Does the G35 Coupe use H1 bulbs?

Thats what I found in the users manual. Can someone confirm with me? or maybe even recommend me a bright after market Fog/High beam bulb?

 

Use the search feature, there is tons of info on the subject.

 

The fog/high uses an H4 bulb. If you want something brighter, you can try using a higher wattage bulb, or you can even install a retrofit HID kit. Any bulb with a blue tint will have less light output...FYI.

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I went w/ these & am very happy w/ the price, look & light output...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33710



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I installed those as well and also got them off ebay. Great price, easy install, looks great.

 

These are very high wattage bulbs.

You risk blow-out or melting the headlight housing.

 

Yeah I would imagine these would run extremely hot. I've seen wire harnesses on other cars actually burn from higher wattage bulbs.

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The ones I got were rated at consuming 60/55W

 

These are excellent

2004 Coupe, 5AT, Twilight blue / Willow int, K&N Typhoon CAI, Hyper Grounding Kit, Mtek Xenon Fog/High, Clear corners, Hypers, 18's, Aero, tint, Premium, Val 1.

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Those are exactly the ones I got. Excellent upgrade.

 

How much do they cost? Also, would you risk melting the wiring? Seems like the out put is kind of high.

 

Got it off Ebay for about $25. It only consumes 60 watts but is supposed to be as bright as a 130 watt bulb. Not sure what the stock fogs are rated at.

 

Triji and xswl0931, the bulbs you bought are the same as any other generic "Superwhite" halogen bulb. They are regular halogen bulbs with a blue coating on the lens. Depending on the darkness of the blue coating, the light output will change, both the color and the lumens.

While those bulbs may give you a color that matches the factory HID, they are definately putting out less light on the road. If all you wanted was to have matching lights, then that's great. But if you were also expecting more performance as in more light output, you are actually getting much less. Therefore they aren't much of an "upgrade".

As for those gold/yellow bulbs posted before, they are super high watt. You risk blow-out or melting the wiring or housing. The reason why they are high watt is because the yellow coating on the bulb drastically reduces light output. Therefore, they up the wattage to try and minimize lost lumens.

Again, none of this matters if all you're looking for is to achieve a certain look or color.

 

oh so...can i ask what would be an alternative product for performance upgrade as well?

 

takuyaah:

If you're looking for an alternative product that is a performance upgrade as well, check out the Philips Vision Plus H4 bulb. It puts out more light than a regular halogen bulb, and it has a very light blue tint on the lens, making the light color slightly whiter, while still allowing plenty of light output on the road.

If you just want brighter light without any tint on the lens, check out the OSRAM SilverStar H4. It's advertised to put out 50% more light than regular halogen, and it won the AutoExpress independant bulb test.

You can find both bulbs on this site: http://www.powerbulbs.co.uk

I just ordered the OSRAM SilverStar H4 myself, so I'll let you know how it performs when it gets here.