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#3
Silverstars would be the easiest to change out. But for about the same price you could get HIDs which would be just a little longer to change out but yet much brighter. I got mine from ddmtuning.com 6000k 35 watt for fog and low beam and so far I've had no issues.
#5
I ran with Silverstars and really liked the brightness, but dang! was getting 7 to 8 months of life out of them.
I replaced my faded lights and went back to normal bulbs.
#7
Silverstar Ultras barely lasted for me. My regular silverstars have been going strong for over a year.
#8
Curious if you know what the lifespan of HIDs is. Age is a b ya know, seeing in the dark gets less and less as ones eyeballs age.
I ran with Silverstars and really liked the brightness, but dang! was getting 7 to 8 months of life out of them.
I replaced my faded lights and went back to normal bulbs.
I ran with Silverstars and really liked the brightness, but dang! was getting 7 to 8 months of life out of them.
I replaced my faded lights and went back to normal bulbs.
Decided against silverstars and went straight to HIDs for the Monte, but I've only had them since October. So only time will tell how long they actually last before a bulb goes out or something happens to the ballast.
#9
Had HID's from ddmtuning in my explorer for just over a year before it was sold and never had any issues. Had the lights on almost all the time. Probably put about 10k miles on it before I removed the HID kit just before we sold it. Ran Silverstars in the Explorer before going to HIDs and the HIDs made a huge difference.
Decided against silverstars and went straight to HIDs for the Monte, but I've only had them since October. So only time will tell how long they actually last before a bulb goes out or something happens to the ballast.
Decided against silverstars and went straight to HIDs for the Monte, but I've only had them since October. So only time will tell how long they actually last before a bulb goes out or something happens to the ballast.
#10
I'm assuming your talking about HIDs right? They're plug and play. Plug in two more things than just switching out the bulbs. So if you know how to change the bulbs, you can put HIDs in. No need for a professional install in my opinion.
Wire from stock bulb plugs into ballast, wire coming from ballast goes to HID bulb, then you twist the bulb into the headlight. Then mount the ballast wherever depending on how much slack you have in the wires.
Last edited by 01 Monte SS; 01-25-2012 at 02:44 PM.