Road lamps and Highbeam upgrade

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Jan 28, 2002 | 12:47 AM

LouSFO

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Road lamps and Highbeam upgrade

Hey guys, I am thinking about changing the bulbs in the road lamps as well as the highbeams in my '01 CL-P. Does anyone have any suggestions on what works and looks best. I was thinking of Polarg's for the roadlamps, but am unsure about the highbeams. If you guys can give me some suggestions, brand, model#, wattage etc. and a reputable online retailer. Any pictures you guys have would also help.
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Jan 28, 2002 | 12:49 AM

bioyuki

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Jan 28, 2002 | 07:00 AM

briancl

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for the highbeams you need to get 9005. it really depends on how much you are willing to spend because for around $20, you can get a pair of decent looking ones.

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Jan 28, 2002 | 08:09 AM

CO-CL-S

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Try a search, especially for pics of different road lamps.

Jan 28, 2002 | 08:41 AM

gto2050

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Do not! Repeat, do NOT buy the Solaris H9005's. They are about $75 per pair and there are some others that are much cheaper that are just as good.

Jan 28, 2002 | 11:00 AM

Eggplant-EX

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Check my profile. I am really happy with my 9005 and they also have the blue tint when they are not on.

bought from autocarparts.com for $25/set if you track ebay, I have seen them for $17/set.

Our highs are on for such a short amount of time, that if you realy really have to have the Solaris, just get them. $70 was a bit high to spend for highs.

When I bought mine, they came sealed and one did not work. No questions asked, and autocarparts sent out a replacement right away. Cool thing is that I have a spare now. Thanks Tim.

My fogs are lower wattage ones that will not scorch my housing. Personally, I do not want to risk scorching the housing since the brighter M6 & PIAA 19224 is only visual. If they actually threw needed light on the road for better visibilty, I would do it.

Search, search and search. There are alot of posts on this that will hlp you in your research.

my 2 cents..

Jan 28, 2002 | 11:07 AM

vinnydahitman

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i havent upgraded my highbeams b/c i live in a city and never use them... as for the fogs i have piaa 19224's, after about a minute or so when they heat up they look almost identical to the hid's... i havent seen any housing damage on mine, some people have and some havent... luck of the drawl i guess

my 2 cents