What's everyone running for bulbs behind them? I'm picking up a 97 SE on Monday and that's the first thing I'm doing. I've looked on a few websites and found corners for $59 and bumpers for $20 or so. But, I need to find bulbs or at least a consensus as to what people are using for bumper lights, corners and headlights.

Thanks and so far the forum looks pretty cool.

Zack

 

Um i replaced all of mine with leds. But tat takes a lil more time.

 

Amber bulbs for the bumper and corner lights FTW.

 

^^ +1 Ambers look good and are cheap.

 

im using super white leds for the sides from ebay

 

Thanks guys. Another question, I like to upgrade the headlights on all of my cars. I'm looking at going from the 9004 to the 9007 using the method I saw over on the 3rd Gen forum. Question is, what 9007's are the best bang for their buck?

I found these, but seem quite pricey.

http://www.2kracing.com/product_info...oducts_id/1751

 

I wouldnt use those . Way over priced. Just get some sylvania silver stars. They are like 45 a set and worth every penny.

 

I just got those for the wife's LS, the Ultras and yes, they are a great upgrade. Does everyone agree on upgrading to the 9007's? It seems like a no brainer.

 

yea i got the sliverstars in my bumpers and in my clear corners the same thing 194's chromed out

 

Okay, I think that's what I'm going to go with, thanks. I get her tonight, I'm pretty excited to start messing with a different car.

 

Amber 194, 1156 and 1157's

 

The 1156 and 1157's go where?? I'm guessing in the front corners.

 

1157's go in your corner lights next to your headlights and the 1156 goes in your bumper lights

 

That's kind of what I was thinking, thank you very much.

 

Amber FTW, more classy than white or rice blue.

 

I would probably agree with that, especially the blue.

 

On the 1157's, if you cut the top nub off the bulb and install it reversed in the corner light, the brighter filament lights up. That's how I did it on my 97 and the clearance lights look great and very orange, kinda like that morning hangover ****.

 

silverstars FTW

 

Amber silverstars all around and some generic amber 194's from sears auto for less than a dollar.

 

Which LEDS did u use for the corners. I looked on ebay but dont know which one will fit correctly.

 

thats just cause you're cheap.

seriously though, silverstars are cool.

its not a pnp thing. custom boards.

 

what size/filament/wattage? im still not sure what the difference is between 9003, 9004, 9006 etc. i assume the lower the number the brighter?

i dont know jack about bulbs...like many other things

i want brighter WHITE lights, not blueish or purpleish.

please just tell me exactly what i should be looking for, im looking on amazon right now and they got a set for 15 bux...that cant be right...

"Sylvania Silver Stars" but what model or size??

do they sell these at autzone/advanced?

 

every size/brand has its own characteristics. it just so happens that 9007 is a similar size/shape to a 9004 and brighter so the conversion isn't hard. to get true white out of a halogen bulb it has to have a blue coating to filter out the yellow.

the $15 on amazon is a single bulb.

look for silverstars in 9004 unless you want to do the necessary mods to make a 9007 fit.

 

do they sell them at local stores or do i have to order off the internet?

all i ask for is silverstar 9004? there are no other specs i need to know?

 

nope, thats it (for the head lights). they are available almost everywhere. auto parts stores + wal-mart.

 

are these worth the 50+ bux to upgrade from OEM

they are just pure white correcT? no blue?

 

i have actually never used silverstars. i used piaa super white (discontinued) in mine, and wished i had paid less and got silverstars. heres the comparison from sylvania's website:



maybe someone else can chime in on the color.

 

I think it's worth the $ to upgrade to the Silverstars. I have them in my pickup and the wife's LS and there is a big difference. Just a very nice WHITE light.

 

thanks

 

I had 9004 Silverstars and wasn't satisified with the product. When it was poor weather (raining) at night, I couldn't see well with them. If the roads were dry, they were awesome.
I then went with Sylvania XtraVision. They are better that Silverstars in poor weather, but not as bright in good conditions.

David

 

that sounds like its by design rather than product fault. yellow light travels better in fog/rain/snow from what i understand. its been a while since i diid the research so details are fuzzy.