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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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The Best Headlight Bulbs

I Have A 3.0 And Im Looking For Some Really Good Bulbs So Whats The Best Ones Out There.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:27 AM
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there is no "best" bulb. Unless you are comparing between HID and Halogen, then HID's would be the best. For Halogen, some people have been happy with Luminics Bulbs and Nokya.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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HID's are the best headlights you can get, otherwise, a pair of piaa's about $40 a pair from an autoparts store
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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Are Silverstars Good
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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i have nokya arctic white stage 2 and
piaa super white corner lights
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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silverstars are good, right now i got some xenon bulbs and they are white as hell
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
silverstars are good, right now i got some xenon bulbs and they are white as hell
I think Nokya is more white.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ib_jimmy
I think Nokya is more white.
Nokya's are more blue than white, especially compared to silverstars. I loved my artic white stage 2 nokya's, but they are not bright, and you loose a lot of light, cuz of the blue.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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^yup

but its so pimp you can just go sonar.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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^yup

but its so pimp you can just go sonar.
I miss my blue headlights, (Still have em in my brights) But with winter and dark skies, it's nice to have light again taht I can actually see the road
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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I miss my blue headlights, (Still have em in my brights) But with winter and dark skies, it's nice to have light again taht I can actually see the road
which ones do you have right now?

I was thinking about changing the headlights and I love the way the bluish lights look but I know once you go too blue, you can't see well. I need to be able to see what's in front of me because I drive on pitch black rodes.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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^go with silverstar...pretty bright and cheap too. Autozone.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ib_jimmy
^go with silverstar...pretty bright and cheap too. Autozone.
I have the coolblue i think, which are bright white, but if i weren't going hid, i'd probably go silverstar. Personally I like the PIAA's better, so that's what i'd recommend overall, but I don't have them. I do have piaa's in all my corners though
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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all i know is PIAA is expensive and they have a 6month warranty on it. It could go out as fast as all the other helogen bulbs. Nokya acutally been good to me. both set i've got ran over a year. still running on my 2nd one and its probably been running for about 2 years now.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jumpmanbsktbll
i have nokya arctic white stage 2 and
piaa super white corner lights

i had stage two too along time ago...the housing gets hot..kinda left rainbow marks around the hole....up to you...
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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i use mtecs and they are nice n white. they match perfectly with polarg hyper white corner bulbs. they lasted a long time for me.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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Are Silverstars Good
I hear they are. A friend recommended those to me and I am going to be picking some up here pretty soon.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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quick question
anyone ever tried adjusting their lights
the level where they point?
i tried rotating the lil spindle but it seems locked/frozen, wont move
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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u gotta give it about 6-8 feet from the wall...and u have to turn a lot before you notice it.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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counter clockwise = up
clockwise = down
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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They Wont Turn!!!
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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i just put some yellow style bulbs in my celica and they work great.

i see very well in fog / rain too.

i might use them in the projectors since its a halogen H4 bulb.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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try this site out you might like some thing on here

www.hidplanet.com
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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They Wont Turn!!!


their tight bitches
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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silverstar is good. I got them in my baby. Best bank for the buck imo...
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:09 PM
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silverstar is good. I got them in my baby. Best bank for the buck imo...
silverstar sucks... they are shitty Sylvania bulbs. Had them before but did not like them.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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They Wont Turn!!!
anyone?
if you turn then too hard they will turn and miss the next gear which actually turn the bulb
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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i got nokya stage II not bad but upgrading to hid's.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 12:19 AM
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I've always used PIAA Plasma GT-X bulbs... They are pretty pricey, but have a one year warranty. I went through 3 sets in about a year and a half and only paid for one. Overall I don't think that's a bad deal, and it evens out compared to the bulbs with a little less output that last longer. That's just my opinion though.

-Dan
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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i got nokya stage II not bad but upgrading to hid's.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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This is honestly the first time I've ever heard good things about Silverstars, I'm actually surprised.

The problem that I've seen/heard about HIDs is that you buy the kit without a retrofit and then it blinds other drivers and visibility may also decrease because these headlights are not designed for HIDs.
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This is honestly the first time I've ever heard good things about Silverstars, I'm actually surprised.

The problem that I've seen/heard about HIDs is that you buy the kit without a retrofit and then it blinds other drivers and visibility may also decrease because these headlights are not designed for HIDs. Does anybody on here have a retrofit?

Sorry for the double post.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Whichever one is 30k
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by moomaster_99
Whichever one is 30k
Purple HID's fo life pop pop pop!
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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I have NOKYA Arctic Whites, but only the 80W, not stage II. Those 120Watt bulbs will ruin your lamp lenses. They get too hot. And there really isn't that much gain. I've liked my Nokya bulbs, but sometimes I think they are too dim when compared to other cars. I notice that in traffic I see the other headlights around mine. One thing I do like, they do not create glare on rain-covered roads. Does make it easier to see the road, but the dimness impeeds distance viewing. To be honest, BLUE is a terrible color for the human eye. Your eyes do not perceive blue as readily because of the faster wave lengths. But they are looking for sure.


Good luck.
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