[s-cars] bulbs for C4 Euro lamps?

[Lee Levitt]

Larry,

Thanks. I ordered a set of similar bulbs from rallylights.com.

I'll have them in over the weekend and will report back.

Lee



On Thu Sep 07 08:10:23 PDT 2006, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> Much to my surprise, the Hi Efficiency H1's (such as the OSRAM 
> Silverstars
> (not Sylvania) or the Narva Rangepower 50+ Hi Eff) seem to be a 
> close match
> to the 9012/9011 HIR bulbs I have in my UrS with DOT lights. 
> Admittedly, the
> H1's are in a 20K mile Saabaru vs. a 110K mile UrS6, but for the 
> short term,
> Lee, take a shot at getting the hi-efficiency bulbs for your UrS. 
> They are
> of stock wattage, but they are supposed to put out between 1650 
> to 1850
> lumens, which is about what the HIR bulbs will do. I got my HiEff 
> bulbs from
> http://www.danielsternlighting.com.
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> On 9/6/06, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Taka,
>> 
>> You're right, well close. Good 60 watt H1 bulbs put out about 
>> 1800 lumens,
>> but it's still only half as much as the HIDs.
>> 
>> I did a HID upgrade to my S6...it made a huge difference...but 
>> it was a
>> bit
>> of a PITA.
>> 
>> Lee
>> 
>> 
>>   _____
>> 
>> From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 5:51 PM
>> To: lee at wheelman.com
>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] bulbs for C4 Euro lamps?
>> 
>> 
>> Lee-
>> IIRC, a stock wattage H1 or H3 maxes out around 1200 or 1400 
>> lumens. The
>> HID
>> Xenons
>> might put out as much as 3200 lumens.
>> 
>> There is no comparison between "old" tech H1s and H3s versus HID 
>> lamps.
>> You've gotten
>> spoiled by the HIDs.
>> 
>> The closest you would get would be to use the US spec lamp 
>> housings, mount
>> 9011s in the
>> high and low positions- they're 2000+ lumens IIRC.
>> 
>> My experience is that 9011s are way brighter than any other bulb 
>> I've had
>> personal experience with
>> except for HID systems.
>> 
>> When I get around to installing a Hella H11 based system on the 
>> Miata,
>> I'll
>> let you know what it's
>> like to have 2800 lumen low beams. :-)
>> 
>> Bottom line- you need to put HIDs into your C4.
>> 
>> Taka
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/6/06, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yep, you are right. Thanks. Bulbs are on their way from
>> rallylights.com.
>> 
>> I'm hoping that a set of fresh bulbs will brighten up the lights
>> on my '96. The difference between the C4 euro lamps and the C5
>> xenons is quite surprising...so much so that I'm wondering 
>> whether
>> I have another issue. I do have a 3M film on the lights, but I
>> don't remember that cutting a significant amount of light.
>> 
>> Bad ground? Something else? They're consistent across the two
>> lamps...at something like 70% of what I'd expect from the lamps.
>> 
>> Lee
>> '99 A6 quattro avant
>> '96 A6 quattro avant
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed Sep 06 11:46:38 PDT 2006, Robert Rossato
>> <  <mailto:bob.rossato_af at cox.net> bob.rossato_af at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> > My recollection is that low/high/fog are H1/H1/H3.
>> >
>> > Bob
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> >> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Lee 
>> Levitt
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:39 AM
>> >> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> >> Subject: [s-cars] bulbs for C4 Euro lamps?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> A quick question...what are the correct bulbs for the C4 S6 
>> euro
>> >> lamps?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >>
>> >> Lee
>> >> '99 A6 quattro avant
>> >> '96 A6 quattro avant
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> 
>> 
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