Topic: Replacement Headlight Bulbs (Read 1337 times)

09legacyseoo7 · « **on:** January 26, 2010, 07:28:04 PM »

I am looking to replace my stock headlight bulbs. Big thing is I dont have the cash to dump into doing an HID conversion or anything like that right now. I really just want something that will light up the road especially when it is wet out. The stock bulbs that came with my car are fine on a clear night but when the roads are wet or its foggy out I cant see anything. I have used a few different types of bulbs in previous cars silverstar ultras which were not bad, and a few ridiculous blue headlamps which left me blind and nearly killed me on several rainy/snowy night situations. If none of them are all that good then I will just deal with the stock lights till I can afford to do hid swap

mrplow83 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2010, 07:56:58 PM »

I had the same problem with my lights when I first bought my car. I tried the Silverstars and they died within a few months. It was a complete waste of money. I would try another brand of headlight bulb. After my Silverstars quit I got mad and went with Napa brand bulbs H7's I believe. I have been running them for almost 3 years with no problems and are plenty bright. I would also suggest yellow fogs. For some reason they seem to work better in foggy conditions, plue you get that whole JDM look

I ordered a set of PAAA's Crystal..Ultimate....something's(suggested brand off of legacygt.com) and they are great. HIDs are great too, and not terribly expensive.

Hope this helps

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2010, 08:04:11 PM »

well as far as the fogs go thats another issue to be taken care of when i get some coin. My car didnt come with them. the bulbs you got from napa were their brand??

Kavik · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2010, 08:38:59 AM »

yeah, I loved my PIAA Crystal Ion fogs...they're great.

as for headlights, I've done the silvertars, great for a couple weeks, then dimmer, then dead in a few months. I picked up a set of used PIAA bulbs once just to try them out (they're crazy expensive, didn't wanna waste the money if they sucked) and the used set of PIAA's was better than the Silverstars and lasted until an accident blew one of the bulbs

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:21:58 PM »

cool so the piaas are not bad how did you manage to come across used bulbs that some bone head didn't put his grimy fingers all over and toss back in the package did you know the person. It seems like from what i read i am better off going with clear bulbs rather then colored bulbs. The colored ones always look brighter when you stare at them but dont light the road that well. That also could be because Ive never bought anything nicer then the Silverstar ultras

peter32892 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:51:02 PM »

Quote from: 09legacyseoo7 on January 27, 2010, 03:21:58 PM

cool so the piaas are not bad how did you manage to come across used bulbs that some bone head didn't put his grimy fingers all over and toss back in the package did you know the person. It seems like from what i read i am better off going with clear bulbs rather then colored bulbs. The colored ones always look brighter when you stare at them but dont light the road that well. That also could be because Ive never bought anything nicer then the Silverstar ultras

Yes the color on the bulb is a film which cuts the light output quite a bit so do not by bulbs with a blue color film on them. Just by good quality halogens that come within 75% of hids, much better then stock bulbs.

Kavik · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2010, 05:03:11 PM »

i got lucky. took a chance with someone on nasioc who had upgraded to an hid retrofit, if i remember right. bulbs were clean and put back in the original packaging at like a quarter the regular price

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2010, 05:35:45 PM »

who makes the stock bulbs is it sylvania or is it just some off brand

spenk · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2010, 06:42:03 AM »

I've had Narva +50 lows and HIR highs in both my Subarus for over 2 years and have only lost one lowbeam bulb so far.

start here:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=954736

then:
http://hirheadlights.com/

and:
http://shnu.us/HIR%20Trimming%20Stock.htm

almost there:
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide/

and done:
http://store.candlepower.com/

FOR FOG, you should try the select yellows on the candlepower website <--- less fruity and more focused than the PIAA Crystal Ion yellows (had those on my wagon)

Kavik · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2010, 09:36:31 AM »

i always hear good things about that candlepower site....but the only thing they list for 9007 bulbs is Phillips Xtreme Power. I haven't heard anything about those...

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2010, 07:25:22 AM »

I like what i hear about all the headlights on there. So far I like what ive heard about the osram silverstars, the navra +50s the best, the ge nighthawks and phillips extreme powers dont sound bad either. I was just about to purchase the osram silverstars yesterday when i realized that only one came in a package on almost every site ive seen them on.

Code Blue · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2010, 08:12:20 AM »

I just buy the new line of silverstars, if one blows I just buy another one, swap it out, then return it as defective like a week later

Kavik · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2010, 01:24:32 PM »

theif

besides, it won't work if the new one blows within that week (yes, I've had that happen with those bulbs)

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2010, 01:53:46 PM »

Just purchaced the osram silverstar plus 50s off of ebay 34 bucks shipped will post reviews and possibly pics if I can get any good ones

Kavik · « **Reply #14 on:** February 02, 2010, 02:15:22 PM »

nice deal....interested in hearing the outcome!

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2010, 07:43:42 PM »

Just got done installing the new bulbs and road testing at nite with them must say quite the improvement

Top will be the old bottom is the new

spenk · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2010, 07:47:07 PM »

Much better! The stock Leggy bulbs suck.

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2010, 07:49:16 PM »

And one of the driving view. Probably shouldve used my digi cam for this but the blackberry had to suffice its all i had with me

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 04, 2010, 07:58:16 PM »

I agree I took them out just before it got dark out it was hard for me to wait. They are a great improvement i have to say thanks for giving me a few of those links. Specifically the one to nasioc which pointed me to this website:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/tech.html

I was about to fall back into the pitfall of buying shitty blue bulbs again and having to deal with not being able to see in the snow and rain. At one point i also considered HID which I also read on there for the most part cant be done the cheap way of just replacing harness' and ballasts. Now what is on there may or may not all be true but the way it is explained makes sense.

I couldnt be happier with the bulbs i bought and would highly recommend checking them out on ebay the seller had them to me in 2 days. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/US-DISTRIBUTOR-Original-OSRAM-Silverstar-H7_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem56311ff94eQQitemZ370191366478QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
Link to the ones I bought

Kavik · « **Reply #19 on:** February 04, 2010, 09:56:42 PM »

that's a helluva difference there! I'm gonna have to see what they've got for other bulb types

edit: Ugh, why do none of the really good bulbs come in 9004 or 9007's?!? (rhetorical, I read why, just annoyed by it)

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 05, 2010, 08:25:30 AM »

Quote from: Kavik on February 04, 2010, 09:56:42 PM

edit: Ugh, why do none of the really good bulbs come in 9004 or 9007's?!? (rhetorical, I read why, just annoyed by it)

Same problem I always had with my other cars. I had no choice but to buy shitty bulbs.

Kavik · « **Reply #21 on:** February 05, 2010, 11:26:41 AM »

after some searching, this was the best I found for what I need

Philips Xtreme Power-9007
Philips Vision Plus-9004

WaynO · « **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2010, 12:12:53 PM »

Quote

Philips Xtreme Power-9007

This ^

Kavik · « **Reply #23 on:** February 05, 2010, 12:17:03 PM »

Yeah, that's my plan for my bugeye

but my gf's jetta takes 9004's, and they don't make the Xtreme's in that size. but at bulbs.com I can get the Xtremes for mine and the VisionPlus for hers for like $50 total plus shipping....sounds like a good price to me for 2 sets of bulbs

LiamWRX06 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2010, 01:21:27 AM »

Philips Xtreme Power-9007---i am installing these tomorrow in my gf's car. heard they're great

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