[bowlofturtle]

Has anyone gotten these light bulbs before?

http://www.xenonmods.com/9006xenoninfo.htm

From comparision these light bulbs are slightly brighter then the silverstars and silverstars almost cost about double. i went to my local wal-mart thinking the bulbs would be like 12-13 USD but i found a pair for 38$. These xenon are about 18$. Now i know silverstars are more of a brand name type thing and chances are that the silverstars would last me up to a year or so. Going with other brand i think i might loose out on the quality but these are cheaper and slightly brighter. What do you guys think?

 

[MykeLefty]

ummm... well, these are 80 watt.... on my 97's, i belive it's supposed to be either 55 or 65 watt, and silverstars are bright, and manage to keep that wattage. if you want these bulbs, you run a risk of burning your wires. i'd reccomend the silverstars, otherwise, if you want these, get insulator protectors (about $5 at your local auto store) and they will help insulate the extra heat produced by these bulbs to help protect your wires.... but you could still burn them

 

[Erbe]

first of all...those xenons ur lookin at are 80 watt....do you know what they will do to your fuse?...blown...gone...almost immediatly....i have silverstars and they are great...the best thing to do is buy silverstar 9005 bulbs and modify them to fit the 9006 socket...check in the camry/solara faqs to find info on this...if the price is what you are worried about dont....silverstars on ebay run around 30$ usd shipped to your door...thats where i got mine and they are spectacular...jus my $.02:thumbup:

 

[bowlofturtle]

thanks for the info. well i would looking into ebay for my silverstars. I personaly love silverstars but when i saw a brighter and cheaper version of the bulbs i couldn't help but wonder.

Well i've seen the little conversion for 9005 bulbs but i'm not in the mood to try them.

there are 2 types of 9006 bulbs. whats the diffrence?

9006XS ST
9006 ST

yea i did find them on ebay for a little over 30$. 33$ USD to my exact on average. thanks

 

[Erbe]

^not in the mood?...if you want the bulbs to create 70% more light you should be in the mood...im tellin you man...i have little mechanical knowledge (for now) and i modded these bulbs in 5 minutes...hell...send em to me and ill mod them for you for free:lol:

 

[bowlofturtle]

are you serious? Because i'm more then happy to take you up on the offer and throw in some money for your time and return shipping.

the thing that i dont really have time to do is modding the bulbs w/o touching them. That just seems like too much effort.

 

[MykeLefty]

the thing that i dont really have time to do is modding the bulbs w/o touching them. That just seems like too much effort.

...then why don't you just wear gloves...

 

[amerikim]

heheheh, I just run my silverstars standard.

Reasoning is. if you can tell the diff, so can Joe Officer.

And I have an aversion to being embarassed by having conversations about my lighting habits by the side of the road.

If you do go with the Silverstars ( I really like them), dont forget the side marker lights etc, cause they look really puke with the standard yellowish bulbs. Car looks sooo much better.

 

[1200mk]

which bulb is the gen 5 head light?

 

[bowlofturtle]

by side marker lights i assume you mean the turning signals right?

if by that then i have a question. When you change the housing on those to clear do you also need to change the bulb or is the bulb clear as well.

 

[MykeLefty]

by side marker lights i assume you mean the turning signals right?

if by that then i have a question. When you change the housing on those to clear do you also need to change the bulb or is the bulb clear as well.

do you really need to ask that? just inside the corner lamps.... the bulb is amber. so to answer your questions, yes, you should change those bulbs, cause otherwise it'd look fugly. you can get silverstars...or there are cheaper ones out there too.

 

[Erbe]

are you serious? Because i'm more then happy to take you up on the offer and throw in some money for your time and return shipping.

the thing that i dont really have time to do is modding the bulbs w/o touching them. That just seems like too much effort.

yeh...whatever...if u want...thats cool..pm me for details...im thinkin when u buy them off ebay jus have them shipped to my house....ill mod them for you..then send em back to chicago...

 

[TigerRaptorFX]

If you want to go bright look into the PIAA 9000 series you can't go wrong with them.

 

[bowlofturtle]

sorry but i'm not feeling the $60+ per pair of headlights. where as the silverstars go for about 1/2 the price

 

[TigerRaptorFX]

I know they are not cheap I should have said that.

 

[kenratboy]

It seems like you are playing with fire (pun intended) if you are trying to boost your already boosted headlights output.

The stock SilverStars are fine, and I really don't think I would want to keep pushing.