BULB/Lamp Replacement Guide =)

[JFunkLBC]

If anybody is wondering if there is any different between the coups and sedan bulbs. here is the sedans.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

[tda1337]

jfunk, that link will not work, but any one can go to sylvania's website and pull up the coupe or sedan ;-)
99% of bulbs are THE SAME

[JFunkLBC]

oh word. my bad. weird it worked last night. sorry folks. ^^^ what he said

[nej_civic]

You should add the Sylvania Silverstar Ultra 9006(9006SU)

They are the brightest and provide the best coverage out of all their other bulbs.

[tda1337]

Originally Posted by nej_civic

You should add the Sylvania Silverstar Ultra 9006(9006SU)

They are the brightest and provide the best coverage out of all their other bulbs.

u my friend are GREATLY mistaken
Silverstars are a joke
a marketing gimmeck
they actually put out LESS lumens
any bulb that is colored looses certain colors and therefore a certain amount of lumen output
ALL silverstars are NOT as bright as the original bulb, no if ands or buts
if u dont believe me, put on in each socket and compare at headlight level, youll find that the standard halogen is far brighter, just yellower than the silverstar!
and yellow is necessary to cut thru fog ;-) why do u think our headlights dont come stock with silverstars if they are superior?

if you need MORE light, there are only three solutions
XtraVision (a few more lumens than stock)
HIR (plenty more lumens than stock, a halogen with a IR coating that makes it burn brighter, but at the same wattage)
HID (ALOT more than stock, brighter, but as illegal as any, and could potentially cause oncomming traffic eye damage depending on housing and aim, unless projectors are retrofitted into the housing instead)

Those are your ONLY options, until me and an old member here figure out how to make our LED headlights work, which will produce the same lumens (alittle more actually) as an HID system ;-)

[PrEgO CaNe]

Planning on getting two kits. one for the driving lights and one for the fog lights. will the 9005 (hb3) work for the driving lights? what does the (hb3) mean?

[tda1337]

Originally Posted by PrEgO CaNe

Planning on getting two kits. one for the driving lights and one for the fog lights. will the 9005 (hb3) work for the driving lights? what does the (hb3) mean?

9006 is your low beam
9005 is high beam/driving lights, issue is that u cannot use HIDs with the DRL (daytime running lights) they will blow the ballasts

[PrEgO CaNe]

Originally Posted by tda1337

9006 is your low beam
9005 is high beam/driving lights, issue is that u cannot use HIDs with the DRL (daytime running lights) they will blow the ballasts

Ok sorry for the stupid response but the driving lights are on the inside and the low beams are on the outside? I just want to be 100% before I buy them

[tda1337]

haha yes, low beams are the ones farthest from the center of the car, the highbeams/drls are the closer ones, do not by HIDs for the high beam unless u pull the fuse for DRL

[PrEgO CaNe]

ok sweet thanks for clearing it up. so on this site VVME.COM LLC Your Best HID KIT Supplier it says 9006 (HB4) will that work?

[tda1337]

any HID kit that cost 41 bux u should be VERY weary of
i only trust Digital (retro resources) and K-light (by kassabain on ebay)
those are cheaper kits but good for the money, and even they are about 130 shipped (digital brand is actually a digital ballast too)

9006 is your low beam bulb
if you do your high beam bulb (9005) it will blow the ballast on ANY hid system due to DRL

also only 4300 K is recommended, anything above that you are loosing lumens AND cant do long drives due to EYE FATIQUE

[PrEgO CaNe]

Anybody Care For Some Cheap HIDs?
a lot of people on here seemed to order these and worked out good. i just want something to hold me off till i can afford a retro.

[nej_civic]

Originally Posted by tda1337

u my friend are GREATLY mistaken
Silverstars are a joke
a marketing gimmeck
they actually put out LESS lumens
any bulb that is colored looses certain colors and therefore a certain amount of lumen output
ALL silverstars are NOT as bright as the original bulb, no if ands or buts
if u dont believe me, put on in each socket and compare at headlight level, youll find that the standard halogen is far brighter, just yellower than the silverstar!
and yellow is necessary to cut thru fog ;-) why do u think our headlights dont come stock with silverstars if they are superior?

if you need MORE light, there are only three solutions
XtraVision (a few more lumens than stock)
HIR (plenty more lumens than stock, a halogen with a IR coating that makes it burn brighter, but at the same wattage)
HID (ALOT more than stock, brighter, but as illegal as any, and could potentially cause oncomming traffic eye damage depending on housing and aim, unless projectors are retrofitted into the housing instead)

Those are your ONLY options, until me and an old member here figure out how to make our LED headlights work, which will produce the same lumens (alittle more actually) as an HID system ;-)

can you give me a link to a site that i can purchase HIR bulbs?

[tda1337]

search ebay for HIR, there is only one seller on there, at 26 per bulb free shipping
he has a link to his website that explains what they are

[nej_civic]

Originally Posted by tda1337

search ebay for HIR, there is only one seller on there, at 26 per bulb free shipping
he has a link to his website that explains what they are

how reliable are those bulbs?

[tda1337]

about as reliable as halogen
they last (for 55W) twice as long as ur current halogen i believe, look up the stats
they are made by TOSHIBA :-D

[yiujun]

does anyone know what lights the foot lamps take? the lights that are on the underside of the two front doors?

and also the vanity lights?
thanks

[tda1337]

they are leds

[nej_civic]

Originally Posted by tda1337

search ebay for HIR, there is only one seller on there, at 26 per bulb free shipping
he has a link to his website that explains what they are

I searched HIR 9006 and I got nothing on ebay

[tda1337]

Originally Posted by nej_civic

I searched HIR 9006 and I got nothing on ebay

eBay Motors: TOSHIBA HIR 9011 & 9012 BULBS, THE BRIGHTEST AVAILABLE (item 180296811894 end time Dec-04-08 22:49:13 PST)
its a 9012 ;-)
9011 for 9005 / 9012 for 9006