akscooby

Done all of the above....and am using an installer known and recommended by many in my area on this forum and who is quite familiar with how to do Subies. I'm not one that does things idly or on a whim...in fact, you sound like me at times...I research the heck out of things before I make a decision, and I made my decisions based on that research. All good advice though, and appreciated.

Honestly, I've got the HIR high-beams and the Osram lows right now...and as I said before I'm happy with the light output. My issue is I spend $50-100 on bulbs per year between the headlights and fog lamps, and I'm tired of it. I want one setup that will provide good light and last for years without needing replacement. I'm getting a decent quality HID with a lifetime warranty professionally installed...if that doesn't solve the problem, then I guess I'll go back to changing out bulbs every six months and see if I can get a bulk discount somewhere....

I'm upgrading (maybe?) from the same Osram Rallye Hyper+65/HIR set up a lot of you have. I like the light output from both. The HIR's are pretty amazing, actually, and I'm not touching those. I am, however, going HID with lows and fogs as I keep losing a bulb here and there and I'm tired of replacing them. HID's should last years. I'll let you know an honest brightness comparison once the HID's are in. I'm not getting them for looks...I want reliable light, and I was perfectly happy with what I had, so I consider myself mostly unbiased.