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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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brighter lights?

just got my license today and i decided to go cruising, well my low beam lights SUCK!!!! i couldnt see the lines and almost ran off the road and to see i had to throw on my brights!! whats the solution to this???
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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Re: brighter lights?

check summit and replace the stock lights for the aftermarket ones from summit so instead of having the whole unit to replace you can just replace the bulbs for brighter ones thats what i did i hate the stock head lights
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 11:27 PM
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Re: brighter lights?

How old are the bulbs?
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 11:40 PM
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Re: brighter lights?

what do you mean? i dont know how old yours are but mine where hella dim and then i did the swap and let me say its very nice to see clear at night?
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 11:59 PM
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Re: brighter lights?

Mine were when I purchased my car as well. All four where in rough shape. They looked pretty old. On one of them the lens had separated. A couple of them had rock chips and moisture inside. I replaced them all with silverstars and it made an amazing difference.
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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Re: brighter lights?

Sylvania Silverstars are great drop in replacements.

The replacement method mentioned above is great, but out of the typical 16yr old budget, unless they have good financial help (mom & dad).

Not to be harsh, but first day with a license & driving at night? I made that mistake too, and totaled moms car. Sure it was the deers fault, but I might have been better prepared & successfully dodged the deer with more driving experience.
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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Re: brighter lights?

very true i run these http://www.kingsource.com/lhp4x6-a.html the second link is what i used to have after i changed the stocks out http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-899270/
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 03:12 AM
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Re: brighter lights?

Silvania Silverstars are a great way to go; just keep your receipt for them as they have a tendency to wear out faster

Another route is to go with a painless wiring setup. They use power
Directly from the battery to power the lights. More voltage = brighter lights (up to a point)

Either way is good, you just have to measure the pros and cons of each
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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Re: brighter lights?

Originally Posted by BlackenedBird
Sylvania Silverstars are great drop in replacements.

The replacement method mentioned above is great, but out of the typical 16yr old budget, unless they have good financial help (mom & dad).

Not to be harsh, but first day with a license & driving at night? I made that mistake too, and totaled moms car. Sure it was the deers fault, but I might have been better prepared & successfully dodged the deer with more driving experience.
its nothing new for me to drive at night, here we have to have 15-20 hours of driving at night before we can get our license so its nothing new but iv never really had my car out, i was eyeballing the silverstars and might do that, i just have to do something because i cant see a thing and i dont wanna wreck...
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