Hey guys, I just was looking for some help with replacing my headlight bulbs with something brighter b/c my stock ones just arent bright enough in my opinion. I dont want something that will blind oncoming traffic, just something brighter...especially my "brights" which dont seem to do much when i turn them on...thanks!

 

I have sylvania ZXE, they are really clear like a crisp white and are brighter than stock. got mine from my local advanced autoparts.

 

Thank you ill have to give them a try! expensive?

 

Those would run you about $50 and burn out within a year at most. With halogen, the brighter, the shorter life span. You could get PnP HID kit for around the same price, way brighter, but would blind oncoming traffic. OR, you could save the money and get a properly done HID projector retrofit. Most light output without blinding oncoming traffic.

Search the forum for HID retrofit using google, there are quite a few threads on that.

hope this helps.

 

Thanks, I was actually just looking at the retrofit and really like it...how much does it cost? , i dont want to blind oncoming traffic nothing i hate more than cars that do that lol, retrofit may be a future project, im not too inlined electrically but im sure i can figure it out using a how to, where would one buy the retrofit kit?

 

buyhids/hidwerks

 

if you do the retrofits yourself..id guess 300 bucks...thats assumin you have the HID kits..my price inculdes another pair of headlights to as you dont want ot be detorsying your only pair.

 

lately i've seen a lot of retro's for sale on the forum. you can pick a good set up for 300 bucks used or so. I have had E55 retrofits on my cobalt for about 3.5 years now. best thing i've ever bought and i'm in the process of doing a quad retro fit on my jeep grand cherokee.

 

That sounds about right. thedude411, did you build your e55's from scratch or have someone else do it for you?

 

i bought them premade from blownss06. he made maybe like 10 sets or so a couple years back. I am doing the set for my Jeep myself as LightWerkz wanted over 3g to make them... **** that noise

 

Can you post a link to your build? If you have one, that is... I don't want to completely jack the thread. ;-)

 

i would create one if I knew they were going to turn out amazing lol i might create one. I can just see my build thread turning into a complete disaster since it will be my first try lol

 

Or it could be helpful. People can give you useful advice. You could create one on hid planet or Jeep forum and then link it onto here... Either way, good luck with the build!

 

Thanks for the help guys... dont feel like dumping 300 dollars in my car right now unfortunately so maybe ill just go with a different bulb for now im not sure

 

if you drive at night at all, it will be the best $300 you'll ever dump into it.

 

I have GE Nighthawk Platinum in the Cobalt and Cavalier. I would highly recommend them for replacements. I used to use Silverstar Ultras in the Cavalier, but since I switched to the GE's I will NEVER go back to them. I was lucky to get a year out of them (GE's are lasting longer in both cars), and when the road was a bit wet/shiny it seemed like they barely light up the road. I have rarely had this issue with GE's (which also seemed brighter than the 6 month old Ultra's they replaced). That has been my experience.

 

thank you for the help ill look into the nighthawk platinums for sure!