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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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Headlight recommendations

2006 Pacifica (Not important)

Looking at replacement lamps, one is out.

All seem to be 1571 lumens regardless of color temp.

So should I go with 3500, 4000, 4200 for color temp.

What say ye light geeks?
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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PIAA H7 (Unsure of lumens) 4000K for $89.95 Pair

Silver Star Xtreme H7 1571 lumens 4200K $59.95 Pair
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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Well....in days of yore we used to use DC-3 landing lights,then we went to cibe with 80/100 bulbs.But,with the CHP acting as a revenue enhancement arm for Moonbeam brown,the Pias are a good bet.Or go here..danielsternlighting and look at 80/100 Narva bulbs(for the squint sighted)
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 10:29 AM
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Went with the Silverstar Ultra, they we're running a $10.00 rebate and since they were only a 100 temp difference in color figured not worth the extra 30-50 bucks.

I wish our trucks had the light dispersal of the Pacificas, the whole block was lit up without creating any glare for oncoming traffic.
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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Found out why the whole block was lit up.

Wife was behind me coming home from work and she was blinding me from behind while I was driving my truck.

Apparently the H3 lamps can be installed upside down causing the light to aim about a foot higher at about 3 feet out.

The bulb needs to installed so that the filament is in the lower position otherwise vehicles above the height of the headlamp assembly get a view of the filament directly instead of it being shielded by the bulb cap reflector.

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