headlights

ducktail · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:31 pm

I am certain this has been up before, but what bulbs do y'all use to replace factory headlight bulbs?

And, do bulbs really dim with age and appreciable amount?

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:37 pm

ducktail wrote:

I am certain this has been up before, but what bulbs do y'all use to replace factory headlight bulbs?

And, do bulbs really dim with age and appreciable amount?

9007's

Lot's of people are using the Sylvania silverstars... about $30

I'm running PIAA's but they are super expensive...

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:00 pm

03CDKJ wrote:

ducktail wrote:

I am certain this has been up before, but what bulbs do y'all use to replace factory headlight bulbs?

And, do bulbs really dim with age and appreciable amount?

9007's

Lot's of people are using the Sylvania silverstars... about $30

I'm running PIAA's but they are super expensive...

i'm running sylvania silerstars and they are BRIGHT! atleast 1 in 20 cars high beam me because they think mine are on. i live in the country so lights save me from deer.. and these have been outstanding. They are expensive.. but worth it. i had them in my last car for 3 years without a problem or burn out... and they've been in my jeep for 3 years without a problem or burn out.

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:20 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

03CDKJ wrote:

ducktail wrote:

I am certain this has been up before, but what bulbs do y'all use to replace factory headlight bulbs?

And, do bulbs really dim with age and appreciable amount?

9007's

Lot's of people are using the Sylvania silverstars... about $30

I'm running PIAA's but they are super expensive...

i'm running sylvania silerstars and they are BRIGHT! atleast 1 in 20 cars high beam me because they think mine are on. i live in the country so lights save me from deer.. and these have been outstanding. They are expensive.. but worth it. i had them in my last car for 3 years without a problem or burn out... and they've been in my jeep for 3 years without a problem or burn out.

That just started happening to me last week. I've had the Silverstars on since February and last week for the first time someone flashed their brights at me. I was thinking are you kidding me? :roll:

Libertad · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:45 pm

I ordered HID's for both the fog lights and headlights. http://www.buyhidkits.com
Fogs are on and BRIGHT!! Headlights are enroute. They were less than 100 bux shipped each.

9007 = headlights
9145 = foglights

I've had the fogs fully submerged in water and they still work :lol:

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jeepskate · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:20 pm

ducktail wrote:

And, do bulbs really dim with age and appreciable amount?

Absolutely, they do. Some more than others. But the OEM bulbs will dim a lot. Mine did anyway.

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:03 pm

Which PIAA's do you use chris?

I like the Silverstars I have, but they could be brighter.

right now I'm working on a way to adapt the libby's harness to accept H4s so I can run IPF Fatboys

pg2676 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:31 pm

Had the Silverstars, loved them but they burned out after 8 months. Switched to the PIAA's, just as good, $105/pr but lasted 2 years. Just switched to the Silverstar Ultras, and I have to admit I'm not that impressed for the extra cost ($60/pr). I'm looking for the super bright blue bulbs, but I'm not sure what brand or model these are. I was driving in the early morning in the dark on the highway and was passed by a car running these bulbs. The super blue light from this car completely out-shined the light put out by my Ultras. Any ideas?

Hood297 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:21 pm

pg2676 wrote:

Had the Silverstars, loved them but they burned out after 8 months. Switched to the PIAA's, just as good, $105/pr but lasted 2 years. Just switched to the Silverstar Ultras, and I have to admit I'm not that impressed for the extra cost ($60/pr). I'm looking for the super bright blue bulbs, but I'm not sure what brand or model these are. I was driving in the early morning in the dark on the highway and was passed by a car running these bulbs. The super blue light from this car completely out-shined the light put out by my Ultras. Any ideas?

most likely HID's 8000-10000K for bright blue. read the post a few replies up ^

tomsjeep · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:38 pm

pg2676 wrote:

Had the Silverstars, loved them but they burned out after 8 months. Switched to the PIAA's, just as good, $105/pr but lasted 2 years. Just switched to the Silverstar Ultras, and I have to admit I'm not that impressed for the extra cost ($60/pr). I'm looking for the super bright blue bulbs, but I'm not sure what brand or model these are. I was driving in the early morning in the dark on the highway and was passed by a car running these bulbs. The super blue light from this car completely out-shined the light put out by my Ultras. Any ideas?

