Decent headlight bulbs??

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

When I bought my car they had Sylvania "cool blue" headlight bulbs in them and I have been replacing them regularly since 2005. They are decently bright and give off a nice white light, but one seems to blow out few months and I am tired of replacing them. I'm so tired of it I have been driving with one light burnt out for the last 6 months

I wanna say it is an H5 or H7 bulb, but I dont want to walk out to my car right now to look

I live 15 miles out of the city now and it gets pretty dark out here so I want the brightest factory replacement I can buy that isn't going to blow up every few months. I really prefer the "white" light bulbs compared to the regualr bulbs that give off a more yellowish tint

Any recomendations?

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[blazinb2000 10+ year member]

I have had good luck with Sylvania silverstars. My dad and I both have them in our vehicles and haven't had to replace one yet. They are somewhat expensive compared to other bulbs though, just depends on your budget.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

just get a bixenon hid converstion kit for your car, you can get a good kit for around 150 bucks or so, and if you dont want that then look into silverstar ultra they are about the best halogen bulbs

 

[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

HIDs

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

i knew i shouldnt have edited out "i dont want to convert to hids so dont recommend that" out of my post, but i figured my explanation kinda reflected that i didnt want to do a HID conversion

thanks for the help

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

I have some H7 hyper white bulbs bnib if you want.

They have a white/blue tint and I have them in my car (I have 9006 though)

Would you like some pics?

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

I have some H7 hyper white bulbs bnib if you want.
They have a white/blue tint and I have them in my car (I have 9006 though)

Would you like some pics?

pics or a link to info would be cool, thanks

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

just get silverstar ultra one of the best lights out for halogen

 

[moboman]

I have silverstars in both my van and my nova. Love them. Both used sealed beam though.

 

[darknight 10+ year member]

I use silverstar ultras for high beams. they're great bulbs

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

My advice: Don't waste your money on any bulbs with a fancy coating. The only thing that 99.99% of these blue "white hot" coatings do is cut down on the light output.

Look for an headlight harness for your car. You can buy one premade or build your own with some wire, terminals, and relays. Even with factory bulbs you'll notice a big difference.

Not to mention, the heavier wire will let you run higher wattage bulbs without melting your headlight switch. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

HID's are a nice choice too. Make sure you read up on your colors before you decide on which one you want though.

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

yea i am bout to get hids and not sure if i want 5k or 6k or maybe even 8k gonna get them through retro fit getting the bi xenon with the fog light hids as well 55watts in the headlights and 35 in the fogs might get the 55 for the fogs too not sure

how much brighter will that be than halogen

 

[ElBandito 10+ year member]

Lol you dont touch the halogen bulb do you? the actual glass part? i had to ask

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

thats a myth never had a bad bulb from touching it

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

yea i am bout to get hids and not sure if i want 5k or 6k or maybe even 8k gonna get them through retro fit getting the bi xenon with the fog light hids as well 55watts in the headlights and 35 in the fogs might get the 55 for the fogs too not sure
how much brighter will that be than halogen

Theres really no comparison from HID to halogen. They're much brighter, but even the faintest hint of blue bothers my eyes at night.

Just scour google for "hid kelvin ratings"

1500°K - Candlelight

2680°K - 40w halogen bulb

3000°K - 200w halogen bulb

3200°K - Sunrise/Sunset

3500-4300°K - Most Xenon Superwhite Bulbs

5500°K - Sunny daylight around noon

6000°K-7500°K - Overcast Sky, Some true HID Systems

8000°K-9000°K - Sunny blue sky, Some true HID Systems

10,000°K - 12,000°K - Purple hues at sundown