Howdy folks, another headlight bulb question for a different vehicle in the stable. My fam just bought a 2013 Chevy Volt and the headlights have noticeably different patterns. Since the headlights themselves look the same (matching appearance, seem to be original, both have nice clear lenses), I'm thinking the bulbs are not the same. I suppose I could pull the bulbs, see what they are and try to buy a matching mate for one of them, but two new bulbs seems like a better idea.
I gather that the 9012 is kind of a new and much brighter thing, at least compared to H7s, etc. I just finished purchasing a pair of H7s for my older Subaru, I ended up getting the brightest version that was still 55w (Philips X-tremeVision). So my question is, are all 9012 bulbs HIR2? If yes, does that mean they're all bright, even the basic ones? The Volt has auto headlights, so they probably turn on and off more frequently then I would turn them on manually. I noticed that Phillips does not seem to have the good, better, best versions of 9012 bulbs. Factoring in the whole HIR2 thing, I'm not really sure what I should be shopping for. What do you think? Thanks, Doug
I gather that the 9012 is kind of a new and much brighter thing, at least compared to H7s, etc. I just finished purchasing a pair of H7s for my older Subaru, I ended up getting the brightest version that was still 55w (Philips X-tremeVision). So my question is, are all 9012 bulbs HIR2? If yes, does that mean they're all bright, even the basic ones? The Volt has auto headlights, so they probably turn on and off more frequently then I would turn them on manually. I noticed that Phillips does not seem to have the good, better, best versions of 9012 bulbs. Factoring in the whole HIR2 thing, I'm not really sure what I should be shopping for. What do you think? Thanks, Doug