Best H7 Bulbs?
04-01-2010, 12:52 PM
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Hey Guys,
Living in CANADA (BOOOO!),
i can not disable my Daytime running lights, so when i put on my angel eyes, the DRL's come on. Since the DRL's are H7, just asking what is the best type of H7 bulb/LED out there...
Living in CANADA (BOOOO!),
i can not disable my Daytime running lights, so when i put on my angel eyes, the DRL's come on. Since the DRL's are H7, just asking what is the best type of H7 bulb/LED out there...
04-01-2010, 01:23 PM
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Really no such thing. All aftermarket H7 bulbs or even regular bulbs have a short lifespan, limited output, and poor color quality.
You can go with an H7 LED bulb kit, but it's not very bright. You can go with our H7 Xenix, but they don't last that long and are just an accessory light.
Best thing to do, if you want the best, is to wire up the Orion V2 for DRL operation and disable your high beam:
You can go with an H7 LED bulb kit, but it's not very bright. You can go with our H7 Xenix, but they don't last that long and are just an accessory light.
Best thing to do, if you want the best, is to wire up the Orion V2 for DRL operation and disable your high beam:
04-04-2010, 05:33 PM
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Really no such thing. All aftermarket H7 bulbs or even regular bulbs have a short lifespan, limited output, and poor color quality.
You can go with an H7 LED bulb kit, but it's not very bright. You can go with our H7 Xenix, but they don't last that long and are just an accessory light.
Best thing to do, if you want the best, is to wire up the Orion V2 for DRL operation and disable your high beam:
You can go with an H7 LED bulb kit, but it's not very bright. You can go with our H7 Xenix, but they don't last that long and are just an accessory light.
Best thing to do, if you want the best, is to wire up the Orion V2 for DRL operation and disable your high beam:
You can probably do Miguex's LED mod to make it white. It will look a lot better.
04-04-2010, 06:16 PM
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The H7's in DRL mode operate at reduced voltage. Under those conditions special bulbs probably don't offer any advantage over standard halogen caplets.
04-05-2010, 09:04 AM
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this is correct, one of my bulbs just went again and I'm looking for options. I have tried a couple different halogens that are supposed to be 6000k like color, but because the DRL run at low voltage they still have the yellowish look. The only way I have seen to get rid of this is the above mentioned LED bulbs with resistors, trouble they are not very bright and the high beam flash will not work anymore.
04-05-2010, 09:21 AM
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04-05-2010, 09:28 AM
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04-05-2010, 09:49 AM
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04-05-2010, 10:16 AM
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Putting an LED in there with resistors is a bit problematic long term because those resistors get flaming hot and should be mounted on a metal surface.
We offer these resistors and this high output LED bulb in H7 and do not recommend it.