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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 09:43 AM
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high beams...

ok, I have tried a few different brands for my high beams but none of them have changed the brightness or have gotten rid of that stock light bulb look. I have yet to try the piaa bulbs. Any Suggestions on what bulb to try?
Old Nov 8, 2003 | 09:49 AM
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Do you mind listing the brands you've used?...

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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 10:05 AM
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A few cheap brands from Auto Zone. I have yet to try Piaa, Nokya, Polarg, Matrix brands.
Old Nov 8, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by harmbone2k2
A few cheap brands from Auto Zone. I have yet to try Piaa, Nokya, Polarg, Matrix brands.

You just listed a list of possible brands of the bulbs you're purchasing next.


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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 12:31 PM
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I have Silverstars. Not quite as white as the HID's, but 100% better than stock.
Old Nov 8, 2003 | 06:12 PM
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Pretty much none of those bulbs are going to improve the actual light output, I think your best bet would be to get the silverstars, since they are fairly white and perform well.
Old Nov 8, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by harmbone2k2
ok, I have tried a few different brands for my high beams but none of them have changed the brightness or have gotten rid of that stock light bulb look. I have yet to try the piaa bulbs. Any Suggestions on what bulb to try?
I used PIAA 9005 Xtreme whites for my high beams. I like the white light output. I also used PIAA H3 Xtreme whites for my fogs. No more yellow light for me.
Old Nov 8, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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I'm running Eurolite Fusions and am VERY happy with them. They are also appx 1/2 the price of the SilverStars and definately a whole lot whiter...
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 02:48 AM
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I'm running Eurolite Fusions and am VERY happy with them. They are also appx 1/2 the price of the SilverStars and definately a whole lot whiter...
Where did you get your Fusions?

Great home page, btw....
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 05:45 AM
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circuit city has them in blue or purple Eurolite. I think there is 10% off this week in my state.
Old Nov 9, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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Where did you get your Fusions?

Great home page, btw....
Thanks

I picked them up from another site. They are sold locally at ricer stores around here, but you should be able to find them online. The Fusion brand is not DOT legal if that really matters to you or not. FWIW, I am running Fusions for both low and high beams without any problems....
Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:13 AM
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I put 1 9005 Xtreme white in one of the high beams, and left the other stock. When I compared the two, they were almost identical. Nobody would have known the difference. That sucked so I sold 'em...
Old Nov 10, 2003 | 04:26 AM
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Well, I have the PIAA 9005 high beams in my 03 and my high beams are not yellow anymore. As far as "seeing" a difference, my OEM high beams looked yellow. The PIAAs are NOT yellow.
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