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Do They Just Burn Out, Or Do They Fade Away?
Question for the group:
Do headlight bulbs lose any/some of their luminance over time, or do they stay as good as day one until they burn out? Patrick '93 Cobra '83 LTD |
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Don't know for certain but I'd guess the bulbs actually burn brighter as
they age. Now, that is more than offset by your lenses becoming cloudier as they age. -- Richard '94 GT 'vert Under Drive Pulleys Transgo HD2 Reprogramming Kit High Stall Torque Converter 4:10 Gears Gripp Sub Frame Connectors (welded) FRPP Aluminum Drive shaft FRPP M5400-A Suspension Laser Red "Patrick" > wrote in message om... > Question for the group: > > Do headlight bulbs lose any/some of their luminance over time, or do > they stay as good as day one until they burn out? > > Patrick > '93 Cobra > '83 LTD |
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Around 12/2/2004 8:35 PM, Patrick wrote:
> Question for the group: > > Do headlight bulbs lose any/some of their luminance over time, or do > they stay as good as day one until they burn out? As far as I know, the old incandescents degraded over time, while modern halogens and HID lamps generally don't. You could e-mail Daniel Stern to find out for sure. http://www.danielsternlighting.com Ah, here's a couple pages on the halogen cycle and dimming: http://www.ushio.com/support_FAQ.htm#6 http://vsg.cape.com/~pbaum/halogen.htm#dimming -- / Garth - '83 GL V6stang Hatch <Former MW #7> \ | My V6stang: http://www.v6stang.com/v6stang | | RAMFM Merchandise: http://www.cafeshops.com/ramfm | \ Mail for secure reply information / |
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Garth Almgren opined in :
> Around 12/2/2004 8:35 PM, Patrick wrote: > >> Question for the group: >> >> Do headlight bulbs lose any/some of their luminance over time, or do >> they stay as good as day one until they burn out? > > As far as I know, the old incandescents degraded over time, while modern > halogens and HID lamps generally don't. > > You could e-mail Daniel Stern to find out for sure. > http://www.danielsternlighting.com He'll just suggest that you sell the Mustang and buy a Beemer! |
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On 12/3/2004 6:20 AM, Backyard Mechanic wrote:
> Garth Almgren opined in : > >>You could e-mail Daniel Stern to find out for sure. >>http://www.danielsternlighting.com > > > He'll just suggest that you sell the Mustang and buy a Beemer! That's a "Bimmer," if you're thinking of the cars. "Beemers" are the motorcycles. (Or so I've been told.) It is true, though, that modern Mustang headlights leave little room for much-needed improvement. There is no E-code replacement available for '94 and newer aside from the ill-fitting Hyundai lamps. I don't know if an E-code upgrade exists for the aero Foxes, but I'm betting it'd be expensive if there was. Here's hoping the '05 will be easier/cheaper to upgrade! For cars with sealed beams like mine and Patrick's LTD, it's a simple (if a little pricey) matter to switch to E-code lamps if you want better lighting. -- / Garth - '83 GL V6stang Hatch <Former MW #7> \ | My V6stang: http://www.v6stang.com/v6stang | | RAMFM Merchandise: http://www.cafeshops.com/ramfm | \ Mail for secure reply information / |
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Garth Almgren > wrote in message >...
> It is true, though, that modern Mustang headlights leave little room for > much-needed improvement. There is no E-code replacement available for > '94 and newer aside from the ill-fitting Hyundai lamps. I don't know if > an E-code upgrade exists for the aero Foxes, but I'm betting it'd be > expensive if there was. Here's hoping the '05 will be easier/cheaper to > upgrade! > For cars with sealed beams like mine and Patrick's LTD, it's a simple > (if a little pricey) matter to switch to E-code lamps if you want better > lighting. Garth, Tell me about these E-code lamps. I replaced the original low-beam headlights with some new quality units, but couldn't find any good replacement high-beams. No one makes 'em, that I know of. Patrick '93 Cobra '83 LTD |
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Patrick wrote:
> Question for the group: > > Do headlight bulbs lose any/some of their luminance over time, or do > they stay as good as day one until they burn out? > > Patrick > '93 Cobra > '83 LTD Yeah, I've seen halogens do that before they soon blow out. -- YOU are the real piece of work in this post. I think you are a couple of drumsticks short of a picnic there bud. - SVTKate |
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Garth Almgren wrote:
> Around 12/2/2004 8:35 PM, Patrick wrote: > >> Question for the group: >> >> Do headlight bulbs lose any/some of their luminance over time, or do >> they stay as good as day one until they burn out? > > > As far as I know, the old incandescents degraded over time, while modern > halogens and HID lamps generally don't. > > You could e-mail Daniel Stern to find out for sure. > http://www.danielsternlighting.com Oh GOD! don't get him started in here again!! :-p -- YOU are the real piece of work in this post. I think you are a couple of drumsticks short of a picnic there bud. - SVTKate |
