H.I.R vs. H.I.D

I havent seen any 2001 Vipers lately (come with HIRs) so i wanted to know if the HIRs (halogen infrared reflectors) are as bright or even brighter than the HIDs? Also do you have to buy a HIR "kit" or is it just the bulbs??

HIR? HID is currently the brightest headlight out. HIR to my best educated guess it a regular halogen lamp but designed so it focuses the light better so its brighter. :) But not sure.:confused:

Hey Elite Thanks.I found out that they are just bulbs no Ballast. But i also saw the following by some guys having discussion.

Here's a link to a page that has them HERE (http://www.nissei-polarg.co.jp/polarg/b1racing.html)

They look like HID bulbs but with a filament in them. If anyone has seen these lights on the street can u tell me how they look?


"Does HIR really mean Halogen Infrared Reflection? Sounds pretty wierd to me. Infrared light arent visible for humans, so why have it in a car? To help certain animals to cross in front of your new car!?? Or am I on the wrong field again" - Guy #1 :D

"Yes, it really means that. Infrared light is the portion of the spectrum that carries (produces, whatever) heat. Somebody at General Electric figured out that if you trap the radiated heat from a glowing filament, and reflected it back to the source, the result would be a filament that glowed more brightly (i.e., more Lumens) for a given wattage consumption. The HIRs in the 2000+ Dodge Viper high beams produce 2500 Lumens each at 65 Watts. In other words, they're brighter than HID Ultinons, without any high voltage problem/danger." -Guy #2 :D

^^ does anyone have more info on those HIRs??

Originally posted by According2Me
^^ does anyone have more info on those HIRs??

Here is all you need to know about the 6000K HID and how it compares with 4200 K HID and halogen.
http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81864&perpage=20&pagenumber=1

thanks for the info and links....HID is a good choice...:frog:

Who sells these H.I.R. bulbs and where can I get some more info. on them? Also, anyone have these installed? How do they perform?

Originally posted by 99AccordCoupe
Who sells these H.I.R. bulbs and where can I get some more info. on them? Also, anyone have these installed? How do they perform?

HID are brighter then H.I.R bulbs. They don't have HIR bulbs available. So I don't know.

thanks for the info and links....HID is a good choice...:frog:
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