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Old 10-12-2004, 10:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Best headlight bulbs...

I dunno what kinda bulbs to buy!!! Ive been looking into the Sylvania Silverstar 9005 & 9006 bulbs...

Who makes the best bulbs....


anyone???


PIAA?? Sylvania???
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I've mainly heard bad things about silverstars. They are bright but supposedly they blow up in a few months. Not a good thing. PIAA is good, but if you want cheaper I've also heard good things about Philips - i think they are called blue vision.
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I had Silverstars for a little over a year and they never blew out. They were alot brighter than stock too.
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ive got phillips vision plus,its some good stuff
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Silverstars usually do last pretty long. My right bulb went out after a little over a year.
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Old 10-12-2004, 10:28 PM   #6 (permalink)
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ive got phillips vision plus,its some good stuff

Where did you get them at and how much???
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Old 10-13-2004, 04:13 PM   #7 (permalink)
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PIAA h4s they are absolutly incredible. . . . when driving at night at first glance they look like HID had them in my ford focus (first car) had them in my del sol (second car) and now have them in my lude they look awsome! and last forever.
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Old 10-13-2004, 07:36 PM   #8 (permalink)
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So the type of PIAA is called H4???


How long have you had them in.. i know you say they last forever
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Old 10-14-2004, 12:29 AM   #9 (permalink)
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yes the type is the h4 it says piaa h4 h.i.d. I had them in my focus for 2 years (crashed it) had them in my del sol for 4 months (sold it) and had them in my prelude for 2 months.
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Old 10-14-2004, 08:17 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Ok last question! Where can i get them :-P
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Old 10-14-2004, 08:22 AM   #11 (permalink)
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alright well i can get them an 2 import shops that i know of darkside motoring and 1 other 1 that i cant think of :P but if you just ask your local import shop they might have them. . . .o ya 1 more thing they are 90 bucks that the only thing, but worth every penny (i think)
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Old 10-14-2004, 02:51 PM   #12 (permalink)
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okay so i'm slightly confused, are those bulbs for regular headlamps or only for you special people who can afford hid's, because my bulbs on my car suck and i wanted to see if i could upgrade that anyway for something less than investing in a full on hid system, college is expensive, and there are other things that bug me on my car
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Old 10-14-2004, 03:25 PM   #13 (permalink)
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nope its just your normal everyday bulb. no hid system. just take out your old 1s and put these in.
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PIAA are pricey. Philips and silverstars are a lot less. I don't know if it's nationwide but the pepboys around me are having sales on silverstars. I haven't seen philips in stores, just online:

http://www.autolamps-online.com/halogen/visionplus1.htm
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American Silverstars are blue, dunno what you want to find, but I can't stand the blue look.... I like the PIAA Star White or the Platinum White bulbs. 4th gen bulbs are 9006s, H4s won't fit... or are you talking about something different? JDM housings or something?
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ya but you get what you pay for with the h4s trust me!
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nope they make them for a stock USDM prelude.
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ya but you get what you pay for with the h4s trust me!
Ya but I also trust this guy 5th Gen Bulb Comparison v2 r3

PIAA's are just way more expensive than anything out there while other bulbs get similar reviews. It's just hard to justify - to myself at least
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I've had H4 and H1 silverstars for, well, I have no idea, but it's been at least 4 months now. While I'm not $hits and giggles about the brightness, they are definitely a lot brighter than stock, and weren't incredibly expensive, but hindsight tells me I should've just spent 2x as much on the PIAAs and not ever have HID envy.
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nope they make them for a stock USDM prelude.
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