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Old 04-09-2014, 01:08 AM
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Headlight & foglight question

When I bought my SS, I shortly after had one of my HID bulbs burn out. Then I had an LED burn out, then a fog light. I have HID fogs, and halo HID projector headlights. I wanna replace the headlights with something new. What's the brightest type of headlight? Like, angel eyes, retros, etc. Also, what are the brightest or best looking fog light bulbs?
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Best looking is really your own opinion. The brightest bulbs are hid 4300 or 5k. Those are the two whitest lights. If u want a little blue then 6k is what u want. Anything above or below those serve no purpose. Imo retros look the best but arent worth the money to be. A set of projector headlights with halos will do fine
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Originally Posted by double clutch
Best looking is really your own opinion. The brightest bulbs are hid 4300 or 5k. Those are the two whitest lights. If u want a little blue then 6k is what u want. Anything above or below those serve no purpose. Imo retros look the best but arent worth the money to be. A set of projector headlights with halos will do fine
Are those 6k bulbs for the fogs or the actual headlights? I don't know much about lighting lol.
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HIDs are bulbs that come in all shapes and sizes and also temperatures. You can search on google images different color temperatures and see what u like best. I personally run 6k in my headlights and fog lights because they are close to an aqua color but still are very bright.
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Originally Posted by double clutch
HIDs are bulbs that come in all shapes and sizes and also temperatures. You can search on google images different color temperatures and see what u like best. I personally run 6k in my headlights and fog lights because they are close to an aqua color but still are very bright.
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Originally Posted by Chris06CobaltSS
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Look in my garage
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Originally Posted by double clutch
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Can you link me to a place where I can buy them? If you can, try to find them on amazon. I really like those
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Retros will be the brightess, but is pricey, the difference between the projector with halo that you can buy everywhere is the quality of the projector itself. So it directly affect the light output of the headlight.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0058J...110_SY165_QL70
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Quite expensive lol
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Originally Posted by Chris06CobaltSS
Quite expensive lol
Thats just for the headlights not the hids. So u would still need to purchase a set of h1 hids in whatever temp you want. I got mine of zzp for about 100 total with a relay
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Originally Posted by double clutch
Thats just for the headlights not the hids. So u would still need to purchase a set of h1 hids in whatever temp you want. I got mine of zzp for about 100 total with a relay
I have a set of halo projectors now. Couldn't I just buy the hid bulbs that you have for them?
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Yes you can but u need the whole kit, not just the bulbs. Bulbs, ballasts, and relay.
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How much are those 3 things?
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Originally Posted by Chris06CobaltSS
How much are those 3 things?
Depends on where you shop. I got mine off zzperformance. Bulbs and ballasts are $70 and the relay is $20. So $90 plus shipping for 1 set
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Originally Posted by double clutch
Depends on where you shop. I got mine off zzperformance. Bulbs and ballasts are $70 and the relay is $20. So $90 plus shipping for 1 set
For 1 set? As in, $90 for just one headlight, or the pair?
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1 set is for 2 lights
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Originally Posted by double clutch
1 set is for 2 lights
Alright I found the bulbs but I couldn't find the rest
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