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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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new headlights?

i wana get rid of the stock headlights, what can I do to upgrade or what lights can I get? Just dont like my stock ones!
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 03:26 AM
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You can replace the fogs with ones from walmart or any other parts store and then look for better bulbs maybe. As for cool looking headlights, I think either o'reillys or advance auto sell these. Look in the import/dress-up section. I think the headlights also are the same as s-10 headlights which explains the import section.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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do you have any pics of them installed?
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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mine were 40 from autozone and are brighter than hell
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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Re: ?

Originally posted by crazyL
do you have any pics of them installed?
Heres one.

Last edited by 84 1LE; Dec 29, 2006 at 07:36 PM.
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:42 PM
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so are the silverstars new housings all together, or just a new bulb?
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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if you have an H4 conversion then you just buy the silverstar H4 bulb.... if you still have the stock sealed unit... then you can buy the silverstar replacement sealed unit...
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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where can i get these and how much?
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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if you have an H4 conversion then you just buy the silverstar H4 bulb.... if you still have the stock sealed unit... then you can buy the silverstar replacement sealed unit...
would all the stock wiring work with the silverstar replacement sealed unit? and does the fact that it is a ~sealed unit~ mean once the bulb burns out i have to replace the whole sealed unit?
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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You dont need to replace the wiring with the sealed replacements. Replace the whole thing when it burns out.
I have silverstars on mine, there sooo much better than the reg halogens.
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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the stock wiring will work since the silverstar runs at stock wattage.... it wouldnt be a bad idea to run a relay setup since your factory wiring is probably showing some age now... and you'll be getting some voltage drop across the wires...but if you get the "sealed unit" if the bulb inside burns out then yes you'll have to buy another "sealed unit" to replace that one...

but that was one of the first things i did when i got my firebird.. i switched out the stock halogens for the silverstars sealed units.... and i think once summer hits im going to switch to a H4 conversion then run some higher wattage bulbs with a relay setup... or if the funds allow it... a HID projector retrofit....
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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$25 a pop seem like a good price? suppose i'll need 2 low beams and 2 high beams...so is $100 worth it?...
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