Kensai
09-04-2007, 03:34 PM
Welp, I made the upgrade to clear lens. So far, I do not think these clear lense are as good as the OEM's. Granted the light luminance and disperalis good but it does not have a good solid light area that my OEM's made. When I put my D about 15 feet away from the wall, I can clearly see the difference in the solid light beam between my clear and OEM lens. The clear has more of a diffused overall light pattern. No solid inner pattern. The OEM's has a good solid light inner pattern and then the outter lighting is the same as the clears. Kinda picture this with a good mag light where you have a good solid center core light then then your surrounding ambient light. When you turn your mag light to have more of a flood lighting, this is where the clear lens have that effect.
I was hoping that these clear lens will have much more luminance on the road like today's newer cars that still use halogens. My regular silver stars were no brighter when used with the clear lens compared when using the OEM lens. Does anyone use any other types of bulbs that has much higher luminance than silver stars without having to buy higher wattage bulbs that will require a wiring harness upgrade?
I wonder if this problem may just be the manufacturer that made these. Has anyone else that got these replaced produced this same diffused pattern? Other than this problem I do love the look of the clear lens. Now if someone can invent some high luminance low power LED headlight bulbs!
http://www2.partstrain.com/images/pt_products/images/replacement/DG9803CCHL.jpg
Bought them from autopartswarehouse.com for $155.42 with free s/h
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/shop_parts/headlight/dodge/durango.html
I was hoping that these clear lens will have much more luminance on the road like today's newer cars that still use halogens. My regular silver stars were no brighter when used with the clear lens compared when using the OEM lens. Does anyone use any other types of bulbs that has much higher luminance than silver stars without having to buy higher wattage bulbs that will require a wiring harness upgrade?
I wonder if this problem may just be the manufacturer that made these. Has anyone else that got these replaced produced this same diffused pattern? Other than this problem I do love the look of the clear lens. Now if someone can invent some high luminance low power LED headlight bulbs!
http://www2.partstrain.com/images/pt_products/images/replacement/DG9803CCHL.jpg
Bought them from autopartswarehouse.com for $155.42 with free s/h
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/shop_parts/headlight/dodge/durango.html