Lighting upgrades/bulbs

[OCDinPDX]

I have Silverstars in my Santa Fe`s headlights and upgraded the fog light bulbs. The stock bulbs are the 880 style which rate a measly 27 watts. An 899 style is the same shape bulb but rates at 37.5 watts. That extra 10.5 watts makes all the difference in the world and really improve poor weather visibility.

I wanted to go higher but `01 and `02 Santa Fe`s came with 50+ watt bulbs from the factory which caused the housings to melt which is why they downgraded. I figured 37 was a good compromise. So far, it`s been a year and no melting.

[holland_patrick]

After 2 days? He would have lost my business right there. In this day and age, customer service is held to a much higher standard. I sent an email inquiry to a company at 12:15 AM and received an answer within 10 minutes! Now that`s customer service!

He doesn`t sell many bulb but answers a lot of questions on them.... so i don`t expect him to answer quickly...

Plus I had to school him on Baja`s as they have two different lighting systems turbo vs NA have different lights

[holland_patrick]

here is the dope on the new bulbs verses the stock or upgraded over the parts counter nighthalk stuff.


The new bulbs are TOSHEBA 9012 bulbs with new HALOGEN INFREED REFLECTION. The bulb is the same as a standard 9006 bulb but,the bulb glas is spherical verses tubular in shape.

LOW BEAM STOCK 9006,12.8V 55W 1000 LUMONS
875 HRS

LOW BEAM COMPAIR"NIGHTHALK" 9006X80 12.8V 55W 1112 LUMONS 275 HRS

LOW BEAM NEW "HIR" 12.8V 55W 1875 LUMONS AND 875 HRS.

This is why I could see the difference and was happy with the longevity in the easy upgrade.

Thanks...

dammm...


16 March 2009: This bulb has been discontinued by Toshiba, and is not presently being manufactured by anyone, anywhere. We are working to bring this bulb back to market in the long run. For now, we recommend the new Philips Xtreme Power maximum-performance 9006/HB4 bulb.