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Philips X-treme Vision Halogen Bulbs

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Anyone have these for their daytime running lights? I do not want to go with HID for the high beam and I am now leaning away from an LED bulb. My question is,do these bulbs have a really bright whitish look. I am looking for something that looks like 4300k in color.

Trixter has a thread on DRL's but he is looking to go with a LED bulb and I do not want to hijack his thread.


H7 / 499 Philips X-treme Vision Halogen Bulbs
 
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Ironically I ordered a few days ago and received today my Philips H7 X-treme Vision bulbs for my hi beam lights. Did not have a chance to put them on - my left arm is broken and still in a cast. About a week before I received these bulbs, I ordered a set of Super white 80w High Power LED CREE bulbs for DRL, Fog Headlights. But upon researches I found out that they intended for DRL look improvement, of for fogs. I needed them to improve my high beam illumination - not for look. So these LED's still in sealed box unopened.
As my low beam, I use the same Philips Crystal Vision Ultra 4000k. But, instead of H7 bulbs in your case (for hi beam), I use H11 on my car (for low beam). I put them on about a year and 1/2. Both are still working, but I don' t drive car uses much at nigh. I know the main problem with these bulbs is a life expectation. Again, I use mine Crystal Vision Ultra for a low beam and I can say that I am a happy camper at night. However, next time, when I need to order bulbs for a low beams, I'll go with Philips H11 Diamond Vision 5000k.
 
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Sounds like you are happy with them,so,thats good.I do not use high beams very much at all,so,I would be willing to give up some functionality when using them,but,because these are halogen and not LED,I may not have to.We shall see when I get them.

Whenever you decide to change to Philips H11 Diamond Vision 5000k,are you dong so because you want more of a bluish tint?
 
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Do I want more of a bluish tint? Actually yes. But only without compromising their long range of illumination. They should give an HID appearance, not a cheap blue output. The Diamonds are newer bulbs on market and they have a slightly higher reviews from consumers. I am talking about low beams H11 only.
 
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Do I want more of a bluish tint? Actually yes. But only without compromising their long range of illumination. They should give an HID appearance, not a cheap blue output. The Diamonds are newer bulbs on market and they have a slightly higher reviews from consumers. I am talking about low beams H11 only.

I agree,I was trying to get an idea of the color of the Diamonds as I am not familiar with them.

Eventually,when I go to HID low beams,I want the look of 4300K with DRL's giving off a color in the 5000-6000K. I had that in our Lexus and want to duplicate or come close to that look with the Sonata.

Thanks for sharing as the Diamonds may be an option for my DRL's whenever I do go to HID low beams.
 
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I just instaled Philips CrystalVision Ultra for my DRL's and at lower voltage they are not any whiter then the OEM's however, at full power they are whiter. Now I am considering https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...gh Power LED Daytime Running Light/1583/3660/ for DRL's. I'm 99% in the city and high beams are virtually useless to me.

My two cents on light output,
Philips CrystalVision Ultra 4000K are not very different in light output from my 1 year old OEM bulbs. Of course, they are two shades whiter. At the same time I got Orsram 65w H7's for comparison from candlepower.com Well they are not very much brighter, certainly not 50% as the lumen numbers would suggest but they sure are yellow :(, sticking with the Philips for low's



http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item...-CrystalVision-Ultra-4000K-Halogen-Bulbs.html
 
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I just instaled Philips CrystalVision Ultra for my DRL's and at lower voltage they are not any whiter then the OEM's however, at full power they are whiter.

When you say full power,do you mean when you turn your high beams on?


My two cents on light output,
Philips CrystalVision Ultra 4000K are not very different in light output from my 1 year old OEM bulbs. Of course, they are two shades whiter. At the same time I got Orsram 65w H7's for comparison from candlepower.com Well they are not very much brighter, certainly not 50% as the lumen numbers would suggest but they sure are yellow :(, sticking with the Philips for low's

I hope I am happy as far as the whiteness is concerned as thats what I want. Too late to turn back now as they shipped from Kentucky this morning.We shall see...:wink:

Thanks for your imput.
 
