Replacement Headlights

[rowhard]

Sorry, couldn't think how to spell it, but now she who must be obeyed is here and she knows how to spell. Wipe the bulbs, (the glass) down with Isopropyl Alcohol

[JHarris1385]

Cool. I know not to touch the bulbs. Its all over the packaging too. Never knew about the alcohol rub down. But will do that tomorrow. If I dont hear anything else or do not see a sale that catches my eye I will stick with the silver stars. I think I have some bright white GE's? in my last cur. I know I have blue tinted for a bit and then switched to the bright white, but can not remember the names.

Thanks,
John

[k4tmc]

I first installed Silver Stars when I got my VX; great improvement over the stock bulbs.

But I now have some 4800K bulbs that I got from Tone; even better than the Silver Stars. There are the closest thing I have seen to HID's without the extra cost.

Henry

[rowhard]

Henry, thanks for that tip. Are they white or do they lean towards the yellow or blue

[JHarris1385]

Oh yeah forgot about those. Arent they only around $30?
Also can you just plug-n-play them or do you need higher heat resistant housing for them?

[k4tmc]

The bulbs from Tone are around $35.00 per pair. They are very white with a tint of blue. The little plastic box they are packed in says "Metal White Blue". The glass envelope is a nice blue color.

Yes, they are "plug and play". After about 4 months of use, there are no signs of overheating inside the headlight housing.

I have considered upgrading the wiring to use a relay to switch a direct conection to the battery. This would increase the brightness a little which would then increase the heat inside the housing. Maybe someone else has done this and can comment.

Henry

[rowhard]

Henry, for sure I will follow this thread and your question about the larger wiring. I know ipd offered a kit for the Volvos that did just that, but they didn't seem to have a concern about more heat and they are a pretty conscientious group of people