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Old 01-22-2012, 12:39 PM
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03 CL high beams suck

the HID low beams are great city driving and some rural roads, however for highway night driving the high beams lack punch projecting light down the road. I replaced the high beams with some Piaa bulbs, many years ago, forgot what type, now I am doing more highway night driving, find these suck too. Anyone have any suggestions. The alignment is okay I think as I have not ever relaced the lamp housings.. What type of replacement high beam replacement bulds should i buy or should i buy additional driving lights, what type will work the best and look good on my lower bumper.
Old 01-22-2012, 12:57 PM
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you should consider a projector retrofit. changing bulbs won't make a difference.
Old 01-22-2012, 08:13 PM
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Are your headlight lenses's clear or fogged & sun damaged? Makes a big difference. Also I would add a pair of aux lights if you really need to light the road. Mount them in the space in the lower bumper & aim them high. Many small lights are are extremely bright will fit in there with some fabbed brackets.
Old 01-23-2012, 02:29 PM
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Get some driving lights. The high beams on these cars suck. My first retro was using TSX projectors, I dont even need the high beams and I do a lot of highway and tree-lined country back road driving.
Old 01-24-2012, 01:57 PM
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Might try replacing the high beam bulbs. I have no problem with mine. Headlight bulbs go dimmer with age, they don't burn out as often.
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get hids in your him beam done
Old 02-10-2012, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by cleptosis
get hids in your him beam done
Not safe. HIDs take a few seconds to warm up, high beams are generally turned on for maybe 4-5 seconds at a time. Theyll never warm up to temp, youll stress the components, and most importantly, youll put yourself/others at risk due to the warm-up wasting valuable time.
Old 02-14-2012, 10:38 AM
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I recently just got Slyvannia Silverstar ZxE 9005 and those bulbs do a great job of lighting up the road ahead.
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