HIR sabog ang buga :(

[vefyjeph]

Hi guys,

I installed HIR H7 (low) bulbs on my car. But it did not give the result that I wanted.

HIR sa driver side tapos OEM sa passenger side.
Parang sabog yung lights ng HIR...



Mataas yung lights ng HIR tapos parang walang cut-off. I tried adjust the up and down pero wala effect. Yung sa OEM parang may guhit/cut-off.


May mali kaya sa installation ko? Or di lang compatible yung bulb na nakuha ko sa reflector ng headlight ko. Car is Elantra...

[crazy_boy]

Anong sasakyan yan? Yung OEM ba ay halogen or HID?

[Chikselog]

If your headlight's stock bulb is halogen, it should remain that way. It was designed for halogen bulbs and not HID. Sabog talaga buga nyan kapag HID ginamit mo maski anong aim. Mas mainam at mas mura pa ang Philips XV or Osram NB plus.

[vefyjeph]

*crazyboy - Elantra MD to. Halogen ang OEM bulbs.

*chickselog - HIR bulbs yung kinabit ko, not HID. As advertised, compatible daw ang HIR with halogen reflectors and should be able to produce 75% more light compared to ordinary halogen bulbs. Kaso mukhang di compatible sa reflector kaya sabog and di maganda output. Sterling H7 HIR bulbs ito...

[Chikselog]

*crazyboy - Elantra MD to. Halogen ang OEM bulbs.

*chickselog - HIR bulbs yung kinabit ko, not HID. As advertised, compatible daw ang HIR with halogen reflectors and should be able to produce 75% more light compared to ordinary halogen bulbs. Kaso mukhang di compatible sa reflector kaya sabog and di maganda output. Sterling H7 HIR bulbs ito...

Osram NBP/Philips XV also offers around 75% light intensity and improved width compared sa stock. My friend uses the XV. No issues sa glare since it is a halogen bulb. Purely plug and play, no need to adjust the aim.

[garyq]

chik: with all due respect, I don't think XV and NB+ will give additional 75% sa output over stock bulbs. Here is an output comparo:



For the HIR bulb (halogen infrared reflecting), for your Elantra, anong type kinabit mo, meaning HB4 ba yan? Anong brand yung binili mo? Philips na lang mfg nyan ngayon if I am not mistaken. Yung GE na reference mo with the 75% increase (design parameter yun) hindi na available yun. Let us know anong details nung kinabit mo para we can comment.

[Chikselog]

^Maybe it varies din. Sa FM kasi ng friend ko laking difference sa stock halogens nya hehe.

[vefyjeph]

Sterling yung brand na nasa box. H7 bulbs, 55watts, 4300K. Oks naman feedback nung ibang nagkabit ng same bulb brand na ito sa elantra.

[SiRbossR]

baka naman baliktad ung high and low beam setting nung bulb?

[vefyjeph]

baka naman baliktad ung high and low beam setting nung bulb?

single low bulbs lang ito eh. I tried rotating the bulb 180 degrees kaso di kumakagat yung lock. So I guess tama naman position ng pagkakabit ko.

[garyq]

sterling??? first time I heard about this brand. Meron mga times mali and filament position sa bulb so yung focal position sa HL mali din causing discrepancies sa output. HB3 and HB4 lang ang totoong HIR bulbs. All the others are copies and you can get bulb qualities na ganyan. If you really want HIR bulbs then get Philips kaya lang walang H7 sila, HB3 and HB4 lang.

chik: baka naman lumang bulb yung comparison. Kung luma na talaga yung bulb and kabitan mo ng XV, meron ngang difference. Yung pic posted is a nice stock Philips bulbs na standard quality vs. XV.

[vefyjeph]

*garyq
thanks for the good info. Well, parang I noticed nga naparang hindi nakasentro or perpendicular yung bulb itself sa base by a certain degrees. Not sure if ganun na from factory or baka dahil sa shipping and handling. Nakabalot lang ng circular styrofoam yung bulb sa loob ng box eh. Not much protection sa wiggle. My eyes could be deceiving me though.

I am waiting for the seller's input on this as well.

[vefyjeph]

May possibility kaya na na damage ko yung bulbs during the installation? First time ko kasi mag-install. Di ko naman hinawakan yung bubog na bulbs. Kaso medyo nangangatal kamay ko nung ipinapasok ko yung bulbs sa butas. Pero yung sa 2nd bulb, swabe na kasi nawala na kaba. hahaha. Kaso yun nga, pareho pa rin na sabog ang ilaw. Lalo wala makita pag gabi.

[Ry_Tower]

^Maybe it varies din. Sa FM kasi ng friend ko laking difference sa stock halogens nya hehe.

chik: with all due respect, I don't think XV and NB+ will give additional 75% sa output over stock bulbs. Here is an output comparo:



For the HIR bulb (halogen infrared reflecting), for your Elantra, anong type kinabit mo, meaning HB4 ba yan? Anong brand yung binili mo? Philips na lang mfg nyan ngayon if I am not mistaken. Yung GE na reference mo with the 75% increase (design parameter yun) hindi na available yun. Let us know anong details nung kinabit mo para we can comment.

I'm using PXV as well. Hindi nga 75% ang improvement but meron talaga (at least 25%) and best of all, stock setup siya and plug and play. Sulit siya when using high beam niya and hiway driving ka. Malayo dun ang stock (40-50% at least IMHO)

[garyq]

I'm using PXV as well. Hindi nga 75% ang improvement but meron talaga (at least 25%) and best of all, stock setup siya and plug and play. Sulit siya when using high beam niya and hiway driving ka. Malayo dun ang stock (40-50% at least IMHO)

Yes meron naman improvement. As mentioned, if you compare it to a new Philips or Osram bulb na standard quality, I would say mga 10-20% based on actual output and measurements on my light meter. It's a good first step if you want to improve lighting and I have these bulbs in stock with installation and alignment. Yes plug and play yan but you need to check your alignment. In terms of load sa circuit ng oto, same 55w.