quality aftermarket headlights?
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quality aftermarket headlights?
looking for some better lighting. most of the kits on ebay look really cheap or are projectors. i dont want the projectors, and would prefer a glass lense since the plastic ones melt or yellow. does anyone have recommendations?
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I've got Sylvania Silverstars on my '92. The beams shine a bright white and go much wider and farther than stockers. Any parts house should have em in stock.
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IMO the stock style lights look best on most of our cars and the Silverstars are top of the line. Joined: Aug 1999
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+3 on the SilverStars (plug and play).
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I had the same problem of wanting to keep stock appearing lights but increasing the light output. I went with the Silverstars and saw some improvement. The trick was to upgrade the wiring and use relays. With heavier gauge wiring and relays allowing for a straight shot from the battery to the lights, they are plenty bright now. Give the site a read through because it lays it out pretty wellhttp://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ys/relays.html
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Just my opinion, but I think Cibie E-Code sealed beam conversions are some of the best. They hard to find, though; I don't think they make them anymore. It took me years to find some NOS ones. They made them in H4 (hi/lo) and H1 (hi).
Hella conversions are OK, but the set I had got cloudy on the inside from just sitting in the box on the shelf.
Hella conversions are OK, but the set I had got cloudy on the inside from just sitting in the box on the shelf.
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Re: quality aftermarket headlights?
i didnt know sylvania made a silverstar sealed beam. i run their bulbs in all of my other vehicles, and so does my wife. ill have to look for them. i was planning on rewiring the headlights so i had 4 low beams as well. i do have a lot of wiring running off of my battery though, has anyone seen an accessory post with pre-made fused tabs on them? i know mercedes/freightliner/dodge uses them for the sprinter and wanted to add something like that of my own. as far as not liking the projectors, i just dont like them
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I used to run SilverStars in my old Legend (9004). They were "white" when you looked at them but I really didn't feel like they put any more light on the road where it's needed. This is probably due to the crappy design of the 9004 bulb than anything.
I switched back to Sylvania ExtraVisions just because I got tired of the SilverStar's short life.
I switched back to Sylvania ExtraVisions just because I got tired of the SilverStar's short life.
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Try these if the xtra aren't bright enough
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...1576&ppt=C0335
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