Headlight hir?
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Slartibartfasr
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Headlight hir?
I am wanting to get better lighting in my GXP and keep running into the term “HIR” for the high beams, but have not found an explanation of exactly what that means. I am thinking of going to LEDs since they worked so well in my FIAT 500. I have read whatever posts that came up in a search and am still confused, so any help is appreciated.
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harofreak00
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Re: Headlight hir?
HIR are a special bulb, but any modern LED will be brighter.
https://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/f ... 37879.htmlhttps://www.advrider.com/f/threads/hir-headlight-bulbs.855102/ wrote:HIR stands for Halogen Infrared Reflecting. The inside of the bulb has a coating that reflects the infrared energy back at the filament which causes the filament to run hotter and thus brighter without greater energy consumption or apparently shorter lifespan.
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Slartibartfasr
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Re: Headlight hir?
Thanks for the informationharofreak00 wrote:HIR are a special bulb, but any modern LED will be brighter.
https://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/f ... 37879.htmlhttps://www.advrider.com/f/threads/hir-headlight-bulbs.855102/ wrote:HIR stands for Halogen Infrared Reflecting. The inside of the bulb has a coating that reflects the infrared energy back at the filament which causes the filament to run hotter and thus brighter without greater energy consumption or apparently shorter lifespan.
