OneSik03

I am about to purchase a new set of headlights, and I have a fairly simple question. This is not my area of expertise at all! I am going to purchase the Raxiom Smoked Halo Projector Headlights for my '03 Mustang GT from American Muscle, but I am confused on what type of bulb I can upgrade to. I want a more pure blue light and see a lot about Luminics, but what kind do I get? I have seen some get H1 and some 9007. Which ones?? Someone please educate me a little bit about what my options are.

seanyd2318

It says on american muscle "These Projector Headlights include H7 bulbs for low beams and H1 bulbs for high beams." I am pretty sure the OEM lights, which are not projectors, are 9007's and will not fit the new projector headlights.

OneSik03

Thanks for quick reply. Yes I do see that on the item details now. If that's the case, then do you know why the guy in the install video would upgrade to Luminics H1 bulbs if H1's are already included?

stevednmc

Most likely because the bulbs they come with are not top of the line brand. I hear the sylvania (silverstars?) are good replacement bulbs. You wont really get that bluish light from them though. Youll have to go HID for that, and the Blue HID are not as bright as white HID. The Higher Kelvin you go the less lumins they put out.

OneSik03

Thanks! Yeah I am not necessarily looking to do a full HID upgrade, but I definitely want a fresher color than the stock headlights. I am leaning towards luminics. Any thoughts on that or other brands?

stevednmc

Not really. I got my smoked raxioms and the light output sux! So im gonna go with HID's. Like 4300K -5000K range to get the light output back. I have heard (read) alot of good things about the sylvania bulbs, most say they are worth the upgrade. As far as the luminics I have read they are better than the stock, but not by a whole lot. Keep in mind this is not my personal experience speaking..Just my own research.

StockD15b

Philips X-Treme Power,Philips Crystal Vision Ultra,GE nighthawks,never used any of them personally, but they get good reviews on HIDplanet. and remeber its still a halogen bulb..its only going to do so much. Oh and stay away from any bulb thats got a blue coating.

stevednmc

Agree with this! No blue coated halogens...best guess is nearly any name brand bulb will be better than the ones that come with the headlight assembly..they likely use the cheapest possible...they are made in china after all..

OneSik03

Thanks everyone for the help, especially about avoiding the blue coating because I was probably going to end up getting those. So, I obviously don't want to purchase something that I will end up not being happy with. So should I go ahead and get the HID kit from the start. If I do, can I use HID's with the raxiom projector assemblies? Please excuse my ignorance, but I have absolutely no experience with HID's. Can someone point me in the right direction to get started or learn more about them? Best type for the fresh type of lighting I am looking for? I'm not looking to blind everyone, but definitely something very noticeable.

StockD15b

HID Kits in the stock halogen headlights will improve visiabilty. But at a price. It creates lots and lots of glare.
The first picture is my old set up. HID Kit in the stock headlights, notice the two patterns of beam right above cut off. Those would light up overhead signs on the freeway from like 300ft out(thats not a good thing lol)

You could put HID's in the projector headlights you mentioned, but again. There desined for halogen lights so the results will be better but still not perfect. 2nd pic is an example of HID projectors vs Halogen projectors with HID bulbs.