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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 10:09 PM
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need some help on deciding which headlight bulb to get

i did a search and really couldnt find what i was looking for. i am stuck w/t the piaa extreme white and the sylvania silverstars. i do plan on getting the upgraded wiring harness anyway. now do u guys think some yellowish type fog bulbs would look good w/ those bulbs, i ask b/c supposdly yellow is great for seeing in the rain/fog.

any tips or feedback would be great

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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 10:31 PM
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you should know to search by now man! this topic has been discussed/compared and voted on a million times

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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 10:33 PM
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try to find some bulbs on ebay, but make sure u know about the bulbs. for example, the brightest white would come out of a bulb that has 5000k, most xenon bulbs now are like 3500k i believe, those are what mine are.....lately i've seen bulbs that produce 5000k,(which is 1000k less than actual HID bulbs) i'm not sure if its true, but ebay does get strict about a seller selling you a product that is advertised to do a certain thing....i got mine for around $15 including shipping off of ebay, the bulbs come with a 10 year warranty and all, igot like the xenon bulbs, i think the company is called plasma, i aint sure, but on the cover of the case there is a Honda S2000, i went the budget way because at the time i wanted brighter bulbs, i really didn't want to spend a whole amount of money on them, in your case, since your planning to change out your wires, try looking for more higher quality ones, mine come out brite white with some blue tint, i'm pleased with them.
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 07:13 AM
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any other suggestions??
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 08:27 AM
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i use silverstars in the headlights. very white, it looks great. i can really notice the difference when i park next to a friend of somethin who has yellow bulbs and mine are white white white. no harness needed, either
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 08:48 AM
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Originally posted by gepetto
i use silverstars in the headlights. very white, it looks great. i can really notice the difference when i park next to a friend of somethin who has yellow bulbs and mine are white white white. no harness needed, either
sylvania silver stars are good, if you have some extra cash get PIAA extreme whites........ dont get bulbs that are higher than 65 watts unless u plan on upgrading the harness (available at suvlights.com)
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 03:23 PM
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i actually was thinking about getting the harness from suvlights.com and maybe some silverstars, but i now see that jcwhitney has some bulbs that seem pretty good.

thanks for help
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Old Sep 2, 2002 | 04:13 PM
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dont waste your money on PIAA's.

if you want to be able to see well from inside your car, get philips bluevisions or sylvania silverstars (no wiring harness necessary).

if you want to give your car the HID look, while sacrificing some visibility, get Nokya or Naxos or any other type of hyperwhite bulb, but in this case the wiring harness is a good idea.
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 05:42 PM
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someone just told me wiring harnesses are crap and break all the time. of course that was made by APC but has anyone had any problems w/ them?? also i just found some nice bulbs on www.jcwhitney.com has anyone had any experience w/ them??

thanks
Cris
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 06:35 PM
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I use all Eurolites as all my bulbs

45/65 watt for my headlites and I don't have an upgraded harness...

http://www.aieonline.com
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 06:47 PM
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you should know to search by now man! this topic has been discussed/compared and voted on a million times

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I totaly agree! Man we have been through this like a whole week , it is not even funny.
Old Sep 2, 2002 | 08:36 PM
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ok well here is another question, should I worry about melting my headlight housing instead of the harness??
Old Sep 3, 2002 | 04:17 AM
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Originally posted by s2cmpugh
ok well here is another question, should I worry about melting my headlight housing instead of the harness??

I have never heard of the headlight housing melting only the harness and wires can burn up....
Old Sep 3, 2002 | 07:25 AM
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Originally posted by s2cmpugh
someone just told me wiring harnesses are crap and break all the time. of course that was made by APC but has anyone had any problems w/ them?? also i just found some nice bulbs on www.jcwhitney.com has anyone had any experience w/ them??

thanks
Cris
Check my sig. I compared a few of the JC whitney bulbs.
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