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Thanks, been looking at Osram bulbs from Wunderlich and PIAA Xtreme form Twisted Throttle.
The PIAA's are about double $, trying to decide if worth it. But if it's more fragile...
Beware of the super whites, they accomplish this by using thinner elements that burn hotter, and have a tendency to be more brittle and prone to vibration failure.
The Silverstars last about a year and quit suddenly.
Don't they all quit suddenly?
Don't they all quit suddenly?
Yup...but my personal experience with Silverstars is they have a very short life. Perhaps better now than a few years back when I gave them a test run in my Duc 900SP, F-150, and Prelude VTEC. In each of those applications had failures within a year to year and a half. Liked the whiter light, but placed some value on my bank account too!
Followed a number of "light" threads for awhile, and saw most positive comments about Osram bulbs for performance and durability.
YMMV!
I wanted to mention - I have not looked at the PIAA bulb but at one time I did consider a Philips Xtreme 80/100 in H4 form.
(The RT has only one bulb, an H4)
(stock is 55/60)
Philips says this thing is 80% brighter.
I won't show my work unless you just insist, but I figured out that with the stock 18 gauge wiring, the additional current draw causes a voltage drop at the bulb, which (because of the way bulb filaments work) causes a 2% drop in brightness.
So, what you really get is a 65% brighter headlight (still not bad) and your wiring makes heat at 2W.
That's not a showstopper by any means, but with the added cost and fragility of the bulb you might consider a 30% or 50% brighter bulb that still runs 55/60 W - first.
Wish I could find the chart, but there is a considerable drop in light output on the halogen bulbs with a drop in voltage.
I would upgrade the wires and add relays to my R 1100 S, But I'm still looking for a place to mount the relays.
I use the silverstars and am happy. Guess I'll see how long they last
Wish I could find the chart, but there is a considerable drop in light output on the halogen bulbs with a drop in voltage.
I would upgrade the wires and add relays to my R 1100 S, But I'm still looking for a place to mount the relays.
I use the silverstars and am happy. Guess I'll see how long they last