Damn their like 1.5 years old!

Well first one bulb went, then the other went (the next day). Just the low beams, hi's still work. Now their useless ofcourse. I think becuase the one filament went out, their was more current available for the other bulbs filament to use, so the extra current was more then what the filament was used to over the bulbs life. Just a theory

I think I'm gonna try Wagner Truview's

http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/con...682758,00.html

Anyone try them?

 

That sucks. Get some HID's

 

Got $400 I could borrow j/k

Diego, any news on the bendix IQ pads?

 

yeah, one of my silverstars lasted about that long too. the other one is 2 years old and counting...hopefully it'll keep on shining

 

Good stuff, all the noise went away. Bendix IQ is good stuff and they go for like $30-40.

 

Why you pay so much?
$27.50

 

My dad has silverstars in his maxima, actually I should say had... We bought a pair less than 6 months ago, about a month ago on a trip to oregon one of them burn't out. When I got home we replaced it, 2 weeks later the other one burn't out, instead of buying another silverstar we just put in a normal bulb. We're just going to go with HID's next, or if we stay Halogen it will be the XD5's NubianNupe recommends. I know that there is a difference between the US and imported ones and that the US ones suck, but this is just rediculous.
Never buying silverstars again, what a waste.

 

Use your highs...it would be like HIDs

 

I just put in the XD5s that Nupe recommended. So far, I like the improved lighting. I don't know about longevity, though.

Before:


After:


It's hard to tell the difference in the pics, but they are a lot brighter, and bluer -- I just hope I don't get pulled over for it -- the lights especially look blue when they are turned off.

 

Red92- what did you have in that before pic?

 

eric i had the piaa super/hyper whites in mine before i got izzys hids, they were pretty decent

 

do those XD5s use stock wattage? i might give them a try

 

I had the stock headlights. They were probably the original ones, but I don't know that for sure.

The set of XD5s I got are stock wattage (45/65) because I didn't want to fry my stock harness. They make the same bulbs in 80/100, but I would say burn up your harness at your own risk. Mine are a lot better than stock, but ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby! (HID)

Now I have to get them for my fogs because they look ugly underneath the crisp light the headlights put out.

I can't take much credit for those bulbs, Nubiannupe recommended them to me.

 

yeah i remember reading a post by Nubiannupe talking about the XD5s. did you get them off of ebay?

 

Yes ebay, Nupe even gave me a link -- they were apx $30 with shipping (I think $22+$8).

 

does it says how many lumens they put out ? (sorry for all the questions hehe)

 

the 45/65 bulbs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2456196889

the 80/100 bulbs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2455832624

you can look it up there

 

thanks .

 

i dont remember what i have?? i think that i have 80/100

 

I've had piaa's before, the low beam wasn't brite enough, I ended up giving them to a friend.

So I was able to find a store that carries the Wagner Truview (Napa), they were a bit expensive @ $15/piece but there is a rebate to get a third one for free! What the heck am I going to do with a third one! I guess it'll be a spare.

 

eric.. is there a certain code number for the lights like IE. 9004 or does it jus come in watts, 45/65?

 

eric.. is there a certain code number for the Wagner lights like IE. 9004 or does it jus come in watts, 45/65? ( oh can u post soem pics of the wagners?) oh yea.. does wagner make matching corner lights or is there another brand close to it?

 

Go to the link in the first post. Thats got all the info in it.

I installed them today, so in a few hours I'll post again after driving in the dark.

 

Diego, whats the part number for the Bendix pads (Or what car is it for). Were you able to get front and rear, or just front?

 

I threw the box away. Get them from internetautomar and I only bought the fronts.

 

mkd430iq is the front pad #