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Just to give you an idea how white those diamonds are here's a couple pics. They are a very close match to my 6k led eyebrow lights.

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I think those look pretty good-- however, I think they'd look even better without the YELLOW/AMBER parking lights. A set of quality, bright LED White/Amber switchbacks would be a great addition -- For example:

 
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The switch to Amber/Yellow for turning and the switchback to White for parking/running lights.

I use these: 2 PC 1157 Samsung LED 22W High Power 22 Dual SMD Chips White Amber Switch Back | eBay

Pretty bright. And they are White-Yellow-off-Yellow . . . for turning. I would not recommend the type that go White-Yellow-White-Yellow-- they are not as visible to on coming traffic as the one that just blink yellow- and then go back to white after you turn. Bulbs are Type 1 or Type 2-- You want Type 2 if you use a switchback.

(The high beams in my photo are LED; the lows are HID.)
 
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Weird. Guess it like anything else, every brand is different. For the amount of money they cost i am happy with mine. I am sure there is much better out there but what's the point. I have a hard enough time trying to figure out who has their brights on or not anymore these todays bulbs are so bright. Did you ever have hid or led if so how did you compare them to what we have now if you did.
 
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Nope never had either besides the LED eyebrow lights i have now. Those lights are what led me in search for the whitest headlights possible to match up without having to get HID's. The Diamond Visions seemed to be very popular on the BMW and Benz forum's so i gave them a shot. So far im very happy with them. Kinda wondering how long they'll last.

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The high output LEDs do get hot-- not the actual chip (diode) but the 'circuity' that feeds the light emitting diode-- hence, the heat sink and fan. Both the heat sink and the fan fit within the housing with the cap installed. The LED "ballast" is much smaller than the HID
ballasts.

With respect to light output-- 3000 lumen H7 LEDs are now available (about $80). That is MORE light than an H7-- however, the housing & reflector in the Sonata were NOT designed for an an LED like this (or an HID). In high beam mode there is plenty of light, but it is not focused properly to "reach down the road" like a stock halogen high beam. But it is great for lighting up street signs, overhead signs, etc.-- it just does not reach out as far as the haogen bulbs the housing/reflector were designed for. But the DRL mode is crystal white and pretty darn bright. (maybe brighter than it should be)

I can post some photos later to demonstrate what the high beam LEDs do in a darkend area. I still like them.
 
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These lights are driving me crazy. Today,I took the Phillips Crystal Vision Ultras (4000k) from the DRL and put it in my low beams. They are whiter and brighter than the oem bulb so I may just keep them there until the switch to HID's. It's funny,when I had them for the DRL,they were much more yellow than they are now in the low beams. Were they more yellow because they were not running at full voltage for the DRL?

So,thats where I currently stand. I did order these last night.......Premium H7 21 SMD 5730 LED
 
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@Airforce1

You are killing me! Did you get the LED bulbs yet?:crying2:>:D:harhar: huh? huh ? huh? dont do things like this to me lol...:wallbash: I have no patience! the doctors have me on steroids again and i need an answer now!

I need a full write up review w/photos and diagram also something to calm me down! is pot legal in NJ yet? LMAO!!! :blush::whistling::innocent:

PS:That was not me typing....it was my alter ego....


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No wonder these thing are highly illegal!...why would someone actually want to feel like this!? I hope i made someone laugh from my suffering lol
 
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@Airforce1

You are killing me! Did you get the LED bulbs yet?:crying2:>:D:harhar: huh? huh ? huh? dont do things like this to me lol...:wallbash: I have no patience! the doctors have me on steroids again and i need an answer now!

I need a full write up review w/photos and diagram also something to calm me down! is pot legal in NJ yet? LMAO!!! :blush::whistling::innocent:

PS:That was not me typing....it was my alter ego....


