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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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What are better bulbs than stock

hey guys im trying to figure out what are the best bulbs out there that are brighter than stock. my bulbs blow..then yes halogens do. but my low beams suck....but my high beams are good. i see so many commercials for those silverstars..i know there is PIAA and other companies..what do u guys think. i wanna keep my stock headlight look...i was thinkin bout the halo's..but my friend said u wud wana to get HID's with those..stock bulbs on those suck too..so i mite go HID...but a new kit is up there in price..and i really dont want to get one on ebay..any ideas?
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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check with jasonaudio vendor on here he has some bright ones i am gunna get me some from him this week possibly
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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your stockers blow?
thats strange, i was very impressed with our stock headlighting.
I bought silverstar ultras and i was dissapointed with the change.
very little to be honest.


Have you considered retrofitting?

Also, the stock bulbs that come with the halos are pretty crap.
but a good aftermarket bulb in those halos make for some pretty nice lighting.
the highbeams are increadible.

and Hids are great, but just dont put them in your stock halogen reflectors
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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i had a 2.2 before my 2.4 and those stock lights were brighter..really the ultras blew?i wud do something custom and retrofit..just dont have the time
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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oh no they are a good bulb.

just not nearly as much "better" as i would have expected over stock.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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understandble..but arent they whiter?
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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they are whiter, but i could see less on the road then the normal bulbs
i had silverstars also, but got rid of them
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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really...hmm thats odd. so the bulbs are whiter but the normal stockers get more light on other things..hmm odd
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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Sell you my set of HIDs for $450. That's a custom retro. The only thing I am having issues with is getting them completely sealed back up.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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I got the silverstar HID look alike...wow wat a diffrence..paid like 27 bux each...big diffrence over the stockers...also they dont draw attention at night so no problems with cops even lookin at me when i pass by them
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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the stock bulbs in mine were normal sylvania bulbs.... good stuff.

i put the ultras in at about 30k.... they were brighter, but most of that was probably just the original ones got old.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Super_SS
I got the silverstar HID look alike...wow wat a diffrence..paid like 27 bux each...big diffrence over the stockers...also they dont draw attention at night so no problems with cops even lookin at me when i pass by them
how can u tell if cops look at u at night?
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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so there is a mixed opinion about the silverstars..i mite have to just try them out..haha 40 bucks for a pair of ultra's arent that bad. i mean anything is going to be better than wut i have..how are the hi-beam on the silverstars?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by iLLmaTic3s
so there is a mixed opinion about the silverstars..i mite have to just try them out..haha 40 bucks for a pair of ultra's arent that bad. i mean anything is going to be better than wut i have..how are the hi-beam on the silverstars?
they crazy...when i have my regular low beams on i can see about 2-3 car lengths in front of me..wit the hi-beams easily 1 block..high beams are really bright vs the stock

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how can u tell if cops look at u at night?
When they are parked in a non-lighted area with there radars on or followin traffic at night....they turn heads on sport car coupes alot,no bmw's or mercedes since most of those cars come with HID's,but cars the draw attention is the one's they go for)ex:blue lights,yellow,purple,etc...)...ive owned the cobalt for about 6 months now and a cop has actually looked at my car maybe 3 times since i got it...u gotta blend in with other cars not blend out...

group of 20 cars comin down the street...1 car out of those 20 has blue lights...wat do u think the chances of the cop lookin at the car are...most likey 99% unless ppl are speeding or do something wrong

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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 04:02 AM
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I got the headlight and fog light combo from Vision Bulbs, awesome lights...bright and white...plus now all 4 lights are the same as well. it was $86 shipped to my door for all 4.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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I got PIAA Ultra Whites in mine. Headlights and Foglights.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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how are the PIAA'S? any pics?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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I run nokya artic white Stage II in my headlights and fogs, they're great.

7200K so they're a bit blue!

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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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those look nice..any other pics with the lights on....they look nice
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis
I run nokya artic white Stage II in my headlights and fogs, they're great.

7200K so they're a bit blue!

those will deffinetly draw cops attention...but looks nice
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by iLLmaTic3s
how are the PIAA'S? any pics?
Their 4800k, bright, and pure white. Gotta give me a couple of weeks to get back stateside to take some pics.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 12:05 AM
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never had a problem with cops and the lights, I guess they see that the rest of the car isn't riced out, plus it looks just like HID's and since it's a brand new car, cops don't know whether or not it came with HID's.

and no sadly I don't have more pics of them on.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 12:14 AM
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never had a problem with cops and the lights, I guess they see that the rest of the car isn't riced out, plus it looks just like HID's and since it's a brand new car, cops don't know whether or not it came with HID's.

and no sadly I don't have more pics of them on.
you have a website for those.. cause i need to cop me some of them, there hot
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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I have a pair of brand new Silverstar Ultras if someone wants them, $25 shipped to you, they retail for $49.99 most places.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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those nokya are hott man..look real sick..anyone have pics with silverstar ultras?
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