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Myanmar, Naypyidaw
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Review on πŸ’‘ Philips 9012CVB2 CrystalVision Ultra Upgrade Headlight Bulb, Pack of 2 by Lucas Salgado

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Nice upgrade (color and brightness) for people with 9006 bulbs who want to look like HID without sacrificing performance.

First of all I have nothing to compare the normal 9012 bulb to. I know that the regular 9011 bulb is much brighter and whiter than any of the HID-like 9005 bulbs I've tried before (The ones I've tried were GE Lighting 9005NHP/BP2 Nighthawk Platinum high beam bulbs, 2/pack so maybe that applies to 9012 bulbs vs 9006 bluish tinted bulbs that I used them as replacements for 9006 SilverStar Ultras for a while when I needed to replace my OEM HID cases with 9006s in a pinch and the difference isn't so noticeable. Of course, despite their blue cast, they're definitely brighter than the 9006s that came out of the factory (as they should be), and I'll go back to another set of HID cases as soon as I can find one. And again I don't know how much worse they may or may not be than ordinary bulbs and HIR2. But while the difference is quite noticeable when the headlights are first turned on (since the HIDs start blue and then "warm up men"), after about a twenty minute drive they are very similar in color to a set of nearly new 4300k HID. Close enough that the problems I had with the temporary HID kit I had installed in the halogen projectors in the meantime weren't worth the effort to get them working.

Pros
  • Trial period for one year
Cons
  • Negative impression