i just got my license a few months ago and my accord a few weeks ago, i just put in a cold air intake and i want blue xenon lights to match the color of the car... i was looking at streetglow, got any ideas on other brands??

 

Trying to purchase replacement Headlamp bulbs have become a real cr..p-shoot since they all went to Watts and Kelvin (K) values to market their bulbs. It's all become snake oil and voodoo engineering sinse they don't measure the light output by a uniform value.
If they were all measured by Lumens or Candlepower, then you could make an intellegent decision - but they don't.

There's all manner of places which sell these pieces.
autobarn.com
piaa.com
etc.
etc.
etc.
Everyone and their mother sells headlamp bulbs cuz there's quick money it it.

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yea i looked at piaa but they dont say how much they are...and wahts better h4 or h3


Modified by Accord31 at 3:41 PM 8/29/2005

 

to save urself time money and a huge headache dont buy those blue bulbs, they run on higher wattage which burns out ur connectors. if u want brighter lights buy a real HID kit.

btw, if ur car is stock it uses 9006 bulbs for driving lights and 9005 for highbeams. h4 is for jdm accord headlights.

 

how much would the piaa 9000 series be in extreme white?

 

I've seen them range about 75.00 retail/pair, but you can find them cheaper. In my estimation Piaa's are way overpriced.
At that price, you could go to an HIR bulb (designed specifically for the Dodge Stealth and some european chassis)

Link:
http://www.hirheadlights.com/

or Sylvania Silverstars (17.00 each at AutoZone)

 

I don't know if i would reccomend going with aftermarket bulbs like thoose mainly because they tend to burn out much more frequently than regular bulbs. At age 17-18 when i had thoose in my car it was a huge inconveince to me having them burn out every 3-4 months and take time out of my busy schedule to get a replacement. (And have to worry about getting a ticket for driving with only one at night) If you have plenty of time to be worrying about your car it would be fine, but they didn't work for me.

 

Most of the aftermarket headlamp bulbs available are more the product of hype, rather than engineering. In most cases they are bulbs which cost no more the $8.00 to $10.00 to manufacture and have a coating applied to achieve the color they want. Unfortunately, any coating applied diminishes the bulb output, making them dimmer than their oem counterparts.
Another note: there can not be any color change (in a clear cased bulb) without a corresponding increase in electricity supplied. In order to reach those Kelvin temps they love to quote, you've got to apply more current to the element.
So, whenever you see bulb's advertising high kelvin values on the same 55 watts as an oem bulb, thank "magic marketing" for making this possible.
You have to got to a different technology for any real improvements (like HIR or HID).