Brighter headlights?
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 829
From: AZ
4000K is probably the most white you can get. Here is a comparison:
http://www.kusoz.com/hid_photos_compare.jpg
http://www.kusoz.com/hid_photos_compare.jpg
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,059
From: Nor Cali
Yep there are brighter out there as a direct replacement. I used to be a Silverstar guy and have them in my GT currently, but I recently purchased Phillips X-Treme Power bulbs for my Ninja and they are WAY brighter than Silverstars. My next bulbs for the GT will be the X-Treme's. Also, yes the fog lights change out the same way but are a different size. You have to take the clips off the plastic cover under the hood and kinda tilt it forward (without breaking it). It was kind of a pain in the butt, but I didn't want the brightness to be different between the headlights and fogs.
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
H13ST for the HeadLights
056-186 $36.95 Sylvania Headlight Bulbs (Hi/Lo)
and
H9145ST for the Fog Lights
056-185 $19.95 Sylvania Silverstar Fog & Driving Light Bulb
Got em sitting in the closet awaiting
for a good reason to install them....
Just waiting for one of the OEM bulbs
to burn out FORCING me to replace them
with the SilverStars...
056-186 $36.95 Sylvania Headlight Bulbs (Hi/Lo)
and
H9145ST for the Fog Lights
056-185 $19.95 Sylvania Silverstar Fog & Driving Light Bulb
Got em sitting in the closet awaiting
for a good reason to install them....
Just waiting for one of the OEM bulbs
to burn out FORCING me to replace them
with the SilverStars...
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 8
From: md
keep in mind, any of the brighter halogens are more likely to burn out quicker than the stockers.
in my cobalt ss/sc, i ate through 5 sets of brighter halogens over the course of 4 years and about 90 k. had a bunch of different brands - heres a quick summary
piaa xtreme white - decent light, definitely better than stock. pricey. 1 year warranty on bulb, had to use it twice in 7 months, then didn't bother when it went out again. overall, not worth it if its a pain to replace the bulb.
silverstar - ok, not a whole lot better than stock. both sets lasted about 2.5 months. they did much better in my old cavalier than the balt.
silverstar ultra - slightly better than the regulars, but still only got about 4 months out of the bulbs, and i'm not sure they were really worth the difference over the regular silverstars.
philips crystal vision extreme - these were actually the best of the brighter bulbs i tried. pretty good light output, although maybe not quite as pure white as some others. these lasted a little over a year each time i put them in. i've seen them in multipacks at some warehouse clubs, might help you get them a little cheaper.
i'm back to the stock bulbs on the cobalt now. after going through all those bulbs, and having factory HIDS in the mustang, i'd join the line saying get HIDs, especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time.
in my cobalt ss/sc, i ate through 5 sets of brighter halogens over the course of 4 years and about 90 k. had a bunch of different brands - heres a quick summary
piaa xtreme white - decent light, definitely better than stock. pricey. 1 year warranty on bulb, had to use it twice in 7 months, then didn't bother when it went out again. overall, not worth it if its a pain to replace the bulb.
silverstar - ok, not a whole lot better than stock. both sets lasted about 2.5 months. they did much better in my old cavalier than the balt.
silverstar ultra - slightly better than the regulars, but still only got about 4 months out of the bulbs, and i'm not sure they were really worth the difference over the regular silverstars.
philips crystal vision extreme - these were actually the best of the brighter bulbs i tried. pretty good light output, although maybe not quite as pure white as some others. these lasted a little over a year each time i put them in. i've seen them in multipacks at some warehouse clubs, might help you get them a little cheaper.
i'm back to the stock bulbs on the cobalt now. after going through all those bulbs, and having factory HIDS in the mustang, i'd join the line saying get HIDs, especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time.
