Opinion Needed: Lights upgrade
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#3
Not only that, but they don't technically throw light as far, they just make the close up extremely bright (and blinding to others).
I would just get a GE Nighthawk bulb (I've had better luck with these over silverstars) and replace with whatever the stock size bulb is.
I would just get a GE Nighthawk bulb (I've had better luck with these over silverstars) and replace with whatever the stock size bulb is.
#4
I agree, with Blacksheep, I have the Sylvania zxe bulbs, and they are bright white and throw light pretty far up the road, plus the HID conversion is a pain to do. My nephew put HID's in 95 corolla and yes they were super bright but not worth the trouble IMO !
#5
One other thing to consider about aftermarket HIDs is the poor reliability record. Not that everyone has issues, but with those cheap <$100 aftermarket kits they tend to have frequent failures between bulbs and ballasts. I've run them in both of my GPs and went through at least 1 entire full kit worth of parts (2 bulbs, 2 ballasts) on each car over the handful of years I had them.
Had a buddy with a GTO that had similar issues with HID from a different company on both his lows and fogs. Luckily his friend was the distributor so replacements were free/cheap, but he got to the point of just putting regular bulbs back in due to all of the hassle. Seemed like every few months he was replacing something.
There's a reason real factory bulbs and ballasts run like 10x what the aftermarket junk runs.
Had a buddy with a GTO that had similar issues with HID from a different company on both his lows and fogs. Luckily his friend was the distributor so replacements were free/cheap, but he got to the point of just putting regular bulbs back in due to all of the hassle. Seemed like every few months he was replacing something.
There's a reason real factory bulbs and ballasts run like 10x what the aftermarket junk runs.
#6
First, UM nearly loses to a crap team called (I am not making this up) the Hoos, and now the forum unanimously advises against a mod. I don't think my heart can survive many days like this.
For the record, I second all the above, especially the "blinding other drivers is bad" bit.
For the record, I second all the above, especially the "blinding other drivers is bad" bit.