![]() ![]() I ran a set of 90 on my 2001 Accord for years with great results. Too bad, HIR bulbs only available in 90 (90 equivalent). Philips later picked up production and made some improvements after Toshiba stopped making them. Toshiba licensed it from GE and made HIR 9012 (low beam) and 9011 (high beam) bulbs until 2009, I think. ![]() GE researched and designed the HIR technology (patent number 6,087,775). SilverStar bulbs only lasts 100-124 hours, according to Lamp Replacement Guide Product Specifications 9011 lasts longer than standard 9005 too (400 hours vs 320 hours). Standard 9005 (SilverStar included) produces 1,700 lumens but 9011 HIR produces 2,530 lumens. However, HIR produces a lot more light (lumens). ![]() The color temperature is slightly whiter (3,600K) than that of normal halogen bulbs (3,250K), so, people who want white light probably do not like it. So, it will work perfectly with housing that's designed for 9005. The rest of the bulb (filament location, connector, base, wattage, etc.) are identical to those of 9005 bulbs. The tab needs to be modified slightly like shown on this page, HIR 90 bulbs are exactly identical in all dimensions to 90 bulbs, except for two areas, the second of wh. Even if I had to pay $30 every couple of years for a pair of brighter, whiter bulbs that would not bother me.įor those with Halogen headlamps, IMO, the best bulb for high beam is Philips 9011 HIR (Halogen Infrared Reflective) bulb. It is not like these bulbs are super expensive either. My 2007 Focus and F150 have SilverStar's for both the headlamps and fog lamps and I only had to replace one fog lamp in the F150 a few years ago but it had over 150,000 miles on it. I also have my fog lamps programmed to come on when the auto headlamps come on every time and they stay on even with the high beams are on so they get used just as much as the HID headlamps. I have had SilverStar's for my high beams and fog lights ever since I have had the car which has been 16 months and 48,000 miles and have not had to replace any of them yet. Maybe some people got a bad batch or they are not using the proper bulb in the housing which could overheat and cause the bulb to burn out faster. I use my high beams many times EVERY night where I live and there is no way I am going to wait for them to become bright.Īs far as longevity of the SilverStar's, I have read a few posts that they do not last very long. That does no good if you need to flash to pass or flash oncoming cars to let them know their high beams are on. I would never use HID's for high beams as you have to wait for them to become fully bright which is on the average of 20 seconds. Can you please provide a link to a 55 watt HID H1 kit that is less than $29.95? If so, they must not be of very high quality. My SilverStar 55 watt H1 high beam bulbs cost $29.95 for the pair. And I just had to throw in the rear of my two cars while at a restaurant having lunch today. The fog lamps have just a slight warmer color than the other two but not enough for me to want to try something different. The high beams are almost a dead match in color with the HID's. I took this photo tonight with all three lights on. Yes I can run HID's in there but that is overboard as these Silverstars do a great job. ![]() I want the most light possible while driving on dark mountain roads every night and LED's do not reflect in either of those two reflector housings as well as the halogen's do. The high beams and the fog lamps are the only lights on the car, inside or out, that are not LED's. They are about 4500K in color temperature so they are basically white with no blue tint. I have used them in many cars and really like the brighter, whiter light they put out and want a bulb very close in color to the stock HID headlights in the Escape. Yes I do run the Silverstar's for both the high beams and the fog lamps. ![]()
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