WlcTL

hey guys sorry for a new post and all but i tried searching and could not find anything specific about what kind of bulb i should get to make the high beams a nice white light instead of the halogen yellowish bulb. i want to go to autozone and get one of thoes cheaper sylvannia bulb sets thats for the help guys please get back to me soon.

Alin10123

I think autozone has the silvania silverstars or something. But they are like $40 each pack of 2. I think the color will match the HID's though.

mav3556

YOUR HIGH BEAMS ARE "H1" I USE PIAA H1 XRETEME FORCE Screw Silvania's those blow

WlcTL

is there a diy on how to change out the bulbs i searched but i couldnt find anything specific any help would be nice thanks all

Reach

open hood, look at headlights, rotate out bulb.

WlcTL

hey guys i just did the sylvannia swap and it uh kinda sucks it doesnt match the hids at all man!!! it is still yellow but only a little bit whiter than before. but there is no significant change at all man. 40$ for nothing sigh....

gavinn58

I went with the piaa h1 ion yellow bulbs for that "jdm tight y0" look.
Great for hi-beaming idiots on the road.

TSXsurf

Do you have any pics? What does the yellow compare to?

aaronng

I'm in the "Screw Sylvania Silverstars" camp too. They die very quickly. If you want the white effect, go for Philips DiamondVision H1.

BTW, the Silverstars are the same colour as your stock highbeam.

mxoplyck

i changed mine out and now i have 2500K. yes they are very yellow but super bright.

gavinn58

No pics right now, but I can take some when I get home.

tsxflexer

PIAA bulbs are better than Sylvania. But PIAA's will blow after about a year of use. I have gone through countless sets. The only advantage to PIAA's are that they are backed by a one year warrenty. If PIAA bulbs weren't so overpriced i wouldn't mind spending the money.

drunkenbuda

Any white bulbs will blow within a year. CAtz, PiAA, etc. They won't last!

TSX420J

http://www.globalpremier.com/gpthunder8500k.html
anyone know about these????

tsxflexer

Well as soon as I saw that the website stated that they were the best of the best of the best, I assume that they are the worst bulbs ever.

EuroAccord2.4AT

me experience with white / bleu lights is they don't last long... expensive brand or not... just my experience..

TSX420J

I am bringing this back to get some opinions on these lights before I buy them...

Slashdotted

Here are some web sites that I buy bulbs from:

http://www.autolamps-online.com/index.htm

http://www.powerbulbs.co.uk

TSX420J

nice I was looking for the philips ones...

Arcticcl9

I got the OSRAM Silverstars from powerbulbs's website . I had it for over two years and it hasn't blown yet. I think they are much better than the Sylvania equivalent Silverstar (better quality in OSRAM?)

Question is...how often do you guys use your highbeams? Doyou guys run your highbeams non-stop? I only occasionally run them in dark rural roads, or if I need to high beam someone

tg8arc

I purchased some of the phillips Blue Vision h1 bulbs. I think they are pretty sweet. I didn't take any before pictures. But I can take some "after" pics tonitight.

TSX420J

Thanks that would be very nice if you could do that..See i want the diamond vision bulbs but seeing the 4000k blue vision just might help me decide on ordering them or not..

rmpage

It is a fact. Sylvania themselves only rate the Silverstars at 150 hours.

Also, anybody considering the whiter bulbs should read these: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...blue/blue.html

tg8arc

Here is a view with just the HID lights on:


Here is with the HID and fog lights:




Here is with the HID and High Beams:




I do like the Phillips Blue Vision. Only drag is that you have to order them from the U.K. They are not avalible locally. Not yo mention that they didn't have blue vision fog lights. That is why I went with the Hoen Xenomatch

TSX420J

So your high beams are Hoen Xenomatch

TSX420J

Or your fogs are Hoen Xenomatch and your high beams are philips bluevision..

tg8arc

No, the High beams are the Phillips Blue Vision. The Fog Lights are the Hoen Xenomatch.

CoquiTSX

How does the light output compares to the standard high beams? I have heard most of the "blue" bulbs have "less output" than the regular lightbulbs. I would like to match the color without lossing to much output if possible, otherwise I keep the standard light bulbs.

tg8arc

Well, not being an electrical engineer, I can not confirm or deny this, but this comparison chart may help:

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...on/default.htm

Phillps does not provide such a comparison chart, but I would think you can still refer to it for reference. If you compare lets say the 9005 (they don't list the H1 bulbs the TSX uses for high beams) on the standard spec. and the Cool Blue (which would be the equivalent to the Phillips BlueVision), there is no aparant difference ( both are around 1700 lumens).

CoquiTSX

Thanks for the info. Interesting stuff on those charts.

TallestTSX

According to that, the only quality "white" bulbs are:

Narva RangePower+50
Narva RangePower+30
GE Nighthawk
Osram Silver Star
Philips Vision Plus

But I can't find any of those for sale in the US. Does anyone know an easy way to order these?

CoquiTSX

I bought some Narva RangePower+50 from Daniel Stern Lighting. All the other suppliers I found were not in the US.

rza49311

iTrader: (1)

Got any pics??

Ronin317

I'd just like to point out that OSRAM is Sylvania. Same company, different packaging for different countries.

CoquiTSX

Unfortunately my camera is dissabled for now. BTW these "white" bulbs don't look much different from the OEM "yellow" high beams. I was looking for better coverage vs matching the HID's color. I checked them against a wall, and the beam seems to be more "concentrated" in the center than the stock beams. I will find out at the end of next month on the way to South Hill/Bracey area.

aaronng

That's true in Germany. But not in the US.
Sylvania Silverstars +50 are shit and only lasts a few months. Osram Silverstars +50 (which you can't find in the US) on the other hand last 1 year.

ultragamma

Suvlights.com have philips blue vision H1 for $15 each + shipping

just FYI

Arcticcl9

I had my OSRAM (shipped from UK) Silverstars installed for a long time (late 03) and they are still going strong. so FYI

TSXTuner

Haven't heard it mentioned, I thought the Nokya's were good.

I ran through many silverstars, burn out like clockwork at 1 year,
same in the accord 9006 bulb. The H1 silverstar put a helix shadow
pattern in the projection that drove me crazy, could actually
see the coil of the filament.

BzeTSX

you have pics?