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Post by onehunglow on Sept 8, 2004 12:56:54 GMT -6
(I posted this as a reply to (I can see the light) but I think it deserves a post of its own - so here it is again Now if you like the 9006/9005 combination and you still want more light akin to the HID's, try THIS. Put 9005s into the 9006 slot. 9005s are 70% brighter than the 9006 and are not capped. Don't worry about other drivers thinking you have high beams as the outside beams are pointed low while the inside (highs) are aimed higher. You won't blind oncoming traffic but you WILL get a nice bright white coverage in the low beam area. You have to slightly modify the 9005 which I do now in 3 minutes with a soldering iron/knife and file. Details are here (its for BMW but its exactly the same thing for us) www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Upgrade/More_light.htm |
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Post by erw38 on Sept 8, 2004 18:21:15 GMT -6
Sounds like a task I may take have to explore. My question tho is that f you modify the blub, wont you be adversly affecting the life of the bulb?
Just like putting a 75 watt buld in a 50 watt socket. I understant that it will throw lots more light, but won't that affect the life of the bulb? Although for $12 the experimentation might be worth it.
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Post by Aurora40 on Sept 8, 2004 18:49:35 GMT -6
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Post by erw38 on Sept 8, 2004 19:33:19 GMT -6
rebate anyone? dafnwebpd.sylvania.com/idmweb/doccontent.dll?LibraryName=ecomcspd^dafnctpd&SystemType= 2&LogonId=5cbe0f0ecada7f17d0eaae50526be2 c1&DocId=003680094&Page=1 *edit* _---------------------------_ **rebate expired as of 09-03-03** |
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Post by R4D30N on Sept 12, 2004 1:06:44 GMT -6
im gonna say this thread is stickyworthy
agreed?
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Post by JimW on Sept 12, 2004 1:53:32 GMT -6
why not?!
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Post by R4D30N on Sept 12, 2004 10:38:14 GMT -6
horay!
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Post by JimW on Sept 12, 2004 11:24:36 GMT -6
I was going to try this until I realized how hard it was to get to the highs...holy crap, not an easy take em out.
Anyone find a good way to get those buggers outta there without butchering a hand?
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Post by onehunglow on Sept 15, 2004 14:15:11 GMT -6
Well I changed mine on a 2001 which is not too difficult - 2 screws and the whole housing moves out....but reading this forum I notice that the older Auroras needed half the engine compartment taken apart to change a bulb...
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Post by kobalt on Sept 20, 2004 16:05:33 GMT -6
Bulbs are meant to be user-relacable items. There has to be a fairly easy way to get to them.
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Post by kobalt on Sept 20, 2004 16:08:36 GMT -6
As for sticking 9005's in a 9006 socket from my experience with my old BMW530 (e34), these have a relatively short lifespan. Just ask one of the folks at www.bimmer.info forums. |
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Post by dred98 on Sept 20, 2004 16:09:42 GMT -6
Bulbs are meant to be user-relacable items. There has to be a fairly easy way to get to them. Spoken like a guy with a Gen 2. Actually it's easy on a Classic - if you have long skinny hands with a couple of extra joints . . . |
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Post by onehunglow on Sept 20, 2004 17:33:55 GMT -6
hey kobalt - I read the thread...I think that the issue is that Silverstars in general have a shorter life span, whether they be 9005s or 9006s
I have had 9005s in my main beam socket and have to change a bulb in one of them every 5 months or so - but I buy only 9005s and I get a quantity price - plus I only have to carry 1 spare instead of 2.
As for the tight access, my gen 2 is fine - 2 screws and it swings away ... whats the story with the classic?
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Post by R4D30N on Sept 20, 2004 21:08:52 GMT -6
Spoken like a guy with a Gen 2. Actually it's easy on a Classic - if you have long skinny hands with a couple of extra joints . . . lmao.. and uncuttable skin, I about lost a pint of blodo trying to do it. |
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Post by kobalt on Sept 20, 2004 22:02:50 GMT -6
onehunglow: Hey your bulbs seem to be lasting longer than for most of the e34 guys. The general consensus was that the 9005's were designed for occasional high beam operation, not for continuous operation like the low beams - hence the somewhat short lifespan. But hey, 5 month's is not bad at all - some of the e34 guys would have to replace them literally every couple of days.