GE Nighthawk is in mine.
Blueish, bright, not sure they qualify as superbright... but they are an improvement. I wasn't so happy with the Silverstars, they just didn't seem like they were any brighter.

oddball · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:02 pm

I'm running the Wagner Tru-view headlights. They present a clear "true view" at night, and ZERO glare - for you AND the oncoming motorists. They're not cheap either - Unless you know "a guy". :wink:

Libertad · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:17 am

As already posted, get 8000 - 10,000K HID's to get the blue color. For the prices you guys are talking for normal headlights, just get the HID's. If they last me a year I'd say I got my monies worth.

pg2676 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:35 am

Hood297 wrote:

pg2676 wrote:

Had the Silverstars, loved them but they burned out after 8 months. Switched to the PIAA's, just as good, $105/pr but lasted 2 years. Just switched to the Silverstar Ultras, and I have to admit I'm not that impressed for the extra cost ($60/pr). I'm looking for the super bright blue bulbs, but I'm not sure what brand or model these are. I was driving in the early morning in the dark on the highway and was passed by a car running these bulbs. The super blue light from this car completely out-shined the light put out by my Ultras. Any ideas?

most likely HID's 8000-10000K for bright blue. read the post a few replies up ^

Nope, not HID's. Just regular bulbs.

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:33 am

pg2676 wrote:

Hood297 wrote:

pg2676 wrote:

Had the Silverstars, loved them but they burned out after 8 months. Switched to the PIAA's, just as good, $105/pr but lasted 2 years. Just switched to the Silverstar Ultras, and I have to admit I'm not that impressed for the extra cost ($60/pr). I'm looking for the super bright blue bulbs, but I'm not sure what brand or model these are. I was driving in the early morning in the dark on the highway and was passed by a car running these bulbs. The super blue light from this car completely out-shined the light put out by my Ultras. Any ideas?

most likely HID's 8000-10000K for bright blue. read the post a few replies up ^

Nope, not HID's. Just regular bulbs.

how can you be sure?

You can put HIDs on any vehicle with the right application of $$$$

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:26 am

these
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/HighPerformance/CoolBlue/

or

these
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/HighPerformance/SilverStarUltra/

pg2676 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:36 pm

Libertad wrote:

I ordered HID's for both the fog lights and headlights. http://www.buyhidkits.com
Fogs are on and BRIGHT!! Headlights are enroute. They were less than 100 bux shipped each.

9007 = headlights
9145 = foglights

I've had the fogs fully submerged in water and they still work :lol:

.

Let us know or post some pics when you get the headlights installed.

LibertyFever · **Posted:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:41 pm

I chose to go with Nokya Artic White lamps. They aren't actually brighter than the stock lamps but they simply look brighter because of the bluish tint to the light. It's next to impossible to show from a picture but compared to the yellowish tint of stock bulbs its night & day. I've replaced my headlight, foglamp & Hella700FF lamps for Nokya Artic White lamps

You should be able to find them at your local automotive store.
http://www.coolbulbs.com/nokya.asp#

kj-dec · **Posted:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:33 pm

This is a very useful site about automotive lighting that may be of interest, especially concerning the HID retrofit kits that put HID bulbs in the stock reflectors (don't) and the various coated/tinted bulbs. Its not the easiest to navigate and I can't link to the specific pages but its worth the time to peruse.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/ then go to 'tech', 'bulbs', 'hid' for the HID retrofit info.

liquidxit2 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:48 pm

Sylvania silverstars here, need to upgrade my awesome fogs now. Oh and these do make about half the drivers in my area turn their brights on at me, but I just return the favor.

Libertad · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:47 pm

pg2676 wrote:

Let us know or post some pics when you get the headlights installed.

I will post pics for sure. Still waiting on the headlights.

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