Reasonably cheap High beam and fog modification

[Kamakazie2]

this is a first for me.. 1st new car ever and 1st american car ever. I just picked up my 2006 300C AWD 5.7 Brilliant Black with Lt/Dk Slate interior.

The car is a beautiful machine.

I did some upgrades to the lighting system that will make subtle changes to our light output.

1st i purchased 4 9011 HIR bulbs. These bulbs are like the 9005 bulb but they are sphereical shaped and have coating that will reflect the infrared heat back at the filament to produce better light output. GE makes these bulbs for the Dodge viper and according to the spec sheets outputs over 1000 lumens more with little or no more current draw then standard 9005 bulbs.

I have shaved one of the tabs of each bulb down to fit in the housing of the high beam and fog light. These bulbs have the exact sam filament location of the fog light and high beam bulb. So the beam pattern will not be changed in any way.

The catch.. these bulbs run about 25 dollars each.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ulb_types.html

This web site has ratings on the bulbs..


These bulbs wre transfered over from my 97 audi A8 which i retrofitted a few years ago when the bulbs were 50 each. They really do work and would like to share whatever i can.

[Johnny Vig]

Originally Posted by Kamakazie2

this is a first for me.. 1st new car ever and 1st american car ever. I just picked up my 2006 300C AWD 5.7 Brilliant Black with Lt/Dk Slate interior.

The car is a beautiful machine.

I did some upgrades to the lighting system that will make subtle changes to our light output.

1st i purchased 4 9011 HIR bulbs. These bulbs are like the 9005 bulb but they are sphereical shaped and have coating that will reflect the infrared heat back at the filament to produce better light output. GE makes these bulbs for the Dodge viper and according to the spec sheets outputs over 1000 lumens more with little or no more current draw then standard 9005 bulbs.

I have shaved one of the tabs of each bulb down to fit in the housing of the high beam and fog light. These bulbs have the exact sam filament location of the fog light and high beam bulb. So the beam pattern will not be changed in any way.

The catch.. these bulbs run about 25 dollars each.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ulb_types.html

This web site has ratings on the bulbs..


These bulbs wre transfered over from my 97 audi A8 which i retrofitted a few years ago when the bulbs were 50 each. They really do work and would like to share whatever i can.

Great Thread you started. Daniel Stern lighting is a great sight and I have shared it with many who think those fake blue bulbs are the answer. These bulbs you mention above should be excellent. I am wondering what color output is? I know it is white, but is it bright-white where as the yellowish hue is no longer present like with stock bulbs? I am also curious as to how much effort was in filing the tabs down. Please give us your full report and review asap. Thanks.

[Kamakazie2]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vig

Great Thread you started. Daniel Stern lighting is a great sight and I have shared it with many who think those fake blue bulbs are the answer. These bulbs you mention above should be excellent. I am wondering what color output is? I know it is white, but is it bright-white where as the yellowish hue is no longer present like with stock bulbs? I am also curious as to how much effort was in filing the tabs down. Please give us your full report and review asap. Thanks.

The light output is a bright white.. compared to the HID low beams they are obviousley a yellowish hue..but in comparison they are slightly whiter than stock high beams. The fogs however were a different story. The stock fog light bulb is a modified 9005 bulb that is only 42 watts. the upgrade alont to the 9005 bulb brings it up to 65 watts. Then add on the HIR upgrades and you have a nice glare free foglight without melting your stockwiring or fuses.

BTW where did you get the sub enclosure? I still need to transfer mt car pc to the 300c. I wsa able to get the dealer to throw in the srt8 spoiler and the nav dash along with my purchase so i have to mold my monitor to the dash bezel.

A camera cannot really capture the subtle difference in light ouput that the highs and fogs will put out compared to the stock bulbs.. the real difference is howmuch further the beam fous goes when the high beams are on.

[Johnny Vig]

Originally Posted by Kamakazie2

The light output is a bright white.. compared to the HID low beams they are obviousley a yellowish hue..but in comparison they are slightly whiter than stock high beams. The fogs however were a different story. The stock fog light bulb is a modified 9005 bulb that is only 42 watts. the upgrade alont to the 9005 bulb brings it up to 65 watts. Then add on the HIR upgrades and you have a nice glare free foglight without melting your stockwiring or fuses.

BTW where did you get the sub enclosure? I still need to transfer mt car pc to the 300c. I wsa able to get the dealer to throw in the srt8 spoiler and the nav dash along with my purchase so i have to mold my monitor to the dash bezel.

A camera cannot really capture the subtle difference in light ouput that the highs and fogs will put out compared to the stock bulbs.. the real difference is howmuch further the beam fous goes when the high beams are on.

Sub-enclosure is factory Kicker. You can do a search on this forum for custom enclosures that look like this one.

I don't use high beams that often so I am more curious on the fog bulbs. From what I read you recommend the 65 watt HIR 9005 bulbs, correct? Where did u buy them from, because Daniel Stern does not have them listed. Thanks.

[Kamakazie2]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vig

Sub-enclosure is factory Kicker. You can do a search on this forum for custom enclosures that look like this one.

I don't use high beams that often so I am more curious on the fog bulbs. From what I read you recommend the 65 watt HIR 9005 bulbs, correct? Where did u buy them from, because Daniel Stern does not have them listed. Thanks.

They are very hard to find.. the best place would probably be ebay.. Daniel Stern does not advertide them for sale however emial him and he will give you a quote.. thats where i got mine from originally.

[Johnny Vig]

Sent Daniel Stern an email. There are also other places on Ebay and such that sell them. About $29.99 each. Thanks.

[BobCav]

Great website on HIR lighting right here:
http://hirheadlights.com/

[doktorek]

Doesnt the 65W bulb melt the fog light housing after a while? That used to be an issue in other cars I used to owe.

[Kamakazie2]

Originally Posted by doktorek

Doesnt the 65W bulb melt the fog light housing after a while? That used to be an issue in other cars I used to owe.

Well its been 1200 miles and i took the bulb out of the fog light to check for any melting... nothing.. its all in perfect shape and no signs of heat dammage..

[Johnny Vig]

Originally Posted by Kamakazie2

Well its been 1200 miles and i took the bulb out of the fog light to check for any melting... nothing.. its all in perfect shape and no signs of heat dammage..

I forgot to ask you, I know the bulbs have to be filed down a little for them to fit like a 9005 bulb, but is the same filing done for them to fit in the fog lights? or does other filing need to be done? Thanks