late at night..........
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HIR bulb pictures
FWIW: I've been rooting around the internet looking for 9011 HIR Info from the manufacture, seem hidden form my eyes. I did find plenty of second hand info; like generation 1, and some gen 2's used bulb shape bulb's and are know to explode leaving glass shards in housing (notably Toshiba & GE).
Newer Philips design with tubular bulb's, I'm not yet finding exploding bulbs to be an issue.
FYI: 3rd generation HIR is a bulb designation, HIR lettering may be not descriptive, they may be an over-wattage design.
May not be a true inner bulb to filament reflective IR design HIR. Other state they are still true IR bulbs???
As has been pointed-out: longevity suffers to gain higher flux lumen by over-wattage of filament, is this a true IR bulb I can't say...yet.
FWIW: I've been rooting around the internet looking for 9011 HIR Info from the manufacture, seem hidden form my eyes. I did find plenty of second hand info; like generation 1, and some gen 2's used bulb shape bulb's and are know to explode leaving glass shards in housing (notably Toshiba & GE).
Newer Philips design with tubular bulb's, I'm not yet finding exploding bulbs to be an issue.
FYI: 3rd generation HIR is a bulb designation, HIR lettering may be not descriptive, they may be an over-wattage design.
May not be a true inner bulb to filament reflective IR design HIR. Other state they are still true IR bulbs???
As has been pointed-out: longevity suffers to gain higher flux lumen by over-wattage of filament, is this a true IR bulb I can't say...yet.
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^^Why are you searching so hard? Bulbs are like $25-30 for really good ones. There is a lot of personal opinions about them. Take a chance and buy a set, or go full HID, or get a really good light bar.
You're just replacing bulbs, it's not gonna change your life.
You're just replacing bulbs, it's not gonna change your life.
Are the other series in on this change? Has anyone checked with the series 80, series 60 and series 40 guys?