white headlights
how do you think the piaa bulbs compare versus the silverstar bulbs as far 'whiteness' goes? i have silverstars now, and i like them, but i saw that it looks like the piaa's bulbs burn at the same watts, but have a higher wattage rating (therefore they look brighter right?); if that's the case, are the piaa bulbs that much better to be worth the extra 50 some-odd bucks? both silverstar and piaa bulbs have a 4000k rating
Last edited by Xeno; Jan 31, 2009 at 11:24 AM.
to get that "pure white" look, you would probably need 5000K bulbs. i had the silverstars (4000K) and then went to some 5000K bulbs and there is a huge difference in color. the silverstars are still very yellowish compared to the others.
here's an old pic with Nokya cosmic white bulbs (fogs) which i believe are rated at 5000

and here is with silverstars (headlights)

they may look white, but they are still yellowish compared to the fogs. the fogs are cosmic white so the have the small blue tint on the edges of the beam

and here is with silverstars (headlights)

they may look white, but they are still yellowish compared to the fogs. the fogs are cosmic white so the have the small blue tint on the edges of the beam
you shouldnt need to change your housing or melt anything. I bought my hids from stangmods.com and have had them for a year with no melting and i've never had a car flash their lights at me. I've even been driving towards the car while my wife was driving it and they really do not blind on coming traffic. I have 6000k and they have the smallest hint of blue. 5000k would be perfect i think