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 829
From: AZ
keep in mind, any of the brighter halogens are more likely to burn out quicker than the stockers.
in my cobalt ss/sc, i ate through 5 sets of brighter halogens over the course of 4 years and about 90 k. had a bunch of different brands - heres a quick summary
piaa xtreme white - decent light, definitely better than stock. pricey. 1 year warranty on bulb, had to use it twice in 7 months, then didn't bother when it went out again. overall, not worth it if its a pain to replace the bulb.
silverstar - ok, not a whole lot better than stock. both sets lasted about 2.5 months. they did much better in my old cavalier than the balt.
silverstar ultra - slightly better than the regulars, but still only got about 4 months out of the bulbs, and i'm not sure they were really worth the difference over the regular silverstars.
philips crystal vision extreme - these were actually the best of the brighter bulbs i tried. pretty good light output, although maybe not quite as pure white as some others. these lasted a little over a year each time i put them in. i've seen them in multipacks at some warehouse clubs, might help you get them a little cheaper.
i'm back to the stock bulbs on the cobalt now. after going through all those bulbs, and having factory HIDS in the mustang, i'd join the line saying get HIDs, especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time.
in my cobalt ss/sc, i ate through 5 sets of brighter halogens over the course of 4 years and about 90 k. had a bunch of different brands - heres a quick summary
piaa xtreme white - decent light, definitely better than stock. pricey. 1 year warranty on bulb, had to use it twice in 7 months, then didn't bother when it went out again. overall, not worth it if its a pain to replace the bulb.
silverstar - ok, not a whole lot better than stock. both sets lasted about 2.5 months. they did much better in my old cavalier than the balt.
silverstar ultra - slightly better than the regulars, but still only got about 4 months out of the bulbs, and i'm not sure they were really worth the difference over the regular silverstars.
philips crystal vision extreme - these were actually the best of the brighter bulbs i tried. pretty good light output, although maybe not quite as pure white as some others. these lasted a little over a year each time i put them in. i've seen them in multipacks at some warehouse clubs, might help you get them a little cheaper.
i'm back to the stock bulbs on the cobalt now. after going through all those bulbs, and having factory HIDS in the mustang, i'd join the line saying get HIDs, especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time.
So for HID something like this..?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/hid-du...m-kit-h13.html
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
Yep but you really need the relay for them to work correctly.
Not plug-n-play for sure...
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 865
From: New Hampshire
keep in mind, any of the brighter halogens are more likely to burn out quicker than the stockers.
in my cobalt ss/sc, i ate through 5 sets of brighter halogens over the course of 4 years and about 90 k. had a bunch of different brands - heres a quick summary
piaa xtreme white - decent light, definitely better than stock. pricey. 1 year warranty on bulb, had to use it twice in 7 months, then didn't bother when it went out again. overall, not worth it if its a pain to replace the bulb.
silverstar - ok, not a whole lot better than stock. both sets lasted about 2.5 months. they did much better in my old cavalier than the balt.
silverstar ultra - slightly better than the regulars, but still only got about 4 months out of the bulbs, and i'm not sure they were really worth the difference over the regular silverstars.
philips crystal vision extreme - these were actually the best of the brighter bulbs i tried. pretty good light output, although maybe not quite as pure white as some others. these lasted a little over a year each time i put them in. i've seen them in multipacks at some warehouse clubs, might help you get them a little cheaper.
i'm back to the stock bulbs on the cobalt now. after going through all those bulbs, and having factory HIDS in the mustang, i'd join the line saying get HIDs, especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time.
in my cobalt ss/sc, i ate through 5 sets of brighter halogens over the course of 4 years and about 90 k. had a bunch of different brands - heres a quick summary
piaa xtreme white - decent light, definitely better than stock. pricey. 1 year warranty on bulb, had to use it twice in 7 months, then didn't bother when it went out again. overall, not worth it if its a pain to replace the bulb.
silverstar - ok, not a whole lot better than stock. both sets lasted about 2.5 months. they did much better in my old cavalier than the balt.
silverstar ultra - slightly better than the regulars, but still only got about 4 months out of the bulbs, and i'm not sure they were really worth the difference over the regular silverstars.
philips crystal vision extreme - these were actually the best of the brighter bulbs i tried. pretty good light output, although maybe not quite as pure white as some others. these lasted a little over a year each time i put them in. i've seen them in multipacks at some warehouse clubs, might help you get them a little cheaper.
i'm back to the stock bulbs on the cobalt now. after going through all those bulbs, and having factory HIDS in the mustang, i'd join the line saying get HIDs, especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time.