Originally Posted by vassil3427
I guess I'll just buy some bright bulbs for now...which ones do you recommend? I've heard silverstars are good, but burn out fast?
I plan on getting a newer TL in a few months, so I will have HID's one way or another...
American SilverStar: 55w/30% brighter than OEM, blue/amnethyst coating on bulb.
European SilverStar: 55w/50% brighter than OEM, clear coating on bulb.
I'm running the Euro-S (lol) as my highs and lows in my TYC Projectors. I'll post pictures soon at night (versus my mom's 98 Mercury Tracer with Ford OEM bulbs.) I'd love to get a side-by-side comparison of the American SilverStars vs the European SilverStars, but alas. . .
BTW: The Euro-S bulbs meet EEC compliance (I'm guessing Europe's DOT/SAE?), and I've been told if they were tested by the DOT they would "likely" gain compliance. They are AWESOME bulbs (but I never tried then without the TYCs, but I had regular American SilverStars in my OEM housing).
Long story short: If you don't want to mess with HIDs, I'd get the European SilverStars (I paid $71 for 4 bulbs shipped from Europe; eBay), but be warned they may be "illegal" (bleh!.) I love when cars flash their highs at me when I'm on low, I show then what a REAL high looks like
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EDIT: My course of action, should I be pulled over for having "bright" lights would be to show them my TYC certificate of compliance that came with the headlights saying they're DOT/SAE. The card does note that the compliance is only valid using TYC/OE bulbs, but what cop is going to remove my front bumper, to remove the housing to get to my bulbs?