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Old 05-25-08, 01:35 PM
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Default What are the best non HID bulbs: 9006, 9005, 9004, H3......

What are the best configurations output wise, for those of us who don't have HID. I'm thinking of converting our SC300 harness to whatever put out more light and i'm looking for your guys' input on this.................
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It's not about the number of the bulb, it's about it's wattage and output...

Some manufacturers go above the spec for the size of the bulb... You will find the part number for the bulb is more related to how it fits in the housing than the wiring / output... typical driving lights are almost all 55 or 65 watts standard... you will find some that market higher output bulbs, but, if I recall, someone actually tested their light output only to find that some were dimmer than regular rated bulbs... It was probably on these forums, so you might look... When I had non-HID's, I used the Sylvania Silverstars and was pretty happy with them...
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I just bought the silverstar ultra and i hate the look and the light output.
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now i'm thinking about the cheap HID coversions on ebay.
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well what were you thinking you were going to get?

silverstar ultras have argueable the highest light output/color ratio, everything else is going to give you EITHER light output OR higher color temp.
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