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No wonder these thing are highly illegal!...why would someone actually want to feel like this!? I hope i made someone laugh from my suffering lol
Ha,steroids? Good reason to hit the weights,right? lol.

I remember that game when Clemens threw that bat.

Ready to laugh at me? The Led bulb did come today,thats right,Led,as in one.Whenever I ordered bulbs in the past,they always came in a pair. These did not,so,I ordered the other one tonight.If I am lucky,it may get here for Friday,but,I doubt it.

Tony,to blow off some steam,take the car out,hit those loop d loop off ramps and try to pull a G with your updated suspension mods,without taking somebody out of course. Do you have a dash cam? That would be stellar!!!!!!!:grin2:
 
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I used to run the Osram 65W Rallye bulbs before I went to LED. Nice bulbs-- lots of high beam and great for our low beam too! However, still the 'yellow' DRL. The Rallye H7 is essentially an H9 burner in an H7 base. You would have had no heat problems with the stock headlight housing and no wiring problems with the extra current draw.

Now, if to were going to 100W, you could expect some problems. Both Hella and Optilux offer 100W H7 bulbs-- but most stock wiring will fail-- I know this because I tried them in a Lexus ES several years ago. The wiring failed at the crimp on connector going in to the plug/receptacle. I figured that since most devices are designed with a safety factor of 2, I'd be ok at 100W; I figured wrong. It did reinforce my belief that when things fail, they will do so at the worst possible time-- like 150 miles from home in a blizzard . . .

I have had my (fan cooled) LEDs installed for about six months-- so far not one problem. I do like the pure white DRL. But recently I went on vacation and drove 2800 miles in two weeks. I noticed that the "yellow" halogen running lights-- and even the headlights-- were more visible and "eye catching' than the white LED and HID. I did some research and found out that cars with LED brake lights are struck in the rear more often than those conventional incandescent bulbs-- the researcher did not really have any explanation as to why this was so . . . (I have LED brake lights too.)

Most everyone likes the clean, crisp look of "white" light for their DRLs (I know I do), but we tend to ignore the reason we have them: TO be SEEN, to be NOTICED. I just tell myself that LEDs use less power, therefore less fuel-- good for the environment-- so I sacrifice a wee bit of visibility-- it's OK.
 
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Rick that was a great write up and milti review. Thank you for all the great information. :beer: The main reason i went with the aftermarket H7 socket was for the wiring.I dont know if this still holds true but years ago when the 5000k came out they ran the oem wires in my brand new jeep on the warm side and 1 blew fairly soon after install. I put thicker grounds from the connector end straight to metal and the next set lasted a year & 1/2 if i remember right and there was also much less heat in the thicker wires i ran.
 
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Tony wrote>>>>>Maybe i will do a side by side review with photos. What ever one wins for the low beam i will give them to someone in here who needs them. I got 1 set for free anyway so may as well pay it forward.:grin2:[/QUOTE]

Yes,yes,yes,please do. I will do the same once the other bulb gets here.

With the DRL's,for me,I hardly ever use the high beams,so I am willing to give a lot of that up in favor of the "white" look I am going for as I always drive with the DRL's on in the daytime.
 
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Deal. we both do it. Are we doing the low beams? that is where i am installing them. Also do you want me to leave one old one in and then put in the new 65w on the other sd or do a before and after? whatever you think is better.

Tony wrote>>>>>Maybe i will do a side by side review with photos. What ever one wins for the low beam i will give them to someone in here who needs them. I got 1 set for free anyway so may as well pay it forward.:grin2:
Yes,yes,yes,please do. I will do the same once the other bulb gets here.

