Getting my headlights blackened out so I figured it would be a good time to upgrade my bulbs. Any suggestions?

Bat™

 

which ones are you talking about, high beams or low beams?
If you are talking about low beams, i can get you a set of OEM HIDs if you don't have them, that would be your best upgrade

I''m going with Yellow/Gold high beams. As a matter of fact, i'm going to order them today.

 

Jun, what kind of yellow/gold high bean bulb? what's the wattage and price? thanks!

 

Are you looking for a HID kit, Bat?

Or are you wanted to upgrade the Halogens you have to other (and presumably, better)Halogens?

 

How about some Xenon hyper whites? What is the bulb size? And is the stock Xenon HID or regular filament Xenon?

 

can someone give me headlight for dummies explanation real quick! what is the dif between zenon and halogen? can the high beams be replaced cheaply? Are the low beams the normal driving lights and they are expensive correct?

 

HID= High Intensity Discharge = Xenon (not 'zenon')
only low beam is HID

Halogen = standard headlights with high and low beam

 

The latter. Want to upgrade my halogens .

Bat™

 

Halogen gas is bright. Xenon gas can burn brighter. Xenon gas is brighter than halogen in the same filament type bulb. About 27% brighter. HID has no filament and needs a high voltage kick to start the Xenon gas.

 

I recommend piaas

i had these in my old car and they made a world of difference, without looking "ricey" like the cheaper painted bulbs... and don't believe what most ppl tell you... eurolights, nokya, slyvania, phillips even raybrig *do not* make "good" bulbs... most of them are painted, and those that are not draw more current than stock which could result in damage to your wiring harness

anyway good luck... if you do go for piaas, look for bulbs in the 4-5k temp range (more or less pure white)... they cost quite a bit and lasted only about a year (it was daily driven), but they were the only bulbs i tried that truly enhanced light output from stock

 

oh btw, you may want to just consider getting an aftermarket HID upgrade kit (anything but catz)

with the price of piaas at around 75-100/pair, at true hid upgrade will probably pay for itself

good luck!

btw ... time to update your sig!

 

I have heard the opposite. The painted bulbs hold the heat in, pushing it back, thermally, into the wiring harness. Had to replace wires in my car cause of it. The clear bulbs do not reflect heat back into the bulb, and hence run cooler.

 

*Most* painted bulbs fail because they are cheaply manufactured. Everything from the bulb construction to the coatings are horrible quality. Plus, the only way they can fool customers into thinking they are brighter, is by increasing the wattage. So, you have to be very careful when using no-name-brand bulbs that dont have wattage ratings stamped on the bulb. That is why those bulbs tend to destroy harnesses, because the factory harness cannot withstand the additional current draw.

As for other bulbs, you can read about the differences here:
http://clearcorners.com/services/

Scroll down to the bottom and read about the various different styles of halogen bulbs.

- Mike / ClearCorners.Com

 

I recommend PIAA also.

 

So Mike,

What would you recommend in my situation? I remember you told me on our phone conversation, but I can't remember it.

Bat™

 

I think we're essentially saying the same thing

1. painted bulbs
*bad*

2. those that are not painted try to duplicate brighter light output by drawing more current
*bad*

3. PIAAs = neither painted nor higher current
*better*

4. HID = better than halogen in all respects, dont' have to replace bulbs every few months
*best*

 

Andy, we include all the high output bulbs with the headlamp conversion. Well, that is.. assuming you still had plans on having your lamps converted by us. If so, please give me a call so I can finalize your order. I need to schedule your headlamp conversion and set aside sufficient materials for your project.

- Mike / ClearCorners.Com

 

Thanks. What kind of life expectancy should I expect from these bulbs compared to my stock ones? Also, I'm not familiar with the h1,h2,h3.... classifications.

Bat™

 

since these bulbs create more light without consuming more current, they should last just as long as an OEM bulb.

 

cool.

Bat™