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Old 04-10-2005, 08:36 PM
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Who's got 'em and do you like 'em? A lot of people have told me they're great but blow out around 6 months? Kinda high-priced for only 6 months
Old 04-10-2005, 08:52 PM
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I was on the Silver Stars kick for a while... they were great, when they worked. They would go every few months. At $40 for a pair, that got old. So now I just buy some walmart special CyberWhite XEONs for like $14, have easily out lasted the SS's and I can't hardly tell the diffrent in output and color between them and SS's.
Old 04-10-2005, 09:38 PM
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Get Silverstars, less gimmick & price.
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Old 04-10-2005, 10:00 PM
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I got tired of that aftermarket bulb thing. When I did my JDM front fascia on the Vigor, it was converted to H4 bulbs and it seems to be a lot brighter than the 9006 stock low beams. Dunno.
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My Ice Blue "Hyper" brand have lasted 5 years...they costed $60 at Hot Import Nights 2K0 in Chicago - but gd they rock! ...move over Infinity, Audi, BMW, Acura....Hyper is the shit!
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when i had my 95 accord, the first thing i did to it, was buying a set of PIAA superwhites 9006 low beams. they lasted 2yrs with no problems whatsoever. when i got rid of the car and got an Integra, i put those in and they lasted another year, before i took them out to put in "blue-er" bulbs. my mistake. they sucked. the piaa's never failed for 3yrs and who knows how much longer they couldve lasted if i kept them :happysad:
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Old 04-10-2005, 11:18 PM
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You can get Hella bulbs for mad cheaper than PIAA at rallylights.com and they're about the same quality; just not at the overinflated ricer price. They're only 12 bucks a pop. Optilux Xenon XP are a whitish look, XB are more blue.
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i rock 1 silverstar and 1 cool blue. me likes.
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i got HOEN lights now h:
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Old 04-11-2005, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 95SiR
when i had my 95 accord, the first thing i did to it, was buying a set of PIAA superwhites 9006 low beams. they lasted 2yrs with no problems whatsoever. when i got rid of the car and got an Integra, i put those in and they lasted another year, before i took them out to put in "blue-er" bulbs. my mistake. they sucked. the piaa's never failed for 3yrs and who knows how much longer they couldve lasted if i kept them :happysad:
my PIAAs lasted a while as well. they blew just after 2 years, they were a great bulb. the price is the only thing that stinks.

Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
You can get Hella bulbs for mad cheaper than PIAA at rallylights.com and they're about the same quality; just not at the overinflated ricer price. They're only 12 bucks a pop. Optilux Xenon XP are a whitish look, XB are more blue.
good tip, thanks for the link.



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