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Old 09-29-2008, 11:25 PM
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Xenon bulbs

I saw this on Ebay and would like to hear from anyone what they think.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Premi...mZ380067752423

The price is two to three times as much as other similar bulbs on Ebay. Does anyone have any recommendations besides these bulbs? I am staying away from the HID conversion kits to prevent voiding my warranty for now.
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I dunno in my opinion those are not the greatest quality. Especially since they don't have a brand name. Your best bet would be to go with PIAA or another high quality xenon bulb. They cost a little more but you will get better quality. (You get what you pay for )
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So trying to add the HID kits voids the warranty?
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I dunno in my opinion those are not the greatest quality. Especially since they don't have a brand name. Your best bet would be to go with PIAA or another high quality xenon bulb. They cost a little more but you will get better quality. (You get what you pay for )
Do you know of any good brands?
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Do you know of any good brands?
I bought Phillips bulbs for my Acura HID's years ago and loved them. I still think they're stuff is at the top of the market.

http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/can/automotive/
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Do you know of any good brands?
PIAA or SIlverstars are good (but expensive) brands.
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It looks like all they are selling are a set of super white h7 halogen bulbs. You can not add xenon's to a non xenon vehicle without the ballast to power up the xenon bulbs.
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When I say "xenon's" I mean halogen bulbs with xenon gas inside. Basically HID immitations.
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I ordered the bulbs from my original Ebay link. I'll let you know if it is any good after I get them.
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I ordered the bulbs from my original Ebay link. I'll let you know if it is any good after I get them.
Here's my review of the bulbs.

The bulbs are 6,000 degrees with a slight blue tint. It is definitely brighter than the stock bulbs, but I can't say they are twice as bright as they claim. I live in NYC where there are street lights everywhere. I don't see much benefits from these bulbs over the stock in asphalt road. As a matter of fact, I wonder if the stock bulbs are brighter. I noticed that light does not shine too well on asphalt, but on cement on dirt road these bulbs out shine the stock bulb. These bulbs light up road signs and the paint on the road very nicely. It makes the paint stand out.

Conclusion: If you drive where there is little or no street lights, these bulbs do a great job. If you do mostly city driving, then these bulbs will make your car look nice, but the benefits will do not justify the costs.
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Before i got my HID's, as far as standard lights go i really liked the Krypton line from Luminics. Big, bright and really gave off that HID look. They were brighter than stock and really white. I liked Titanium White color Kryptons from Luminics and would buy these over Sylvaina any day. (ive had both Luminics and Silver star ultra, in fact i have my Ultra's in as my High-Beams.) but the kryton bulbs are huge almost twice the size of the standard bulbs and put out way more light. i have them still in my closet, ill post pics later today when Im home so you can see the difference in size. Im no sales rep for Luminics just my personal experience with the bulbs, if i were you i would just go HID kit from DDM or stealth auto and be done with it.
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might as well spend an additional $100 and get the HID kit. Real Xenon.
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Silverstars look bright and clean, are easy to find and relatively cheap.
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here you go, hope this helps out......




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