Thread: HIR bulbs
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:05 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rjl View Post
HIR = High output, InfraRed.
Actually, it's Halogen, InfraRed but everything else seems correct. I first read about them many years ago on the forum at the predecessor to Automotive Lighting FAQ , when looking to buy an HID plug-and-play kit. Reading convinced me that HIR were the only way to fly if you didn't want to retrofit HID specific projectors, but I do find it interesting that Australian Land Cruiser owners were the originators of the use of HIR retrofits.
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