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Anybody have any idea what kind of bulbs i can get to replace the high beam bulbs on the jdm front to match the Oem HID's. Just thought i'd ask for those individuals who've swapped them. thanks in advance..

 

i had sylvania silver star's in mine when i had my jdm front. it matched pretty well with the oem hid's

 

suggestions on where i can find these bulbs and which model? btw check ur paypal



Modified by Kicker773 at 11:07 PM 8/2/2004

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by swtxaznrac3r &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had sylvania silver star's in mine when i had my jdm front. it matched pretty well with the oem hid's</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ditto Silverstars. Good quality (beam pattern, color, light output [lumens], longevity [color temp & lumens consistent over time, and total bulb life]), reasonable price, and readily available.

 

http://www.sylvania.com

 

the bulb number you need is h1. i am going to look into the silver stars also.

 

is the H1 the best one that i can use or is there another set that will match with the OEM HID's

 

i don't know of any other kinda, but there might be. i just have the h1 in mine.

 

I say you get HID high beams

 

Are you guys refering to the same Sylvania Silverstars that they sell at Wal-Mart? I heard the Silverstars were good, but after seeing them at Wal-Mart I got a little skeptical. Can anybody clarify this?

 

I'm using Ring Xenon-Plus H1's in mine, cant fault them so far!

 

If you want them to match oem hids, get some PIAA xtreme white in H1 for the pure white look.

 

I haven't used my highbeams once since I got the jdm hid's

 

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need them for some streets that have no lighting whatsoever, plus i can always use them to flash on coming ******** that high beam me all the time thinking my HID's are my high beems

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Seen a set om Josh(itrsport) has both HID's on his USDM front

 

Make sure you stay with the stock wattage! (Stamped on the housing / cover). Going higher wattage will damage the housing and/or reflactors (not 'equivalent' wattage as some are rated, but actual, e.g. 100W instead of 50W or whatever is 'stock'). Some are 50W (or whatever) and have output equivalent to a higher wattage but don't run any hotter. It's the extra heat from the higher wattage that melts and cracks the reflectors.

Yes, if you can get them at WalMart, go for it - save some bucks. WalMart just buys a ton of name brand stuff.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ill &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Make sure you stay with the stock wattage! (Stamped on the housing / cover). Going higher wattage will damage the housing and/or reflactors (not 'equivalent' wattage as some are rated, but actual, e.g. 100W instead of 50W or whatever is 'stock'). Some are 50W (or whatever) and have output equivalent to a higher wattage but don't run any hotter. It's the extra heat from the higher wattage that melts and cracks the reflectors.

Yes, if you can get them at WalMart, go for it - save some bucks. WalMart just buys a ton of name brand stuff.</TD></TR></TABLE>

good info thanks but now does anyone know the stock wattage of the Dc2 HID headlights (equivalent to the sk2 ds2 HID's)?

 

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Haha me too. Damn RHD beam pattern.

 

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good info thanks but now does anyone know the stock wattage of the Dc2 HID headlights (equivalent to the sk2 ds2 HID's)?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's stamped on the housing or the bulb cover. Do I have to go look at mine?

 

HIDs have lower wattage than stock bulbs. I know that the low beams are only 35w.

 

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It's stamped on the housing or the bulb cover. Do I have to go look at mine?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes please

 

HID - 35 watts
OEM halogen - 55 watts

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ill &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Make sure you stay with the stock wattage! (Stamped on the housing / cover). Going higher wattage will damage the housing and/or reflactors (not 'equivalent' wattage as some are rated, but actual, e.g. 100W instead of 50W or whatever is 'stock'). Some are 50W (or whatever) and have output equivalent to a higher wattage but don't run any hotter. It's the extra heat from the higher wattage that melts and cracks the reflectors.

Yes, if you can get them at WalMart, go for it - save some bucks. WalMart just buys a ton of name brand stuff.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Remember the whole Fog light issue with the yellow lense breaking off? Its cause some of those idiots used some crazy wattage PIAA bulb that wasn't needed and the temp. in the housing got so hot, i guess the glue got weak and the lense broke off completely. There's no need to check the wattage, HID bulbs use the same amount of wattage because the Ballast acts somewhat like an Amp for the bulbs. Thats why you get the more intense light but with less wattage.

All HID bulbs are the same in wattage, its just the burning temperature (Kelvin ie 6,000k) because the Ballast require only 35 watts.

Get the SilverStars, i had em on mine. I never had a problem with it. You don't need SUPER EXPENSIVE high beam bulbs, they're high beams, hahaha. You have the HID's.

I only used my high beams once in the R, just once. I think that was to flash a CW R i saw going the other way down I-355. He flashed, i flashed. I use em to say "Hi" . haha

 

how about the city light in the JDM front? anyone know the bulb code for it? thanks!