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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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Source for New headlights

I recently put in the upgraded headlight harness and I need some brighter bulbs, I want something like 55/100 or 60/100 or in that range. Anybody know where I can get some new bulbs? I checked out PIAA but they are soooo expensive! Thanks guys!
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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www.4crawler.com
www.danielsternlighting.com
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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osram silverstars are pretty bright and not blue.

regular osram lights are decent too.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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your title throw me off i would go with ge night hawks and a pair of hella 500s with 100 watt bulbs that should be plenty
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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Silverstars are pretty good for a legal light. Buy those before you try any that say equal to a higher voltage as those usually aren't nearly as good.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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Clarification

Hey ok, so what i meant by new headlights, what I mean is the actual h4 bulb.

Localmotion- thanks for the links those are great, daniel's site looks like the best I can find so far.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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ive had both and ge nighthawks compared to the silverstarts there the same but cheaper ....i have a little over a year and half on mine silverstars guess i got a few more months left

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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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elton could you just clarify that, the nighthawks are more expensive?
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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sorry i ment to say the nighthawks are cheaper than the silverstars
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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I found a pretty sweet deal on ebay, a pair of hella 55/100w shipped for 21.50. or 80/100w for 25.50, i'll probably go with the 55's for the other drivers sakes.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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Get the 80/100, just make sure they are aimed correctly
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by rcars4life
I found a pretty sweet deal on ebay, a pair of hella 55/100w shipped for 21.50. or 80/100w for 25.50, i'll probably go with the 55's for the other drivers sakes.
got a link?
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 02:57 AM
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I prefer PIAA bulbs, like the Xtreme whites. I try to run Xtreme white in all my lights, great color and super bright. linky

The color is so much better than Hella bulbs, and the high K rating allows a brighter light with less draw...

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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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I got them from autobarn (cheaper than the ones on ebay) they are hella h4 100/55

http://www.autobarn.net/hellah4.html
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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how have these bulbs worked out for ya so far?
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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I've been using Hella's HIP's 80/100w for 9 months now with no problems.

Brighter and whiter than stock . Aimed properly ,does not seem to affect on coming traffic.

Don't remember how much or where I got them from.
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 12:12 AM
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http://www.rallylights.com/hella/H4.asp
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by w99t4rweos
I've been using Hella's HIP's 80/100w for 9 months now with no problems.

Brighter and whiter than stock . Aimed properly ,does not seem to affect on coming traffic.

Don't remember how much or where I got them from.
what are the hella HIPs? got a link?
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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check out www.hoen-usa.com. Oh, and what kind of upgraded harness did you go with?

Right On.

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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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what are the hella HIPs? got a link?
HIP is high intensity plus , just found out Hella discontinued them in H4
Wagner makes a H4 in the same wattage but don't know how they look.
Here's a link. HIP is explained at the bottom.

http://www.rallylights.com/hella/bulb_help.htm
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