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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 01:24 AM
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Brighter headlight bulbs.. any suggestions?

I would like to have the "white light" look to my headlights and fogs without having to go with an HID kit or change the light assemblies themselves... can anyone suggest a bulb that gives me a brighter road and more distance without having to spend a fortune and modify too much? The stock lights just aren't bright enough for me and well like any regular bulb they almost look like a very light yellow tint instead of the bright white i see on some cars with stockers.

bulb brand and/or part #'s would be apreciated... also any picture you may have of your car using said bulbs would help me see if it's the look and functionality i want as well so post them up!!!

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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 01:27 AM
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im curious about this too. also is there brighter tail light bulbs? because i tinted my tails a lil to dark and wouldnt mind something brighter.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:00 AM
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best halogen bulbs on the market.

theres the xtravision and ultra. the ultra are the best

the bulb size is 9007

i'm not sure about the tail lights tho
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:04 AM
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Just get LED ones for the tail lights. v-leds.com
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:27 AM
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best halogen bulbs on the market.

theres the xtravision and ultra. the ultra are the best

the bulb size is 9007

i'm not sure about the tail lights tho
sylvania silverstar ultra?
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:35 AM
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Nokya Arctic White bulbs worked well for me in my s10
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:43 AM
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I have Eurodezign bulbs in my headlight. Theyre just plug n play. Ebay has them for 15$, lifetime warrenty, all you do is send the bulb back thats burned out, and they send a new one. Heres a couple pics



Sorry for the crap quality. They look blueish, but they are more white while driving. I like them alot.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:44 AM
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is it hard to change the headlight bulbs on the TCs's? it was a PITA on my G6 and never really took a good look at the headlights on my cobalt... been reading threads... some say you can jus ttake out two bolts and a connector... others say you have to remove the whole assembly... which is it? and is there any risk of these high performance bulbs melting anything in the assembly?

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I have Eurodezign bulbs in my headlight. Theyre just plug n play. Ebay has them for 15$, lifetime warrenty, all you do is send the bulb back thats burned out, and they send a new one. Heres a couple pics



Sorry for the crap quality. They look blueish, but they are more white while driving. I like them alot.
looks decent!!!

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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:48 AM
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Have to take out the whole headlight, only 2 screws though.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:08 AM
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Have to take out the whole headlight, only 2 screws though.
hmmm not a big fan of that idea... they never seem to go in the way they came out and sometimes don't seem to sit right... ah well we'll see i guess :P
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:10 AM
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Its not that bad. They are tricky to get out the first time though. lol.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:44 AM
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Its not that bad. They are tricky to get out the first time though. lol.
will i need ro re aim them? or will they keep their settings with the bolts removed?
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:45 AM
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I got mine here
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 06:22 AM
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want a nice tail bulb?

the lower one
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those aren't halogen bulb but if you want the white look

go with white led Turn signal
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 06:29 AM
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i know you said you didnt want to but hids are only 35 dollars with lifetime warranty from ddm tuning and are a plug and play system. i installed mine in the car in under 25 minutes.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 09:00 PM
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I agree with Him ^
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 06:52 AM
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I was also looking for a nice set of 'whiter' lights because I was tired of not being able to see hardly anything while driving at night with the crap stock bulbs.
Decided to go with the Silverstar Ultra's and WOW.. sooooo much better.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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just think of if you went with hids..... better than silverstars!
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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as long as the hid isn't in the stock lights.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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^ correct
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 01:34 AM
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i have Noyka 9007 bulbs and they look and work great! i think thyere 100W but im not sure
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 01:58 AM
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buyhids.com
awesome hid kits and awesome price
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 08:08 AM
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ddmtuning.com awesome hid kits at cheaper price
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 07MetallicSC
ddmtuning.com awesome hid kits at cheaper price
My Warrenty > there i dont make you pay shipping and send the bulb back first, I send you the bulb or ballast and also send a return label to send the broken stuff back. Plus its overnighted

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buyhids.com
awesome hid kits and awesome price


Heres my 6k kit i just installed in my buddys car.

6k vs halogen


6k & 6k

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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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HIDs for high beam?

why? lol

Edit: how long is the turnaround for the retros?

I don't feel like making another set again. lol.

Taking the lazy man route.
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