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Around 12/3/2004 6:39 PM, Patrick wrote:
> Garth Almgren > wrote in message >... > >>It is true, though, that modern Mustang headlights leave little room for >>much-needed improvement. There is no E-code replacement available for >>'94 and newer aside from the ill-fitting Hyundai lamps. I don't know if >>an E-code upgrade exists for the aero Foxes, but I'm betting it'd be >>expensive if there was. Here's hoping the '05 will be easier/cheaper to >>upgrade! >> >>For cars with sealed beams like mine and Patrick's LTD, it's a simple >>(if a little pricey) matter to switch to E-code lamps if you want better >>lighting. > > > Garth, > > Tell me about these E-code lamps. I replaced the original low-beam > headlights with some new quality units, but couldn't find any good > replacement high-beams. No one makes 'em, that I know of. E-code just means a lamp that has met Europe's more stringent lighting specifications and standards. A good explanation is here on the last version of Dan Stern's headlamp FAQ I could find: <http://web.archive.org/web/20020202220040/http://lighting.mbz.org/faq/#ecode> Well, when the high beam with a hole in it on my Mustang finally burned out, I asked Stern what would be good for replacement options. He said the absolute best thing you could do would be to get the Cibié H1 high beams as shown on his website <http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html> (scroll down to the 165mm x 100mm lamps) *and* rewire your headlights with his RIK-4 relay kit. I didn't want to pay $61 a lamp, so Stern suggested an alternative, which has worked well for me so far. I ordered a single H7935-1 Halogen spotlamp from him for about $30, and installed it in the left high beam socket. Once I got it aimed properly, it did a great job of illuminating a *long, long* way down the road. The reason for only one is that you still need a standard H4651 high beam to fill in the surrounding area that a spotlight doesn't reach. The lamp does such a good job of focusing and projecting that I can stand six feet away and feel the heat if I stick my hand in the hotspot of the beam. -- / Garth - '83 GL V6stang Hatch <Former MW #7> \ | My V6stang: http://www.v6stang.com/v6stang | | RAMFM Merchandise: http://www.cafeshops.com/ramfm | \ Mail for secure reply information / |
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Here's your answer about bulbs Garth
http://invsee.asu.edu/nmodules/light...nout.html#burn -- Richard '94 GT 'vert Under Drive Pulleys Transgo HD2 Reprogramming Kit High Stall Torque Converter 4:10 Gears Gripp Sub Frame Connectors (welded) FRPP Aluminum Drive shaft FRPP M5400-A Suspension Laser Red "Garth Almgren" > wrote in message ... > Around 12/3/2004 6:39 PM, Patrick wrote: > > > Garth Almgren > wrote in message >... > > > >>It is true, though, that modern Mustang headlights leave little room for > >>much-needed improvement. There is no E-code replacement available for > >>'94 and newer aside from the ill-fitting Hyundai lamps. I don't know if > >>an E-code upgrade exists for the aero Foxes, but I'm betting it'd be > >>expensive if there was. Here's hoping the '05 will be easier/cheaper to > >>upgrade! > >> > >>For cars with sealed beams like mine and Patrick's LTD, it's a simple > >>(if a little pricey) matter to switch to E-code lamps if you want better > >>lighting. > > > > > > Garth, > > > > Tell me about these E-code lamps. I replaced the original low-beam > > headlights with some new quality units, but couldn't find any good > > replacement high-beams. No one makes 'em, that I know of. > > E-code just means a lamp that has met Europe's more stringent lighting > specifications and standards. A good explanation is here on the last > version of Dan Stern's headlamp FAQ I could find: > <http://web.archive.org/web/200202022....org/faq/#ecod e> > > Well, when the high beam with a hole in it on my Mustang finally burned > out, I asked Stern what would be good for replacement options. > > He said the absolute best thing you could do would be to get the Cibié > H1 high beams as shown on his website > <http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html> (scroll down > to the 165mm x 100mm lamps) *and* rewire your headlights with his > RIK-4 relay kit. > > I didn't want to pay $61 a lamp, so Stern suggested an alternative, > which has worked well for me so far. I ordered a single H7935-1 Halogen > spotlamp from him for about $30, and installed it in the left high beam > socket. Once I got it aimed properly, it did a great job of illuminating > a *long, long* way down the road. The reason for only one is that you > still need a standard H4651 high beam to fill in the surrounding area > that a spotlight doesn't reach. > > The lamp does such a good job of focusing and projecting that I can > stand six feet away and feel the heat if I stick my hand in the hotspot > of the beam. > > -- > / Garth - '83 GL V6stang Hatch <Former MW #7> \ > | My V6stang: http://www.v6stang.com/v6stang | > | RAMFM Merchandise: http://www.cafeshops.com/ramfm | > \ Mail for secure reply information / |
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