[FJoel]

Stock Toyota: P/N 9003/HB2 (this is the lowest quality Osram Sylvania)
PIAA Xtreme White Plus: P/N 15224
IPF Standard Performance: P/N HHC126055
IPF Magic (Blue): P/N C41B
Sylvania Silverstar: P/N 9003ST
GE Nighthawk: P/N 9003NH/BP
Hella Xenon Blue: P/N H83140272
Koito Whitebeam H4: P/N K10000-H4
Raybrig Whitesonic H4: P/N RAY-RA43
Sylvania Silverstar Ultra: P/N 9003SU (ordered)

SEE PAGES 8 and 9 FOR THE COMPARISON!

:cheers:

 

[Jo2]

what is the max wattage/volt the stock harness can handle from an aftermarket bulb?

 

[FJoel]

what is the max wattage/volt the stock harness can handle from an aftermarket bulb?

H4-12v60/55w I believe... someone will correct me if I am wrong.

The stock bulbs, AND my high performance bulbs all have this rating.

 

[zoshyii]

What about the GE Nighthawk? I hear they are supposedly in the Silverstar category. Very eager to see the results.

 

[Chatsworth 818 FJ]

PIF Magic Bulb Left, stock right.

and the after glow

 

[FJ B]

Koito white beams, inexpensive , bright and very durable , still usin the same set that was in my 05 tacoma

 

[TCao]

H4-12v60/55w I believe... someone will correct me if I am wrong.

That is the correct rating for HI/LO beam for the stock headlight.

 

[FJoel]

What about the GE Nighthawk? I hear they are supposedly in the Silverstar category. Very eager to see the results.

I was wondering about those. Okay I'll add them.

PIF Magic Bulb Left, stock right.

and the after glow

Nice comparison!

Koito white beams, inexpensive , bright and very durable , still usin the same set that was in my 05 tacoma

Have a link? Seems like a worthy addition...

That is the correct rating for HI/LO beam for the stock headlight.

Thanks!

 

[Shadow-Warrior]

Great job Joel. I have been wondering this myself. I'll be watching this thread closely, thanks buddy

 

[shid_a_liddle28]

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

 

[FJ B]

Here is the link for the Koito's i lovem. not too blue just bright white
Koito Whitebeam H4 [K10000-H4] - $29.99 : Car Lighting Xenon Halogen headlight upgrade bulbs HID

 

[stringmachine]

i am interested in some of thos same model but in the yellow? where do you find those

 

[Buckwheat]

Here is a great site for bulbs and info.

Hella H4 / 9003 / HB2 Replacement and Upgrade Bulbs

I e-mailed them to see if the High Output Osram Hyper Bulbs are the same as the Sylvania Ultra bulbs. No answer yet. I just installed the Sylvania Ultras in my truck today but I haven't had the chance to check them out at night.

 

[stringmachine]

great thread

 

[FJoel]

Just bought Silverstars, but they didn't carry Ultra's yet. Will try another shop tomorrow. Also bought the GE nighthawks, will update the original post. Hopefully this will become a one stop headlight thread with all the part numbers and some good comparison photos.

 

[FJoel]

Here is the link for the Koito's i lovem. not too blue just bright white
Koito Whitebeam H4 [K10000-H4] - $29.99 : Car Lighting Xenon Halogen headlight upgrade bulbs HID

Here is a great site for bulbs and info.

Hella H4 / 9003 / HB2 Replacement and Upgrade Bulbs

I e-mailed them to see if the High Output Osram Hyper Bulbs are the same as the Sylvania Ultra bulbs. No answer yet. I just installed the Sylvania Ultras in my truck today but I haven't had the chance to check them out at night.

great thread

Thanks! You will all see alot of 5 min used bulbs in the parts section soon. I have enough headlight bulbs for 5 FJ's right now and still acquiring them!

 

[SF-07-FJ]

I agree, great thread.

In the past I wrote up a thread on another forum doing this exact same thing. I wish I still had all my info. Testing this visually or with a consumer camera is a great start. To do this truly scientifically you will need a monochrome Grade 0 CCD sensor and a ND128 filter. Mount the CCD on a tripod and in the direct beam path of the headlight and start swapping bulbs and taking "pictures" and the same exposure for each bulb. (so long as you don't saturate the chip) Take these images into an image analysis software such as ImageJ and measure the intensities with a ROI tool or line profile. et viola! QUANTITATIVE DATA!

The camera I used to do this was a CoolSNAP Hq2 (~$16K) and the software I used was ImageJ, which is free.

All I remember is the PIAA Xtreme white had the highest intensity independant of color temperature. (remember is a true monochrome CCD)

 

[SF-07-FJ]

Also, I remember doing a second run using a secondary lighting harness from some website called SUVharness. It made a 5-10% difference depending on the type of bulb.

 

[SavageX25]

You will LOVE the Silverstar Ultras, I just put them in and now I get flashed all the time. But damn they are at least 3x brighter than the stocks! They sure as hell light up the night, I almost have no need for brushguard lights now.

 

[FJ Mike]

Just bought Silverstars, but they didn't carry Ultra's yet. Will try another shop tomorrow. Also bought the GE nighthawks, will update the original post. Hopefully this will become a one stop headlight thread with all the part numbers and some good comparison photos.

Joel, you rock (except in your theory about astrophysics! ha!) In case you can't try it in the northwest, I bought a pair of HID's from one of our site vendors (xenonlink) and they are amazing! You have to aim your lights down a little to avoid blinding others, but the improvement is unbelievable (35 watt low beam HIDs that have 55 Watt high beams). You just do not need high beams anymore with these! Hope this helps.