fjrshanta
Well-known member
Phillips x-treme +80 bulbs quick review.
I just installed and tested the above bulbs from stock and wanted to give some feedback. From day one, the stock bulbs seemed lacking in lumen output. The reflectors seemed like the best I have ever seen as the light spread and the low beam cut off point to keep from blinding oncoming drivers was well designed. With the winter coming on and more and more night time riding hours were at hand I wanted to increase the headlight output without upgrading to the H.I.D. systems due to cost and complexity. I had hoped these bulbs would offer some increase. I was happy to see (pun intended) that they did. :yahoo:
1) the brightness seemed to be increased by about 40-50% by my crude estimates.
2) the high beam projected much further down the road and I didn't seem to loose the low beam fill up close.
3) both low and high beam pattern seemed to also be much wider to the side of the road than stock.
4) I paid $53 shipped from SUV lighting and shipping was fast. I think it was a worthwhile upgrade but, I am still going to add some FF50's driving beams to the bike because just this upgrade alone made the bike more fun to ride at night.
I just installed and tested the above bulbs from stock and wanted to give some feedback. From day one, the stock bulbs seemed lacking in lumen output. The reflectors seemed like the best I have ever seen as the light spread and the low beam cut off point to keep from blinding oncoming drivers was well designed. With the winter coming on and more and more night time riding hours were at hand I wanted to increase the headlight output without upgrading to the H.I.D. systems due to cost and complexity. I had hoped these bulbs would offer some increase. I was happy to see (pun intended) that they did. :yahoo:
1) the brightness seemed to be increased by about 40-50% by my crude estimates.
2) the high beam projected much further down the road and I didn't seem to loose the low beam fill up close.
3) both low and high beam pattern seemed to also be much wider to the side of the road than stock.
4) I paid $53 shipped from SUV lighting and shipping was fast. I think it was a worthwhile upgrade but, I am still going to add some FF50's driving beams to the bike because just this upgrade alone made the bike more fun to ride at night.
That said, they probably aren't that healthy for wiring that was designed for a 55 watt bulb to begin with. One *could* find over time a crispy or melted wire, a melted connector, or even a damaged reflector. Your choice whether to risk it. Personally, at this point conversion to HID was a MUCH better route for me.
