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aussie983 Feb 28, 2004 06:38 PM

What H4's are u guys using?
 
Im sure this has probably been answered somewhere but i cant find anything in the recent threads.
What do you guys think are the best H4 bulbs(piaa, raybrig, XD5, silverstars) that provide the most illumination (i dont care about color). For those that have had various bulbs, Id like to know which ones lasted the longest. Someone mentioned the XD5's were good. Does anyone have these in their car and how is their lifespan/brightness?

thanks.

TZapper Feb 28, 2004 06:43 PM


Originally Posted by aussie983
Im sure this has probably been answered somewhere but i cant find anything in the recent threads.
What do you guys think are the best H4 bulbs(piaa, raybrig, XD5, silverstars) that provide the most illumination (i dont care about color). For those that have had various bulbs, Id like to know which ones lasted the longest. Someone mentioned the XD5's were good. Does anyone have these in their car and how is their lifespan/brightness?

thanks.

See my sig. I am satisfied with PIAAs. Havent tried different brands though.

P.S. Check out the West Coast forum, we have norcal meetings.

Larrio Feb 28, 2004 07:02 PM

i've used PIAA xtreme whites 55w for three years before one of them burned out.

HitManSE Feb 28, 2004 07:03 PM

Catz D2-R :wall:

Y2K1JKSE Feb 28, 2004 09:31 PM

Optix by street glow...sold at best buy...had them for over 3 months...bright white and no problems so far.

2k3TitaniumSe Feb 29, 2004 04:51 AM

Hoen.

The best

Hoen-usa.com

krazyd Feb 29, 2004 07:36 AM

The first week I got my car and went to www.optauto.com and replaced all of the bulbs on my car with PIAA Xtreme Whites. I replaced the headlights with H4's, foglights with H3's, turn signals, and clear sidemarkers. The headlights looked great, but one of mine died almost one year later to the date of purchase. I love the clean and crisp white output of the foglights, they match the headlights perfectly. They are good halogen lights, if you cannot afford, or do not want to upgrade to HIDs, which is what I ended up doing. Go with the PIAA Xtreme White H4's though, they will do the job well.

aussie983 Feb 29, 2004 11:27 PM

bump......any more opinions?

SoonerFan Mar 1, 2004 03:16 AM

i have the sylvania silverstars...im very happy with them

tkostiuk4 Mar 1, 2004 04:38 AM

PIAA Extreme White (See page 4 of my website)

SoonerFan Mar 1, 2004 11:53 AM


Originally Posted by soonerfan
i have the sylvania silverstars...im very happy with them

here is a pic. i have them in headlamp and fog.
pictures isnt the clearest since it was with my phone but that is EXACTLY how white they look.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...22_57_full.jpg

NewLoveI30 Mar 1, 2004 01:33 PM


Posted by HitManSE - 02-28-2004 at 07:03 PM

Catz D2-R
PHILIPS BEEOTCH!!! :nutkick:

JK

95maxrider Mar 1, 2004 03:45 PM


Originally Posted by soonerfan
here is a pic. i have them in headlamp and fog.
pictures isnt the clearest since it was with my phone but that is EXACTLY how white they look.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...22_57_full.jpg

what model # are your bulbs?

SHouKan Mar 1, 2004 07:15 PM

got the PIAA Super Xtremes.. It got Xtreme Whites as low beam and Superwhite at high beam.. 4200K Low Beam, 3950K High Beam... Got comparision pics. on my website.

aussie983 Mar 1, 2004 11:17 PM


Originally Posted by 2k3TitaniumSe
Hoen.

The best

Hoen-usa.com


Went to their site and they sound like theyre good high quality bulbs.
Do u have any pics?
I guess they only have bulbs for the fogs, correct?

SoonerFan Mar 2, 2004 05:43 AM


Originally Posted by 95maxrider
what model # are your bulbs?

h-3 and h-4
sylvania silverstar

ChromeSE5 Mar 2, 2004 11:07 PM

One thing though... dont buy that crap off of ebay... especially the "6.95" H3 fogs... they'll burn out after you hit a speed bump. They suck... PERIOD.

MaximaZero Mar 2, 2004 11:41 PM

philips vision plus.

e-code bulbs rox0rz my s0x0rz.

aussie983 Mar 3, 2004 12:28 AM


Originally Posted by ChromeSE5
One thing though... dont buy that crap off of ebay... especially the "6.95" H3 fogs... they'll burn out after you hit a speed bump. They suck... PERIOD.

Are u refering to the XD5's???

maxima0002 Mar 3, 2004 07:24 AM

Silvania Silverstars
 
Aussie983,

Using Silvania Silverstars, one of my bulbs blew after 14mths of service just 2 days ago. I'm thinking of going with PIAA Xteme Whites now..

By chance, does anyone know how good the Xtreme Whites are in wet weather (ie. for road illumination?)

Thanks.


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