Complete Headlight Bulb Comparison Thread

[Bodegas]

Joel! I just received the Koito's you sent me. Thanks alot! Absolute care has been taken with them. No finger prints anywhere and wrapped like an antique in the box. PROPS!

[FJoel]

canadian_rocks previously said:

Joel! I just received the Koito's you sent me. Thanks alot! Absolute care has been taken with them. No finger prints anywhere and wrapped like an antique in the box. PROPS!

Thanks! Enjoy 'em...

Now who wants some other bulbs... please take them!

[couver]

FJoel -- I just sent you some rep for doing this -- you are a crazy man! I had been considering some Silverstar Ultras, but this thread motivated me to pick up a set, not to mention that AutoZone had them in stock and with a $10 rebate. Quite a bit brighter than the stock lights and so easy to install -- definitely worth it. Thanks for your efforts!

[FJoel]

couver previously said:

FJoel -- I just sent you some rep for doing this -- you are a crazy man! I had been considering some Silverstar Ultras, but this thread motivated me to pick up a set, not to mention that AutoZone had them in stock and with a $10 rebate. Quite a bit brighter than the stock lights and so easy to install -- definitely worth it. Thanks for your efforts!

My pleasure! I like doing little science experiments... hopefully it'll keep me somewhat sharp...

Thanks for the rep too!

[FJoel]

I still have some bulbs left over if anyone is interested... please

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forum...ght-bulbs.html

I dropped the prices even more. I promise to pack them very well!

Your bulbs aren't going to last forever... but I have enough to last me forever if no one buys them!

[Shadow-Warrior]

FJoel previously said:

Now for the numbers...

I decided to test my stock before and after I cleaned the headlight domes. I was happy with my findings.

Stock with dirty domes: 244 Lux
Stock with clean domes: 311 Lux

BIG Difference!

If you want to see at night, keep your headlights clean!

I will list the lux ratings in descending order, so don't confuse the lux numbers with the photography timeline I used above...

PIAA: 411 Lux

Koito: 396 Lux

Silverstar Ultras: 379 Lux

IPF: 377 Lux

GE Nighthawk: 357 Lux

Silverstar: 339 Lux

Hella: 336 Lux

Raybrig: 311 Lux

Stock: 311 Lux


Notes: While the Raybrigs offered no improvement over the stock bulbs in terms of light density, they did provide a "less" yellow light, so I listed them above stock. Potentially a waste of money here...

I expected more from the Hellas... though the color of the light was improved, possibly only bested by the Koitos and PIAAs, the density was not the drastic improvement I expected.

My first set of PIAA's only lasted me 11 months, so longevity may be the trade off for their extremely white and dense light. However, I cannot say if I did not touch the bulbs or not back then because I was so excited to get them in there. Perhaps my next set will do better now that I know to NEVER TOUCH THE GLASS!

The afterglow of the IPF Magic's is just plain cool!



Any questions... post up or PM me.

If you want my opinion... get the PIAAs. Those aren't for sale by the way.

Joel, I have been watching this thread close. I will now be buying PIAA's for my headlights. I know their driving lights are very bright that I have in my front bumper. I have had people flash me, I forget I have them on.

Rep Points to ya buddy

[Faddy]

shid_a_liddle28 previously said:

I run Silverstars in all my vehicles. I opted to go with the Silverstar Ultras in the FJ. WOW! What a difference, definitely worth the extra $9 - $15

Just got the Silverstar Ultras and I am WOW'ed. Big difference. Very nice and bright.

[Nate]

Those are the one's that I went with. (Silver star ultra) You can really tell a difference.

[FreshChip119]

I'm using PIAA Hyper White headlights and the PIAA Hyper White 520 FJC kit off road lights I use them together at night and they really light up the road.

[Attilla]

Thanks for doing this thread FJoel, I just ordered some PIAA's.

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