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Old 02-09-2009, 10:44 PM   #85 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by phunk View Post
to the guy who put the high beam HIR into the lowbeam housing... will that be OK for oncoming drivers if properly aimed? is that even an upgrade? i thought the wattage was what effects the output, and that the part number is what defines its housing shape/style.... so is putting the high beam in the low beam part of the housing going to be any different anyway?
It's fine, still waaaay better for oncoming than any PnP HID, and you know how many of those are around. You do get more of a hotspot in the middle than using the regular bulb though.

It's 65w, and 2350 lumen. The lowbeam 9012 is 55w and 1750 lumen I believe. So the highbeam bulb puts out a lot more light, and it's the same price.
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