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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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I was wondering what I could do to make my lights brighter. I don't want to get HIDs because they are too much money and I don't like the way they look. I was thinking about just getting brighter bulbs, but i've read a lot of reviews saying they weren't much brighter than stock (even though they say they are suppost to be super bright). What eles can I do?
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Get a set of $70 HIDs on ebay. The only downside to em is theres a good chance a bulb will stop working, but the ones I got had a year warranty. Mine are working fine since I put em in 2 weeks ago. Theyre bright as hell too. If you want good non-HID bulbs silverstars are great- I have 2 9005 ones if you want em
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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Are't HIDs a pita to install?
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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I have used silvania Silverstars ...... they are noticably brighter then stock in every vehicle that i used them on

-02 s10
-03 nissan sentra
and -86 chevy c-10

20 buck each bulb.....

now they have a brighter light then that .... i think isnt ultra silverstar or something like that

any pepboys or autozone or other store sells em
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000 SILVERADO
Are't HIDs a pita to install?
Imo, no. But depends on the person. They're pretty much plug and play, and there's several spots to mount the balast without drilling a new hole. I loved mine until i got pulled over for them, now i wish i would have never got rid of them.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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if your going to get hid's get the 6000k bulbs they are the brightest most white light available if you get into the colors you wont see as well stay away from the cheap ebay ones the are not digital balasts and the weather packs on the conectors let water in and the lights go out. the cheap lights with the non digital balasts usually interfear with radio reception.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACK-SS
if your going to get hid's get the 6000k bulbs they are the brightest most white light available if you get into the colors you wont see as well stay away from the cheap ebay ones the are not digital balasts and the weather packs on the conectors let water in and the lights go out. the cheap lights with the non digital balasts usually interfear with radio reception.
6000K is the whitest but 4300K is the brightest.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Have you done the Hi 4 thang yet dude? It's great. But if you wanna go REALLY bright, cheap HIDs are pretty rad. They aren't hard to install at all, just a couple plugs and one screw for the mount. I've got 6000ks in my lowbeams, and 4300k in my highs. The 4300s are kind of a sick color, but they're bright as bejeezuz. But ya, if you just don't like HIDs, the high 4 mod makes it pretty seriously bright.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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I have the hi/lo 6000k HID's and my back up are the Sylvania Silverstars.

Lisa
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Wyttrash96
Have you done the Hi 4 thang yet dude? It's great. But if you wanna go REALLY bright, cheap HIDs are pretty rad. They aren't hard to install at all, just a couple plugs and one screw for the mount. I've got 6000ks in my lowbeams, and 4300k in my highs. The 4300s are kind of a sick color, but they're bright as bejeezuz. But ya, if you just don't like HIDs, the high 4 mod makes it pretty seriously bright.

I'm already planning on the hi 4 mod, and I think I'm going to try the silverstars first. If I don't like them then I will try to get some HIDs, thanks for the replys.
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