Thats them.Originally Posted by johnny010
Didn't get night pics-- I'll get them soon though.
They don't do much in the way of illuminating beyond 10 feet. The housing diffuses most of the light and aims the rest most of the light from this bulb downward and toward the inside. It is still a very bright looking light. Although I haven't looked at it from far away, I'd say these look much more intense than the incandescent at a distance in the same way the newer LED stoplights are compared to the old bulbs.
The color is a bit bluer than I had hoped, if I had a do over I'd probably opt for the warm white. But it does give the car a bit of a futuristic look. I bet if I had HIDs installed I'd like the color better.
There was a warning that came with the lights saying something along the lines of, "Don't install in a headlight housing. The excess heat will shorten the lifespan and void the warranty." When I was removing the Malibu's, one of the bulbs had gotten so hot that the glass had expanded such that I had to break the bulb to get it out of the housing. This weekend I'll be making a 4 hour drive twice, so I'll see how they hold up. After just puttering around town though, they were only warm to the touch-- nothing like the scalding hot malibus after mere seconds.
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