Junk?
Were they the Sylvania light blue tinted ones. ???
Or the imported Osram transparent ones? 8)
Now we need some brand names too.
KenGLong wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:I've been on a never-ending quest for the perfect headlight. Spent my hard-earned dollars on a lot of junk (Sylvania SilverStars for instance).
Have you ever had your headlight(s) go out like at 70mph about 2am 100 miles out of town? Not fun.
As we get older night vision is not as good.
I don't have a problem w/ running those high output, short life, EU Off-Road/Rally/Marked-Not for Highway Use/ bulbs, however I have had a cop turn around and give lecture on blinding oncoming traffic once.
At least you know
they can see you!
I considered the higher watt/output bulbs and they are OK in a car, but compromising bulb life for output and w/ only one bulb might not be a good idea. I figured since the Osram (not Sylvania) were prefered in multiple forums that was the way to go.
Quote:The best I've found so far is a standard H4 halogen in a 90/100 wattage rating with a clear lens. It throws some serious light and seems to last a full season. It has two drawbacks. The life is shorter than standard 55/60 bulbs and sometimes the cagers think my high beam is on and don't dim theirs.
I also adjust my headlight so the low beam will light the road enough so I can safely run on low beam at about 55 mph. I gotta do this because I'm going opposite the normal commuter traffic and there's quite a few cars coming at me at o-dark-thirty. Can't run my high-beam all the time.
It's a compromise and my search for the perfect lighting continues.