headlight bulbs
headlight bulbs
What headlight bulbs do you guys prefer i know in my past experience i tried out some off brand s*** and it lasted about a month. i am just wondering what some of you use that you get a great look and life out of the bulb for the money. thanks. Also i read on the max here that you can do a headlight conversion to 9007 what is the easiest and most effective way without messing up the wires two much. I definitely dont want to take a bulb apart and build it from the ground up like that post says. is their some kind of adapter you can buy for the wires.
Is a bit of a hassle if you are a newbie (Me!). After the conversion, the lighting and beam is not too bad. The headlight needs to be re-aim a bit lower. I order a ntbk 9004/9007 harness kit from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6763
Here's what I did:
I didn't splice the stock headlight socket. I did it on harness kit "mating" socket. Maxima10to1 mention to do it on the stock headlight socket. I guess his way work and my way works also. It doesn't matter where you swap the ground and low beam, as long as you do it.
- remove the two nub on the headlights. Use a nail filer or anything to get rid of it is fine. Get a can of compress air and spray the headlight housing clean of the dust. Headlight does not need to be remove to get the nub out.
- Lay out the harness on the engine. Make sure the wires don't get near the fan and tie it down when everything is complete. I just connected the harness matting socket to the driver side (near the battery)
-If i can do this, i can easily say anyone can. Like everyone on the .Org who did the conversion say "Plug and Play"
- When i first ground the wires, i didn't do a good job. The headlight were not as bright, I re-ground the wires to the battery and to the horn. After the two wires are ground, you will see the full picture.
Now I have a question, I heard alot of people using Sylvnia Xtravision 9007 ($10) bulb. Is there any bulb other than Silverstar ($20) that gives you a really bright light output? (same price range) I have been using silverstar 9004 for years now. The only problem is the brightness just goes away after a while. I don't like the xtravision orange look. Prefer a whiter look. Anyone know if the ebay bulb are any good?
Any recommendation is appreciated.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6763
Here's what I did:
I didn't splice the stock headlight socket. I did it on harness kit "mating" socket. Maxima10to1 mention to do it on the stock headlight socket. I guess his way work and my way works also. It doesn't matter where you swap the ground and low beam, as long as you do it.
- remove the two nub on the headlights. Use a nail filer or anything to get rid of it is fine. Get a can of compress air and spray the headlight housing clean of the dust. Headlight does not need to be remove to get the nub out.
- Lay out the harness on the engine. Make sure the wires don't get near the fan and tie it down when everything is complete. I just connected the harness matting socket to the driver side (near the battery)
-If i can do this, i can easily say anyone can. Like everyone on the .Org who did the conversion say "Plug and Play"
- When i first ground the wires, i didn't do a good job. The headlight were not as bright, I re-ground the wires to the battery and to the horn. After the two wires are ground, you will see the full picture.
Now I have a question, I heard alot of people using Sylvnia Xtravision 9007 ($10) bulb. Is there any bulb other than Silverstar ($20) that gives you a really bright light output? (same price range) I have been using silverstar 9004 for years now. The only problem is the brightness just goes away after a while. I don't like the xtravision orange look. Prefer a whiter look. Anyone know if the ebay bulb are any good?
Any recommendation is appreciated.
I just clipped the low and ground wires, spliced them to one another to switch them and filed down the nubs inside the housing; it's a 10 minute job and very easy. If you buy an adapter, you'll kick yourself for wasting the money (unless you're running higher wattage bulbs).
~THT
~THT
I guess I'm just crazy from building the harness from scratch
Do as THT said and thats all the wiring needed. Its the cheapest and easiest way.....but i never take that route. As I mentioned B4 the Xtravisions are really bright, but if you can find Phillips Vision Plus buy them. The yare the brightest bulb around.
Do as THT said and thats all the wiring needed. Its the cheapest and easiest way.....but i never take that route. As I mentioned B4 the Xtravisions are really bright, but if you can find Phillips Vision Plus buy them. The yare the brightest bulb around.
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