better headlights for 94-97
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From: Minnesota
go cheap and do a 1005 conversion with sylvania silverstars - there are a couple of old posts on it. I did it to mine -cost = 40-50 and it makes a big difference, pretty much you just buy highbeam silvaniasilverstars (put out almost 2x as much light as low beams) and modify them to fit in your low beam projectors. Its easy but use a soldering iron (you'll know what i mean when you find a site) - its not like HID but its brighter=)
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Silverstars aren't actually brighter, just LOOK like it b/c they are coated to make the output SEEM whiter.
A wiring harness will keep the voltage from dropping at the headlights and a 9005 low beam conversion are the best and cheapest things you can do.
A wiring harness will keep the voltage from dropping at the headlights and a 9005 low beam conversion are the best and cheapest things you can do.
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Actually, the SilverStars ARE brighter.
look at the Kelvin chart on their website:
http://www.sylvania.com/auto/silverstar.htm
I was using some Xenon bulbs from Germany for a while which were brighter than stock, but am now using the SilverStar bulbs and I notice a tremendous difference.
But most of the other "HID Look-A-Like" bulbs out there are coated as you stated, and are awful and decrease your visibility.
look at the Kelvin chart on their website:
http://www.sylvania.com/auto/silverstar.htm
I was using some Xenon bulbs from Germany for a while which were brighter than stock, but am now using the SilverStar bulbs and I notice a tremendous difference.
But most of the other "HID Look-A-Like" bulbs out there are coated as you stated, and are awful and decrease your visibility.
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From: montgomery alabama
i fella has some for sale in the sales forum right now and no its not just a bulb. be sure to get some that fit 9006 and they come with ballasts and bulbs and the bulbs dont have a filament instead they have gas that burns.
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Originally posted by 97 GeeEssAre
Actually, the SilverStars ARE brighter.
look at the Kelvin chart on their website:
http://www.sylvania.com/auto/silverstar.htm
I was using some Xenon bulbs from Germany for a while which were brighter than stock, but am now using the SilverStar bulbs and I notice a tremendous difference.
But most of the other "HID Look-A-Like" bulbs out there are coated as you stated, and are awful and decrease your visibility.
Actually, the SilverStars ARE brighter.
look at the Kelvin chart on their website:
http://www.sylvania.com/auto/silverstar.htm
I was using some Xenon bulbs from Germany for a while which were brighter than stock, but am now using the SilverStar bulbs and I notice a tremendous difference.
But most of the other "HID Look-A-Like" bulbs out there are coated as you stated, and are awful and decrease your visibility.
Kelvins don't equal Lumens. Kelvin is color related. Just to reinforce this fact, 6000K and higher HIDs give LESS light than 4300K HID.
Euro silverstars aren't coated and give more (~30%) lighting output. Phillips premium bulbs (euro spec) give 50% more light output than stock, whereas silverstars (US) give ~10%. I believe Phillips are still cheaper than Silverstars after shipping from the UK.