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Post by onehunglow on Sept 21, 2004 8:33:55 GMT -6
"every couple of days" seems quite excessive. All Silverstars come with a one-year warranty. I am not sure what would make the 9005 have less lifespan - it is basically the same design except that the filament has a lower resistance drawing more amperage (power) something like 65 watts instead of 55. Plus I notice there is no silver "cap" painted on the tip. But it would be good to get feedback from anyone else in the Aurora world about these 9005s regarding their life expectancies - the bulbs not the owners  |
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Post by Aurora40 on Oct 27, 2004 10:11:19 GMT -6
I haven't had mine burn out yet. It's been since whenever I posted about it. I guess almost year or so? Also, on the Aurora, the highs get more use than the lows thanks to DRLs. |
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Post by omegaic on Oct 27, 2004 22:26:44 GMT -6
On the gen2 the highs are DRL's? On the classic it's the low's that run as DRL's.
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Post by Aurora40 on Oct 28, 2004 12:33:58 GMT -6
yup, the highs run at 1/2 power for the DRL. You sure it's the lows on the classic? Most all GM's are either the highs or the yellow blinkers.
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Post by dred98 on Oct 28, 2004 14:04:09 GMT -6
yup, the highs run at 1/2 power for the DRL. You sure it's the lows on the classic? Most all GM's are either the highs or the yellow blinkers. Definitely the lows on the classic. From the owners manual "The DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps come on at reduced brightness in daylight . . . ." It automatically switches between DRL and full low beam depending on whether it's dark outside or not. |
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Post by omegaic on Oct 28, 2004 20:47:41 GMT -6
Yes, it's definitely the lows. Perhaps because the lows in the Gen2 are projectors, thus may not work as well as DRL's because of the tight focusing.
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Post by Custom88 on Dec 17, 2004 13:13:28 GMT -6
They probably use the highs on the 2nd gen because it is probably figured that at night your low beams are used a vast majority of the time unless you live in the country and if the low beams were both used at night and during the day they'd be on all the time pretty much if the car were on which would mean the bulbs would burn out much quicker this way. Since the high beams aren't used all that much anyway for most people why not put the DRL's on those bulbs so they get the use, plus they'll last longer as they're on a reduced amount of power anyways. I like the high-beam DRL look better anyways.
As for the low-beam 9005 mod, I'd have to highly recommend against it. You're going to be blinding people. I don't care how you have it aimed, if you have high beam bulbs in low-beam headlamps you're going to blind people. High beam bulbs do not have the covered tip which means the light is going to be dispersed in basically all directions intead of being reflected backwards towards the headlamp's reflector. the bulbs don't themselves 'shine' forward (on low beams) they shine backward/sideways to the reflector, which then disperses the light in the appropriate directions.
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Post by indy8 on Oct 22, 2005 0:59:42 GMT -6
I did this mod using Silverstars with excellent results and no adverse effects after one year. Earlys have the deflector hanging down inside the housing so the lack of a tip coating made no difference.
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Post by macadamiaman on Oct 26, 2005 13:16:31 GMT -6
yup, the highs run at 1/2 power for the DRL. You sure it's the lows on the classic? Most all GM's are either the highs or the yellow blinkers. A little stipulation.. I believe it's 1/3 power, not half, right? |
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Post by oldsauroraman1 on Oct 26, 2005 20:34:41 GMT -6
What's the lifespan on the 9005's? I don't want to have to change these puppies out too often with the mess these are to get out. :-)
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Post by Aurora40 on Oct 26, 2005 20:41:03 GMT -6
yup, the highs run at 1/2 power for the DRL. You sure it's the lows on the classic? Most all GM's are either the highs or the yellow blinkers. A little stipulation.. I believe it's 1/3 power, not half, right? I'm pretty sure it's half. |
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