what bulbs / brand does everyone use for their headlights
02-14-2006, 02:47 PM
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ive been wanting some halogen bulbs for a while just neevr got to it and im just going to order them off of ebay..im not going to go witht he silverstars cause u guys say they are cheap and i dont want to replace em every few months so i found some on ebay ( Nokyas) some of you seem to like them..but i dont know which ones to go with or how they look and what it legal so help me out here...
these are 37$ for the pair
25$
25$
or theres cosmic white which i have no idea how it looks for 31$
so whats the best ones to get?
these are 37$ for the pair
25$
25$
or theres cosmic white which i have no idea how it looks for 31$
so whats the best ones to get?
02-14-2006, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jumpmanbsktbll
25$
02-14-2006, 04:39 PM
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i am sorry for being a 
but what is the 9005 conversion and what does it do that makes lights brighter/is it legal?
i ordered hid's 9006, should i change my order to 9005 and do a 9005 hid conversion? would this pass?
but what is the 9005 conversion and what does it do that makes lights brighter/is it legal?i ordered hid's 9006, should i change my order to 9005 and do a 9005 hid conversion? would this pass?
02-15-2006, 12:42 AM
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Legendary, and anyone else using the yellow headlights...these bulbs are street legal correct? Just seems cops would be all over my ass around here with my car blasting yellow beams..Ive been looking at these for a while, but none of the auctions on ebay seem to say street legal or not. I know some of the blue/purple ones arent allowed in certain areas, so i am unsure whether the yellow are allowed on the road?
If someone could help me out, it would be appreciated.
If someone could help me out, it would be appreciated.
02-15-2006, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jumpmanbsktbll
legendary, do you like them? or would you prefer another type of the nokyas?
02-15-2006, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by M.T.L.C.L.3.0
i am sorry for being a but what is the 9005 conversion and what does it do that makes lights brighter/is it legal?
i ordered hid's 9006, should i change my order to 9005 and do a 9005 hid conversion? would this pass?
but what is the 9005 conversion and what does it do that makes lights brighter/is it legal?i ordered hid's 9006, should i change my order to 9005 and do a 9005 hid conversion? would this pass?
definitely do 9005 conversion. What you do is take a 9005 bulb and cut out the tabs on the inside and place it in your 9006 socket. before my CL was totaled i had the conversion done with sylvania silverstars and they were bright as hell, almost HID-like i loved it. be sure to angle them down if you can though.
02-15-2006, 10:43 AM
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after having the car for a year and putting 5 diff silverstars in it. i switched to some cheap ass brand that isnt as bright just for the time being i wanna switch out to something bright blue now.
02-15-2006, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
blue... 
never liked the blue lights, even the stock ones on lexus' etc, always annoyed the crap out of me, and everytime someone with them behind me goes over bumps or potholes i think im getting pulled over because it looks like flashing blues. They dont look particularly good either 
02-15-2006, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bostonroads
never liked the blue lights, even the stock ones on lexus' etc, always annoyed the crap out of me, and everytime someone with them behind me goes over bumps or potholes i think im getting pulled over because it looks like flashing blues. They dont look particularly good either 
I think i'm gettin pulled over too when that happens. 
I can't say much though, cuz I'll have blue/white HID's soon 
02-15-2006, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Smalls
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02-15-2006, 10:16 PM
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are the yellow bulbs bright? or atleast as bright as stock bulbs? ive already bought so many tinted bulbs that suck for light output, so bad that at times it didnt even look like i had them on. Dont want to deal with that crap, another reason why i hate the blue ones
02-15-2006, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by DaInFaMMuS1
definitely do 9005 conversion. What you do is take a 9005 bulb and cut out the tabs on the inside and place it in your 9006 socket. before my CL was totaled i had the conversion done with sylvania silverstars and they were bright as hell, almost HID-like i loved it. be sure to angle them down if you can though.how does it make it brighter and if i am getting hid, do i need brighter, won't it be excesive?(i love excesive!!!)
02-16-2006, 01:02 AM
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Nokya Stage I yellow bulbs are SUPER bright.. i get flashed alteast once a day by oncoming traffic.. it really depends on the cops in your area on wether the bulbs are legal or not.. ive never been pulled over.. but i have this feeling that cops want to pull me over.. haha..
anywho.. i would recommend yellow for those of u who are sick of blue bulbs.. and want to try something different..
btw.. if u want a example of how bright they are.. think of the yellow foglights on the newer lexus'... except MUCH MUCH brighter
anywho.. i would recommend yellow for those of u who are sick of blue bulbs.. and want to try something different..
btw.. if u want a example of how bright they are.. think of the yellow foglights on the newer lexus'... except MUCH MUCH brighter
02-17-2006, 03:52 PM
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i used nokyas for a good while, then decided that at 20 bucks a pair every 3-6 months id go with some PIAAs, so far so good.
02-18-2006, 03:47 PM
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i got my arcitc whites today and i was going to put it em, so i tried removing the plastic wiring cap that goes into the bulb, so i held down the plastic tab and pushed down...and it wouldnt move...i did it like 10 times and it still wouldnt move, i was assuming that they havent been changed in a while so they might be hard to get off? any ideas?
02-18-2006, 04:16 PM
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not exactly sure what you mean, but maybe if you used a flathead screwdriver to stick in there? they are always helpful if you cant push a tab down.
you should just have to take that off, and then turn the thing a little and it slides right out. i do not sound helpful at all
oh yeah, make sure you dont touch the bulbs with your bare hands
you should just have to take that off, and then turn the thing a little and it slides right out. i do not sound helpful at all
oh yeah, make sure you dont touch the bulbs with your bare hands
02-18-2006, 04:30 PM
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well i can press the tab down just fine, but when i press the tab down its impossible to slide it off. It wont move at all. I was wondering why it didnt move cause i pressed the tab down as far as it would go.
02-18-2006, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
9006 lows / 9005 high beams
A lot of people on here use sylvania silverstars or nokya's.
I had Nokya stage II artic whites, but couldn't pass inspection with them cuz they're blue/white so I went back to sylvanias, cuz I'm getting HID's
A lot of people on here use sylvania silverstars or nokya's.
I had Nokya stage II artic whites, but couldn't pass inspection with them cuz they're blue/white so I went back to sylvanias, cuz I'm getting HID's
I've had nothing but bad luck w/ aftermarket bulbs, they all burn out or blow up eventually. Now I only use slyvania bulbs from pep boys, they are the oem bulbs for the majority of manufacturers. Then again, I don't care about "pure white" bs.
I modded a 9005 into my low beam, worked perfectly for 3+ years.
02-18-2006, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jumpmanbsktbll
well i can press the tab down just fine, but when i press the tab down its impossible to slide it off. It wont move at all. I was wondering why it didnt move cause i pressed the tab down as far as it would go.
02-18-2006, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jumpmanbsktbll
well i can press the tab down just fine, but when i press the tab down its impossible to slide it off. It wont move at all. I was wondering why it didnt move cause i pressed the tab down as far as it would go.
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