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Aircraft bulbs are 24V - so I've been told - and would barely illuminate (if at all) on an automobile - and there are no standard automobile bulb holders to accept them. Aircraft bulbs are for aircraft. Automobile bulbs are for automobiles. (This "aircraft landing light" thing is a 30-40 year old "urban myth" .... that needs to die!) Rgds,

Noted. However ... the HIR-1's and -2's are .... 1. Hard to find - and getting harder as this is a discontinued product. Great idea; GE "dropped the ball" by not engineering it for the automotive industry. 1a. EXPENSIVE!!! WOW!!!!!! 2. Not a true "direct replacement" for a 9005 - or any other 900X series; the dimensions are not the same. 3. Fragile. Illuminated, they are suceptible to premature failure due to on-the-road automotive vibrations. Having just tossed my "dinosaur" 9007's, I'll stick with my heavy-duty hi/lo 35W HID's until there's something CLEARLY better out there. Rgds,

=========== For longevity, just forget traditional “halogen / filament” technology. Change the H7 bulb to an after-market HID. I cannot possibly recommend “Apexcone” HID’s highly enough! You’ll get 3200 lumens vs 950 or something for the H7 and the life is 4x or 5x times - maybe more. No filament to burn out on the HID's - so they make great daylight-running lights - and the light output is simply incredible!!! You'll also get a much "whiter" light and use less electrical energy as these are rated as 35W. For the HIGH beams, HID's are NOT recommended - for anyone (well, except race cars, perhaps). The ballast cannot survive the “flashing” and short on-times most HIGH beams are subjected to. Yes, you DO need HIGH beams if your state / county / city has a vehicle inspection requirement. If you are deficient or missing HIGH beams, you will automatically fail your inspection. **THINK** before you allow someone to tell you that HIGH beams are not needed. They are WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!! The best-of-the-best 9005 HIGH neam bulb is the PIAA "Intense White". Nothing else. Your best automotive parts retailer can order them. The "Twin Pack” p/n is 10925. A “single” (???) is p/n 10915. The wattage used by each bulb is 60W but the light output - because of PIAA’s complete re-design - is that of 120W bulb. The color temperature is 4100K - white with no hint of blue. Rgds,

An *INCREDIBLY* useful website for lighting / light bulb questions is: http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide/ Just find your model and year and click ... Note: Even my owners manual is goofy. I have a '98 GT and the fog light bulbs are shown as 9006's. No way, Jose! Mine are clearly H3's so .... Y.M.M.V.! Rgds,