uncleb

The headlights on my girl's 01 jetta aren't hid or halogen, they're look just like all the regular ones from the 90's.
What is a cheap way to make these look better....i don't want to spend 300 bucks on an hid conversion kit, i heard something about just replacing the bulbs w/ xenon bulbs or something, but do these last long, or are they usually shitty quality??

Please help me out, i really know nothing about this, but damn the bulbs just look shitty as hell....i want them to look more of like a cool blue.

Also, besides the xenons, are there any other cheap alternatives?

Chopsie

Only problem with just replacement "xenon" or such bulbs is get ready to replace them every 6 or so months. Now If you went with a nice HID kit, your problem would be solved. I have a 6k McCulloch Plug and play HID kit on my Integra, and I love it. Got it for $285 Shipped to my door with a 1 year warrant on Ballasts and 6 months on Bulbs.

Still may not be helpful, but it's something to work with right ?

1killercls

Sylvania Silverstar

F23A4

I have those on my minivan and they are noticeably stronger than regular halogens.

uncleb

did they last for a long time?

F23A4

I've had them for about 8 months so far without incident. Just to clarify, it in no way resembles HIDs but it is noticeably "crisper" than other conventional halogens.

1killercls

Yeppers!

uncleb

hmm, i'm under the impression that this bulb will give a kind of cool blue/white feel to the light....am i correct?

Chopsie

Thats good to hear. I have read about instances where the Silverstars burnt out relatively quickly. I was thinking of getting my sister some for her Grand Am GT

uncleb

what about piaa's??

you guys know if those last long? they're more expensive, but if they last long its worth it.

1killercls

I have PIAA's for my driving lights. They have been in for 2 years without incident.

F23A4

There was an 'occassion' a couple of months ago when I had my Maxima's HIDs on AND my Quest's Silverstars on while in my garage. I noticed that the Silverstars seemed pretty yellow compared to my Maxima's white/lite blue HIDs.

As my wife waits for me at the train station each evening, it seems that my van's Silverstars are much whiter than all of the other halogens of all the other cars waiting. But I wouldnt call them "white", just noticeably "whiter".

Sidenote: I've used other blue head lighting in my minivan and most dont last too long. Worse yet, they usually dont have the effectiveness of regular halogens. But the Silverstars do the job pretty well so far, and is worth the money IMO.

fabrikated

Nokya's all the way...

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168698

uncleb

whoa, that's some nice lookin shit!!

are your high beams on in the first batch of pics (minus pic #1)?

Infamous425

ive read on other forums of people complaining that sylverstars dont even last a year. ive used nokya's on my previous 2 cars and they not only lasted long (still working when i got rid of the cars) and even though they were high wattage they never melted the harnesses