Do these *really* put out 120w worth of light, or would I be better off getting 100w high beams?
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They are brighter than OEM halogens. Not extreme white as described. But I will definitely replace halogems with these
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PIAA uses a patented technology called Xtra. It's a propitiatory mixture of gas combined with aerospace grade alloy filament. This allows it to be brighter than the competition. (55W = 110W) For performance, function and life- PIAA is the best. Be careful of counterfeit/knock-offs- PIAA is only made in Japan and should be clearly marked on the packaging.
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You can get brighter bulbs that produce as much light as a 75 watt incandescent bulb and my favorites are the LED that boast of having natural light or a full spectrum light. They are a bit more costly but worth it as they are the brightest.
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Yes, but i will recommend to make sure theyre 55w just incase , you do not want a short on your lights.
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I have used a 100 watt in it for a long time and then I got a chrome played 75w bulb (totally worth it) which made the light not as bright due to the chrome. That's the last thing you have to consider with the high watt bulbs, will you really want to sit under it? It's so bright I get headaches from regular bulbs
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The lights are rated for 85w, but there is a lot of confusion as to if that's 85w total, or 85w for each socket. You can definitely use 4x23w CFL (100watt equivalent) which is actually a little over 85 watts, and they sell these with 4x45watt CFL's, so I'm assuming the listed 85watts is not total, but for each socket. I do know from experience... if you put 4 100watt incandescents in there, you'll definitely blow the fuse in the light (I've done it).
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Hi Kenneth, they do a really good job lighting up my entire back yard. I'm currently utilizing a 65 watt bulb and I'm pretty happy with the amount of brightness. I plan on replacing the bulbs with a 70 watt, when they eventually go out. I'm really happy with the product! I went through two motion lights from Home Depot and they both failed on me in less than a year. You won't be disappointed.
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I bought two. They do not put out the amount of light described in online material. In fact they are noticably different in amount of light output and distracting. The box said 50w but havent confirmed. Appears to be much less! Will have to have them replaced after paid to put them up high on house.
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The 80W in the description of this part is not the power of draw but a indication of brightness. These lamps draw far less then 55W, so yes they will work very well in place of a 55W lamp. They run cooler , and yes they are bright. Perfect for fog lights but not for headlight application.
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Yes ,but high beam is not as bright as regular halogen bulbs! You will love them otherwise!
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Don't know re but, mine were 60w and they say on the box it equals 3 100w incandescent no lumens or any other info. I was skeptical;however, they seem to work just fine. I do replace bulbs with new and move used to lower output requirement uses each season since fluorescent lose power after a while. I think they work just fine and are identical to higher priced bulbs I have purchased.
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I'm sorry, I can't tell you. I havent gotten them hooked up yet so I can't even tell you if I am happy with how bright they are. I'm hoping with that many led's in them that I won't be disappointed. I mounted them on the visors of my truck so I'd have a strong light right over me. You might get online to Amico and see if they can give some technical data for you. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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8/13/14 Hi, Yes.(Philips #9007) The high beam is 65 watts; the low beam is 55 watts. They are together in one bulb. The light, to me, is quite bright compared to my old bulbs. I would suggest changing both bulbs--left and right--at the same time to look balanced.
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Yes and NO!! Stay as far away from these as you possibly can!!!! Every one of the 10 yes that's TEN of these we purchased FAILED!!! within 2 months. And they put out much less light than they claim. I took all and rebuilt with something different. The best you can do is buy LED based systems as they generally work. Had very good luck with them. Can be more expensive but last. There are some larger LED systems that have the single 10, 20, etc. watt LED lamps that put out more than 500 watt floods. PLEASE!!! do NOT buy these! Hope this helps.
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Alot depends on the size of the existing lamps (PAR38 100w?) and the height at which the fixture will be placed. Since it sounds as though this is for the function of the deck Vs just security I would go with a higher output. Haveing said that I would definetly reccommend LED for energy conservation and they attract "less" bugs. Good Luck
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The instructions say to use 60W. I have the new 60W fluorescents and it seems a little weak. I'm thinking the instructions are for 60W incandescent and that you could go to 100W of the new fluorescents. I'm going to try it and see what happens.
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I think 100W is too much light, I'm using only a 60W bulb with the dome about 30 inches above the table...
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I'm just using 15w CFL flood bulbs with the extension. With that said, if I had the standard 100w bulbs, I wouldn't hesitate to put them in. I wouldn't use these outdoors, however.