So, I know nothing about HIDs, blue ones, projector....its all foreign to me! All I want to know is how to make my normal low beams brighter. On the highway I can't see for crap and I feel like its not safe.
Can I buy brighter bulbs or something? Of course, the cheaper the better! Thanks!
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
ive got the one peice projectors with the silvania silver stars and i can see very well
well i really don't want to buy new projectors or really any headlight assembly...I kinda just wanna buy brighter bulbs!
Would buying new brighter bulbs make my stock headlights brighter...sounds stupid, but I know nothing about lighting...
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
get silverstars. and u WILL see better! i have them in my STOCK headlights!
WiGM-Tuners member.
Silverstars are ok, although seeing on wet roads you loose some light with them, at least in the applications I have seen them in. But a higher wattage halogen is going to be brighter, I like the "super white" type lights, as you loose less light on wet roads.
HIGHER WATTAGE BULBS IN STOCK HOUSINGS RISK BURNING WIRES & MELTING BULB SOCKETS!!!!! DON'T DO IT !!!!!
Just have someone help you with an upgrade to HID or Projectors or stick with a BETTER Brand bulb with the SAME wattage.
www.sickhids.com
^^ those are HIDs though....
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
also, DONT get any bulb that has a colored coating on it to make it look 'HID' like, it reduces output. Just go with a silverstar or night hawk higher end bulb. They'll run ya around 60 or so bucks. Other option is gettin the ebay projectors for like 150 and then buying a $200 HID kit.... haha
HID like... and i was telling you that i have them in my car now, and it is a great improvement. Once again, i know this because i am running them now.
I hate to do it (lol) but ill vouch for GTmatters, they are bright. He followed me about 2 weeks ago and ill tell you they are bright. As for visibility I cant vouch for, but they were bright in my mirror.
BTW, Silverstars have a bluish coating on them in case you never noticed.
03 Sunfire - Sold.
*face palm* hindsight is always 20 20..... on top of that i didnt really even need bulbs. my lows werent working(damn j body headlight switches), so i figured if im gonna buy new bulbs ima get the brightest ones on the shelf.
silverstars in the headlights and some powerful AMBER lights in the fog housings. The orange on the bottom will help illuminate the roads in the rain.
SC454SS wrote:*face palm* hindsight is always 20 20..... on top of that i didnt really even need bulbs. my lows werent working(damn j body headlight switches), so i figured if im gonna buy new bulbs ima get the brightest ones on the shelf.
You said you didn't need bulbs, but they weren't working? Sounds like you did need bulbs! lol
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
Its a sunfire, maybe I put the headlights in wrong when i reinstalled them. I'll check it out later when its not 95 degrees out
Eric Schellpeper wrote:SC454SS wrote:*face palm* hindsight is always 20 20..... on top of that i didnt really even need bulbs. my lows werent working(damn j body headlight switches), so i figured if im gonna buy new bulbs ima get the brightest ones on the shelf.
You said you didn't need bulbs, but they weren't working? Sounds like you did need bulbs! lol
nope it turned out to be the headlight switch, but i was doing the process of elimination and bulbs are cheaper than the switch so i knocked them out first
SC454SS wrote:Eric Schellpeper wrote:SC454SS wrote:*face palm* hindsight is always 20 20..... on top of that i didnt really even need bulbs. my lows werent working(damn j body headlight switches), so i figured if im gonna buy new bulbs ima get the brightest ones on the shelf.
You said you didn't need bulbs, but they weren't working? Sounds like you did need bulbs! lol
nope it turned out to be the headlight switch, but i was doing the process of elimination and bulbs are cheaper than the switch so i knocked them out first
Oh ya gotchya! lol I think I was drinking when I read that before and thought it didn't make sense...now its crystal clear! sorry! Anyways I'm pretty happy with the silverstars, I'm sure I pry won't buy new ones for another 100k miles or whenever these burn out haha
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
Silverstars (both ultra and the previous model) SUCKED in my car. They rocked in everyone elses, but I couldn't see shiat! lol My Fogs were brighter for christ sake lol
I upgraded to HID's and a projector housing, however I noticed you don't wanna spend a lot etc. There is a $35 HID kit floatin around on the internet somewhere I can't remember the name of it, but a friend of mine is running it and seems not to have any issues that I know about ? But my moto at the end of the day still stands as buy cheap get cheap. Just My opinion.
If I was you I'd save and buy an HID kit. (not a cheap one either)
Yeahh..... screw it.... just save up for the projectors. =P Think im going to be makeing my own sometime soon... i already have the clear lenses.
