The original owner of my 08 Type S installed Nokya yellow 35w H8 fog light bulbs and im just not a fan of the yellow look. So I wanted to get either just a cheap stock bulb, or something a little better and maybe whiter. I liked the looks of the Silverstar series of bulbs but they do not make them in H8 size. I did a little research and turns out the H8 and H11 bulbs are identical with the exception of one small tab on the top of the bulb base. I simply trimmed it to be the same width as the H8 and it fit snug like a glove. Took me a total of 5 minutes using my dremel.

My only question here for you guys is this. I bought a pair of the Silverstar H11's (not the Ultra's in the orange package, but the other Silverstar's), I got home thinking they were just standard 35 watt replacements, but they actually say 55 watt. Is this going to be an issue? If it means anything they do not run any hotter than the 35 watt bulbs that were in there, infact as weird as it may sound I swear the 35 watt Nokya's felt hotter.

James

 

interested....pictures

 

James, the standard wattage of a halogen bulb is 55W, so the silverstar rating is correct. High beam function bumps it up to 65W. But since the TL has HIDs, we are more used to standard being 35W, and 55W being the hotter/more powerful one. I'm 100% sure your 7th gen accord has 55w bulbs since it has halogens stock.

If anything the nokyas were "underpowered" bulbs at 35W.

 

No they are 35watts. Same with the 04-06's as well. Hell even 02-03 TL's were 35 watts.

 

but in all honesty, a lot of aftermarket bulbs are mislabeled in terms of specs. majority of people don't understand wattage, current, and voltage, so a lot of times the terms get tossed around a bit loosely. sylvania is a reputable brand though I would trust their ratings

 

Can you read what I typed more carefully please. I said only for HIDs is 35W standard for low beams, halogens usually run on 55W for low beams, which his ACCORD has, I hope you didn't misread accord for TL.

 

Paperboy,
Couple things here not sure if you misunderstood my post, but I am not talking about the headlights. I am talking about the fog lights on the 07-08 TL. The OEM bulb is a 35 watt H8. I successfully replaced them with H11 bulbs which are much more easily available and with a lot more options and brands available. This post has nothing to do with the headlamps. Then my concern was that it turned out the silverstars are 55 watts so I want to be sure I won't damage any wiring or switches. They don't get hotter than the original 35 watters so that's not of any concern atleast.
Also, I do not have an Accord so I'm not sure why you kept referring to my Accord :-p

 

well you had an accord posted for sale on the black market before I guess it's your wife's?

 

in any case I'm confident the silverstars will work fine

 

I had a seller send me H11 after I specifically asked for H8's. I had problems with both sets of H11 I tried to use.

The tabs wouldn't fit correctly to be able to lock into place and I broke a couple lights and almost damaged my fog light housing trying to get them to work.

I had to remove the bumper and was playing around with them and no go.

If the seller won't send me H8 bulbs specifically I won't make a purchase.

Just my $0.02

 

Yeah that's my wife's car.


Well that's the point of this thread. With 5 minutes of your time the H11 bulb works perfectly fine. Just have to trim the top tab and make it just slightly thinner. After doing that the bulb twists into place and plugs into the harness like the H8 bulb. Works great! So now people have tons of variety since H8 is a pretty uncommon bulb. Even Walmart stocks several different types of H11's. BTW no bumper removal necessary to mess with the fogs. Just remove the two push pins in front of the tires and reach in from the wheel well.

I'll see if I can take some pics in a little bit.

 

Yeah I was doing that through the fender and had too many problems. I had the bumper off while changing to a different ballast anyways and plasti-dipping lower grilles. So I didn't have off just for bulbs.

But I broke a couple tabs completely off the H11's trying to get them to work. So I don't use them anymore.

Not saying they won't work I just don't like cutting shit to make them work. Not on this car anyway.

 

My 07 Impala has H11's for the low beams, they are 55 watts. Mine doesn't have fog lights but the ones that do use the H11 in that spot as well and the fog lights are smaller on that car, I wouldn't be worried about the housing, more worried about how thin the wiring is going to the fog light. Honestly the 20 watt jump probably won't hurt anything. I used Phillips Crystal Vision Ultras, IMHO they look better than the Silverstar Ultras I've used in the past, and were cheaper too.

 

Also if you don't run into any issues and want a little more light, H9 also will work if you trim out the tab, it's a 65 watt high beam. One of these days when I'm bored and have my wife's car I'm gonna try swapping the high and low beams. They also don't have the black cap on the end of the bulb, but have a much shorter lifespan.

 

I understand what your saying I dont like to rig anything either. The reason you had issues is because you must have been trying to force the bulb into a socket that it just wasnt going to fit into without trimming that top tab. Trim the top tab about the thickness of a dime and the H11 bulb instantly becomes identical to an H8 :-) No rigging, no forcing, no modding anything on your car, just a simple way to get an easily available bulb to work in a not so common bulb socket.

 

Here is a picture of the Silverstar package that I bought, then I also included a picture that I modified showing where you need to trim on the H11 bulb. Trim about the thickness of a dime on both sides of the top tab as shown, and your done, you just converted an H11 bulb to an H8 bulb. I used my dremel took no more than 5 minutes.

 

Any updates on how these worked out for you? I just picked up a new set of Sylvania ZXE H11's to replace my OEM Fog Light bulbs with ('08 TL). I don't mind trimming that tab at all with my dremel, but curious how they're working for you now?

 

I also have h11's installed and they've been working perfectly for about 2-3 weeks

 

Isn't H8, 9006?
Silverstar has millions of 9006

I have 9006 for my UA6 fogs
UA7 is different?

 

Yes , UA7's have the fogs in the bumper and not in he headlight like the UA6 .

UA6 - 9006
UA7 - H8

 

can you guys use H9? H9 is 2100 lumen. H11 is 1200, H8 is 800 lumens

 

To clarify, any 07-08 TL, base or Type-S will have fogs in the bumper.

 

More than likely a H9 will fit with modification as well since it should have a similar base, but at this point you will be pulling almost twice the amount of current through your factory wiring. I would be wary enough about going from 35W up to 55W and doubtful I would even attempt 65W.

Per a prior post, someone stated the H9 also does not have black cap on the end. That will just cause even more glare to oncoming traffic. "Usually" if a bulb doesn't have the black cap, there is something in the light assembly that covers the bulb.

 

Thanks James! The VVME fog kit I got today was H11 I realized, but I didn't think it was a problem until I tried to install them into the housings. 2 minutes with the dremel and all was well.

One question - on my set up, the part marked as "sylvania electrode" in the following generic diagram is either touching or very close to metal ring inside our fog housings. Is that a problem, or does it not matter at all? I don't know much about how these actually work.

 

Why does the manual say HB4 for the fog light bulbs?

 

because HB4 is the equivalent of 9006? lol

 

h8,h11 55w are way brigter and they dont burn the harness, at least that is my experience and im running some $5 "xenon HID" bulbs from ebay