Originally posted by JiggaFan
here's what I'm saying. I don't know much about light output physics, but here goes.
9006: 30 lumens @ 0 degrees; 5 lumens @ 5 degrees (above horizontal)
9005: 60 lumens @ 0 degrees; 30 lumens @ 5 degrees (b/c of different 9005 housing aiming)
9005 in 9006 housing: 60 lumens @ 0 degrees; 10 lumens @ 5 degrees (above horizontal).
So what you have done is double the amount of light coming straight at me (which isn't much of a problem for another passenger car behind/approaching me). But you have also doubled the amount of light shining in an upward angle--the light that usually ends up in my rear/side view mirrors OR in my eyes.
So there's nothing wrong with doubling the light, right?
And to the Penn dude--that's what hight beams are for. You should have to switch them on when you need them. Then switch them off when you don't. Or is it tooo much for you to reach over to the signal light lever to pull it towards you. oh wait, you're probably one of those people who don't use signal lights, either. You see, the thing about high beams is that you can actually switch them off when traffic is approaching OR you are approaching another car travelling the same direction (although alot of people don't know this).
On the other hand, I hardly ever use my high beams for driving. And I've logged over 100k miles in 3 years on my Accord. Been driving through the mountains of WV and VA's I-77 highway.
Maybe if you guys kept your faces out of the stupid box, your sight wouldn't be soooo bad.
:rofl:
I don't have time to find out if what you're saying is true...but if it is...who the hell cares about 5 extra lumens in their eyes or mirrors!?
And I thought 9005 gave out about 50-60% more light than 9006, not double.
I've had 9005's in my low beam sockets for over a year, and I have NEVER been flashed on the road, never had any complains while following friends in their cars, never any problems with law enforcement...etc.
Where I live, every 4th car has OEM HID...you think other drivers are going to notice my little extra bit of halogen light when they have HID's bearing down on them from every angle?
There are a lot of worse things out there in the world than me having high beams in my low beam socket. Get over it.