What a difference.

**A-TownNavi** · 02-21-2006, 09:02 PM

A while ago i bought some Blue xenon bulbs for the Navi. and what a difference they made from stock. 100x brighter and whiter. well about 2 months ago both the foglights went out at the same time. and i know its the bulb because ill take out the power source for it and plug it into my stock bulb and it work. well yesterday my passenger side bulb went out. so i went to Advanced Auto parts where a buddy of mine works and got some "Cool Blue" bulbs by Silvania. yall they look identical to Stock. they suck. i dont know how i went so long on stock bulbs cuz the difference between them and blue Xenon are incredible. youll never know until you drive with em.

**Matt34** · 02-21-2006, 10:32 PM

I only get the Silverstars, most bang for your dollar IMHO.

**A-TownNavi** · 02-21-2006, 10:44 PM

my buddy got silverstars for his mustang GT. i wasnt impressed lol. good lights. their bright. but just not white.

**Matt34** · 02-22-2006, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by A-TownNavi

my buddy got silverstars for his mustang GT. i wasnt impressed lol. good lights. their bright. but just not white.

They are as white/clear as can be. I can't stand the blue tint stuff.

**Mase** · 02-22-2006, 12:42 AM

Watch out with those "blue xenon" bulbs. Many of my friends have tried them and the bulbs melted their harnesses or scorched their reflector housings. Those bulbs are manufactured with a blue film to make them whiter. To make them brighter, they use filaments that burn hotter and at a higher wattage. As much as 110watts compared to the safe 65watts stock.

IMO, a genuine hid xenon lighting system is the only way to go if you want light output. Complete with xenon capsules, ballasts, and ignitors. They're about $300 a pair. I installed 4 pairs on my cars and they are so much better than overwattage halogens.

About the silverstars, before I went HID I replaced the stock phillips hi beams with silverstars. I honestly didn't notice anything. I even ran them side by side and didn't notice any increased light output, beam pattern, or color temp. Wasted $40 for me.

**A-TownNavi** · 02-22-2006, 10:30 AM

yeah i know i didnt get a true xenon kti but the bulbs were pretty dam good. oh well.

yeah matt i dont know, maybe you got a "freak" of set of bulbs

. just like Mase said, i couldnt notice a diff between his stock and the silverstars.

**amoney** · 02-22-2006, 10:46 AM

The silverstars are the best value for the money and the whitest possible. If you want the "tint" of HD then you have to drop the cash, one of the best is PIAA, but that dont last long, and at that price, you will choke.

What brand of bulbs did you buy Atown. I just dont trust the cheap "tinted" bulbs that say they do the trick as you discribe.

Another fact is that those fancy bulbs suck in bad weather because of the shorter wave length of light. Price you pay for the cheap look of HID (although very cool).

**A-TownNavi** · 02-22-2006, 10:58 AM

no name brand

ops: from taiwan. but it was a kit that came with bulbs for the Headlights and Foglights. and they did dam well, even in bad weather. i just couldnt believe how white they were. i still have no idea why both my foglights went out at the same time. the bulbs still look good. and i checked the fuses for the foglights and everything was fine.

yesterday i bought two 9007 'Cool Blue' bulbs by Silvania. there not bad, but theres def. no blue. and their def. not white. oh well. sh*t happens.

**f_399** · 02-22-2006, 11:02 AM

i got those white lights before but then they blew after a couple of months

they are much brighter

went back to stock and no problemo

**amoney** · 02-22-2006, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by A-TownNavi

no name brand

ops: from taiwan. but it was a kit that came with bulbs for the Headlights and Foglights. and they did dam well, even in bad weather. i just couldnt believe how white they were. i still have no idea why both my foglights went out at the same time. the bulbs still look good. and i checked the fuses for the foglights and everything was fine.

yesterday i bought two 9007 'Cool Blue' bulbs by Silvania. there not bad, but theres def. no blue. and their def. not white. oh well. sh*t happens.

Yeah, there are alot, everyone buys them, I used to know all the names, NIKKO or something was one, if you rememebr let me know, I know that some actually are worth the cheap proce, but then there are some that are just the same as those crappy cool blue (which I have tried). The only difference is that the cool blue by sylvania will last. Like wise the silverstars are great.

But going for that HID "tint" white/blue NOT full neon smurf blue looks like crap. So just want to know the name if you got. Unless the packaging is written in japanesse/chinese then I understand which ones you got.

Oh and about your fog light going out unexpectedly, well some say those higher wattage bulbs (inorder to get the bright white effect), they are not really xenon, they have some small percentage of gas but in addition they are over pressurized with halogen, the xenon is just a mix to give it the extra kick. The bluish tint or purple, etc comes from normally paint on the bulb itself. Anyways back to those extra wattage bulbs beware you may melt your electrical cable. Thats another reason I don't want to F up my (was) new Accord. Those highwattage bulbs could have sucked on the electrical system so much that it inadvertintly caused a surge to the fog lights.