Brian P Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Be in for a surprise my friends, when the bulbs blow. It uses POS H2 style bulbs which you will be hard pressed to find. I'm converting it to H3 though which is a lot more readily available. Quote
runt Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 H2? WTH?? I thought it was pretty much standard that almost all fog lights just used H3's. Oh well, guess I was wrong. Do you think that there will be a difference in the amount of light output between the two? Quote
Brian P Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Posted March 7, 2005 nope. If anything the H3's may be brighter for me, but I'm using silverstar H3's. H2 is a slightly smaller bulb but they're still 55W Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Are these the driving lights that are the same shape as the original fogs on the 92-97 Cutlass, but no fluted lens? Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 dunno what fluted means, but yes, they're driving lights that are the same size and shape as the original fogs Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Fluted = the refracting pattern on the glass lens. I didn't know the Blazertech replacements actually used different bulbs than OEM. I like how they look, but I wanted to use them as fogs and not driving lights. I was thinking if they used 885's like the OEM, you could put in 880's and use them as fogs (since the 880's have a masked front). I guess that kills that idea. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 The beam pattern is much different from the factory's too. Housing is longer and narrower towards the rear instead of shorter and wider. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Yeah, it's probably not a good idea to sub driving lights where fogs are desired. Quote
terryk2003 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 well, i knew that the blazertechs used H2's and i've been lookin around for a while for some aftermarket bulbs and keep coming up empty handed...did you blow one of your bulbs already?...i was thinkin bout converting to the h3's also...just wasnt sure if the wiring can handle it...and what the difference is between the 2...and, will the h3's even fit the blazertech housing?... :? Quote
Brian P Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Posted March 8, 2005 damn right it will fit. Make it fit! LOL Yeah I was planning on putting in H3's, and the night I was driving home to do it, one burnt out. I do a lot of night driving, and they flash with the alarm. If you want, I'll take pics. I'm doing this tomorrow. The H3's are 55W just like the H2's, just different base, and the bulb is slightly bigger. Oh and it has the + wire already attached. The driving beam pattern is not offensive to other drivers so long as you aim them correctly. Mine are aimed down a bit just for further measure, it acts more like a fog light that way too. During heavy snow, etc they actually help a great deal. Quote
riceca Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 Just wondering...Where is the best place to buy the 2600s? I am thinking about putting some on my Regal. Also I would be interested in the H3 conversion. thanks CHRIS Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 I don't think you'd actually gain anything from an H3 conversion. H2's are more efficient (more lumens per watt) and they have the same rated life as H3's. GE bulb book Also from http://www.vclassics.com/archive/lightprn.htm Three common types of single-filament halogen type bulbs are H1, H2 and H3. The H1 puts out 29 lumens per watt (lm/w), the H2 is 33 lm/w and the H3 is 26 lm/w -- versus the 13 lm/w of a tungsten bulb. Any of these three could be found in a fog light. The bulbs don't interchange -- a lamp is built to take a certain bulb. H3 is actually the least efficient of the 3. Quote
Brian P Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Posted March 8, 2005 Yes, but the ones I have are silverstars. They're not made as H2's. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 Duh, I forgot you were wanting to use silverstars. :oops: Quote
terryk2003 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 yes, i DEFFINATLLY would be interested in pix of the H3 conversion because, like i said i've been thinkin about doing something like this for a few months now also...the H2s look really YELLOW compared to the silverstars and i don't like it...so, pleaze take pix and whatnot of the swap... Quote
terryk2003 Posted March 17, 2005 Report Posted March 17, 2005 so, did you do the conversion yet!?...if so, how'd it go!?...and do you have pix!?... Quote
Brian P Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Posted March 17, 2005 no, not yet, and no. :? In due time I'll have it done (Or will I just get some H3-using lights?) right now I'm driving with one foglight missing..LOL Quote
terryk2003 Posted March 17, 2005 Report Posted March 17, 2005 haha...ok...well, keep us (me) updated when you figure something out...cause i deff. want silverstars in the driving lights too... Quote
Brian P Posted March 18, 2005 Author Report Posted March 18, 2005 Sorry Daddy. I went and spent $22 american dollars on some lights from Pilot that take the H3's, swapped them all in and I'm good. The Blazertechs are brighter though than these, but the pilots are smaller. At this point whether or not I'd want to modify the blazertechs..mehh. Quote
terryk2003 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 welll...wtf!?...thats kewl...i guess i have to figure shit out for myself then... Quote
dsgrntld187 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 I had to buy a whole new set of 2600s for my car. Broke both lenses out, the bulbs still work, but the chrome is so.. shitty that they don't shine anywhere. Quote
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