With the DRL's,for me,I hardly ever use the high beams,so I am willing to give a lot of that up in favor of the "white" look I am going for as I always drive with the DRL's on in the daytime.[/QUOTE]
 
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You better not say that! lol she wont let us talk anymore>:D

Hmmmm,I think a comparison of the bold above would be good. LOL,my wife is gonna be like,"WTF" are you doing now?? lol I am going to tell her,"Tony wants to see what they look like". lol[/QUOTE]
 
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You better not say that! lol she wont let us talk anymore>:D

Hmmmm,I think a comparison of the bold above would be good. LOL,my wife is gonna be like,"WTF" are you doing now?? lol I am going to tell her,"Tony wants to see what they look like". lol
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OK guys--- that's enough of "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours . . . ", and not telling your wives . . . :laugh:
 
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wow i hope it is not the rt sd. that would be disappointing. But i think it is the rt sd as led is white.:eek: that is all we get out of 65 watts?


Can you guess which one is which.[/QUOTE]
 
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The center of focus in this photo is actually in line with the LOW beams-- the high beam 65 W Rallye is pretty bright-- it is the photo that makes it look dim. Keep in mind that on the Sonata, both HIGH and LOW are H7. The low beams in this photo are HID. When you use a Rallye 65 W, you are getting an H9 burner.

What is really under powered on the Sonata are the stock H8 fog lights.

In the photo below the Fog Light actually looks brighter than the HID low beam. The fog lights are plug in LED and are not brighter than the HIDs.

 
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Thanks for the info Rick. Your car looks great!


The center of focus in this photo is actually in line with the LOW beams-- the high beam 65 W Rallye is pretty bright-- it is the photo that makes it look dim. Keep in mind that on the Sonata, both HIGH and LOW are H7. The low beams in this photo are HID. When you use a Rallye 65 W, you are getting an H9 burner.

What is really under powered on the Sonata are the stock H8 fog lights.

In the photo below the Fog Light actually looks brighter than the HID low beam. The fog lights are plug in LED and are not brighter than the HIDs.
 
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Ok I just got the OSRAM H7 65w bulbs from Candlepower Inc not ebay. Tomorrow night i will be testing them against Sylvania H7 SZ SilverStar zXe High Performance 55w. we will see if the white fools my eyes or if the true increase in lumen wins my brain. I am keeping one set and giving away the other in a separate thread. I am going to ask a mod how to do this and if there is any rules regarding a giveaway.
 
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Looking forward to the review Tony.Hope they are to your liking.
 
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Did you get a chance to put your 65 watt bulbs in Tony?

I checked shipping on the other led I ordered.At 8:30 AM today,its out for delivery.so,if the mailman does his job,it should be here by the end of the day.We shall see :)
 
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I wanted to do it last night but i punked out. If it stops raining or just drizzle i am doing it tonight.
 
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They arrived .I have both,good and bad news. The bad news is that these leds do not fit in the low beam socket. The base is fine,but,the bulb itself is to big to pass thru. So,Tony,unless your low beam socket is larger than mine,I am afraid they will not work for you.

The good news is that they do pass thru the DRL socket and they look great IMO,so,I am happy. If you are looking to change your DRL ,I definitley reccomend them.

I am going out now to take a pic of the new led bulb on one side with the other side having the oem drl bulb. Will post them later.
 

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#73 ·
Wow that is a big bulb head! You must be so happy you finally found a drl that you like!:beer:
 
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This one was taken at 5:30 pm,so it was still light out.
 

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Amazing difference! pure white. blends in with the pearl white paint![/QUOTE]

They actually look better in person.These were taken at 6:30 with one of my daughter giving her approval. :smile:
 

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#80 ·
Yes sir, probably the easiest mod to do,just change the bulb...done.
 
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Premium H7 21 SMD 5730 LED
Did you get 6000k or 8000k?

This only fits inside in our DRL/highbeam socket? I'm looking for a pure white light for my low beam (night time driving).

Correct,the bulb is too fat for the low beam socket. I went with the 6000k crystal white bulb.

I will send you over to our good friend Tony who has a thread on bright low beam bulbs.

http://www.hyundai-forums.com/yf-20...owners-w-o-hid-led-headlamps-h7-shootout.html

For my low beams I have the Phillips H7 Crystal Vision Ultra 4000k bulb.They are brighter and light up the road better than stock,but,I am pretty sure what Tony has is much brighter.
 
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