Polarg Bulbs

[d0p3y]

As above, Anybody using PolarG Headlight bulbs? In particular the "Shining Wizard" 5000K ones? No problems with melting headlights or wiring?

Obviously won't last as long as a regular globe being of higher wattage and xenon filled, but are they complete crap? How's the light?

I tried MTEC ones ages ago and they were horirble, very dull.

Just looking for some user experiences if possible.

Thanks

Ryan

[ferni]

I put polarg on my mrs GTS and they seem pretty good, changed her headlights and fog lights over. Can't remember which ones exactly. Pretty white/bright for non xenon globes.... Only down side is one of the fog lights died in about 9 months.... still have to replace them.

[Al-R33]

Havent tried the Shining Wizards myself, but I can tell you im still using my Polarg Miracle Whites. They seem quite reliable, been using these for at least 6-8 months, and had a set before that as well which lasted over a year.. but yes these are not 5000k.. slightly lower at about 4700 i think...

I agree with you though, the mtecs are crapola..

[MANWHORE]

shit. waste of money. I've done many threads on lighting. do a search.

[d0p3y]

shit. waste of money. I've done many threads on lighting. do a search.

I've read what you have posted regarding lighting and it's not particularly relevant to my question at hand. I was only after experiences with the PolarG bulbs.

FYI; I've previously used Phillips Vision+ in my cars, which are supposed to be the ducks nuts of non HID globes, best output, yada yada and found them quite average. There were scorch marks on the actual glass on the globes after a couple of weeks usage and I didn't find the output to be much greater than a normal globe. Yes, they were installed correctly, on a new car, and No I didn't get my hands all over them. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that cheapo "Xenon Look" globes are going to be shit and obviously blue filtering will cancel out a lot of the light. I know all this thus it's not the point of my thread.

I want my lights to look pretty without being dangerously low on light output and PolarGs seem to fit the bill, hence I ask for user experiences. They certainly don't seem to be a "cheapo" globe hence I am considering them.

Thanks to those who gave me their input.

Al-R33: How white is the light on the globes you're using??

Sounds like the life on them is good enough. Do you find the output is roughly the same as a standard globe??

Edited March 19, 2007 by d0p3y

[Al-R33]

Yeah mate to be honest I found it hard to see the difference with the light from a standard globe and the polargs... the light seemed to project the same distance, just a different colour... but in saying that.. I suppose it would affect visibility in the end..

To put it simply... it wasnt like jumping from HIDs down to Standard Lights.. the difference was far more minimal... I'd say best bet is to give them a try... and decide for yourself.

I know they are not cheap but I really think it comes down to personal opinion.

[MANWHORE]

I've read what you have posted regarding lighting and it's not particularly relevant to my question at hand. I was only after experiences with the PolarG bulbs.

FYI; I've previously used Phillips Vision+ in my cars, which are supposed to be the ducks nuts of non HID globes, best output, yada yada and found them quite average. There were scorch marks on the actual glass on the globes after a couple of weeks usage and I didn't find the output to be much greater than a normal globe. Yes, they were installed correctly, on a new car, and No I didn't get my hands all over them. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that cheapo "Xenon Look" globes are going to be shit and obviously blue filtering will cancel out a lot of the light. I know all this thus it's not the point of my thread.

I want my lights to look pretty without being dangerously low on light output and PolarGs seem to fit the bill, hence I ask for user experiences. They certainly don't seem to be a "cheapo" globe hence I am considering them.

Thanks to those who gave me their input.

Al-R33: How white is the light on the globes you're using??

Sounds like the life on them is good enough. Do you find the output is roughly the same as a standard globe??

Hi Dopey

I didn't have time to snwer your question the other night, but i've got time now.

I'll first answer what you said about the plus 50s, then talk about the polarg.

Vision plus (plus 50) globes do output noticeably more light. Cars often come with plus 30 or even plus 50 globes, so the difference might not be noticeable sometimes. If you put a new standard bulb in one headlight and a new plus 50 in the other, you'll notice it. The thing is, they won't give you extreme light difference (not like hid v halogen), because ontrary to popular belief, plus 50 does not mean 50% more light output. It means a bit longer range, and 50% more light in the useable range (varies, but it's usually 50-75m).

The plus 50s are a tiny bit whiter, because they they are brighter, but they're still yellow in the scheme of things.

As you have said, you know that a blue filter reduces light. Good.

If you want pretty, that is, whiter, you need the filter. The solution to not having less light is to put out more light, so that after it's cut, it's still decent.

This is where bulbs like narva artic blue/phillips blue vision etc fit in. For all intents and purposes, narva/osram/hella/phillips bulbs are all very good quality, and in tests, they always perform almost identically. These bulbs can be described as white. Not blueish, but just white.

These bulbs utilise an overpowered filament (still 55watt, so it won't melt your housing)to output the plus 50 light which is cut back because of the filter. Quality of these bulbs is quite high, but because of the overpowered filament, life will be shorter than standard bulbs or even plus 30 bulbs.

Now, to answer your question. I have tested both 55 watt and 100 watt polarg bulbs.

The 100 watt polarg bulb, even after it cut back light, still put out quite bright light, because it was 100 watt. I would not run these though, because i've had to repair so many cars where 100 watt globes have destroyed things.

The 55 polargs were not anything standoutish.

My main reservation about the bulbs, is that bulb life wasn't any longer than the phillips/narvas. Nor was there notieably any brighter light. therefore, I can't justify the spend.

Hope that helps.