What brand of bulbs do you guys like most? Non-HID please

[Sushi-Monster]

I'm currently using StreetGlow H4's. They are white but have a slight blue tint. I was looking for a total white but I guess thats okay.

How much did you pay for your bulbs? I paid $30 from the good guys of protegegarage.com.

I installed Silvania Silverstars into my bros 99' Grand Am. Boy do they look yellow! But from a distance for sure they have a bit of white to them but its still very yellow compared to my bulbs. Also, my bulbs are rated @ 100/90w's... will our wires be able to take that type of punishment?

[alexlitov]

Search please

[ICEMAN.2]

Sylvania Silverstar

[boomergt]

Sylvania Silverstar... I love these bulbs in my MSP.

I bought mine from Pepboys. There was a rebate, but the cashier messed up and sold them to me for $11.53 out the door.

[vodapas77]

As far as I have heard Street Glows are about as white as you'll get from a Halogen bulb. It would help if they took off the silly blue coating. Makes my brights look silly during the daytime.

[azian6er]

i use catz bulbs. Very very good looking bulb. looks similar to hid color but of course not as bright.

-B

[FSDET]

whats the best one that doesnt look like fake HID doesnt have to look blue just something brighter then the stock ones ?

[Puckpimp71]

Osram Silverstars... brighter than Sylvania b/c there's no tint. www.powerbulbs.com

[starflare21]

i'm using HKS Power Beam H4's (these are actually japanese koito bulbs rebadged but with a higher OUTPUT wattage by 5 or 10). keep in mind supposed output not wattage draw (still drawing your stock wattage. a thing some generic brands do NOT do). these are the whitest and the brightest that i've seen by far. they are a little brighter and whiter (less yellow) then the PIAA Super/Platinum Whites. also keep in mind these are comparable if not better then the PIAA's are other name brands because it's made by koito, a manufacturer of OEM light assemblies and bulbs. cost would probably be about $36+. here's the link...
http://www.hksusa.com/products/?id=1514

[starflare21]

i'm using HKS Power Beam H4's (these are actually japanese koito bulbs rebadged but with a higher OUTPUT wattage by 5 or 10). keep in mind supposed output not wattage draw (still drawing your stock wattage. a thing some generic brands do NOT do). these are the whitest and the brightest that i've seen by far. they are a little brighter and whiter (less yellow) then the PIAA Super/Platinum Whites. virtually no yellow and definitely no blue! even when the light is off you can't see any hint of blue in the housing. also keep in mind these are comparable if not better then the PIAA's are other name brands because it's made by koito, a manufacturer of OEM light assemblies and bulbs. cost would probably be about $36+. here's the link...
http://www.hksusa.com/products/?id=1514

[MzD808SpD]

if u want the whitest hyper whites you gotta look on ebay for "hilite" 7000k h4 bulbs, they don't look like any other hyper white bulbs with the blue tinge to it. these are white

[MzD808SpD]

here's the bulbs .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36476&item=2481258323&rd=1

[Brian MP5T]

EUROLITE in all six bulbs up front. They are great.

[goldstar]

I installed Silvania Silverstars into my bros 99' Grand Am. Boy do they look yellow! But from a distance for sure they have a bit of white to them but its still very yellow compared to my bulbs. Also, my bulbs are rated @ 100/90w's... will our wires be able to take that type of punishment?
100/90W bulbs are a bad idea. Aside from being illegal, they can overload/burn your headlight wiring harness and damage the headlight socket and other internal headlight parts.

Along with Puckpimp71, I recommend Osram Silverstars for the reason he mentioned. I also bought mine from: www.powerbulbs.com (http://www.powerbulbs.com)

[Newf]

i liked my piaa's Xtreme Whites. Damn things lasted just over a year though

[mattybo]

silverstars all the way.

[RenzoMSP]

I got the cheap blue eurodezigns bulbs. Only $9.95 on ebay. They look nice with a hint of blue, but it seems they don't have a good light output.

[Sushi-Monster]

Search please

You'd be surpirsed how much I searched on this topic... everyone has there own opions... I would rather want a direct answer now.

[Sushi-Monster]

i'm using HKS Power Beam H4's (these are actually japanese koito bulbs rebadged but with a higher OUTPUT wattage by 5 or 10). keep in mind supposed output not wattage draw (still drawing your stock wattage. a thing some generic brands do NOT do). these are the whitest and the brightest that i've seen by far. they are a little brighter and whiter (less yellow) then the PIAA Super/Platinum Whites. virtually no yellow and definitely no blue! even when the light is off you can't see any hint of blue in the housing. also keep in mind these are comparable if not better then the PIAA's are other name brands because it's made by koito, a manufacturer of OEM light assemblies and bulbs. cost would probably be about $36+. here's the link...
http://www.hksusa.com/products/?id=1514

I gotta look for the HKS Power Beams for my next set of bulbs then... But your saying it's what outputting not drawing??? So when the stock bulbs are on, they really just output 65ws of heat/light? I guess thats the same with your house bulbs right? I mean, when we buy 100w bulbs to replace the 60w bulbs, they sure seem brighter & hotter too!...

[goldstar]

H4/9003 bulbs for our cars are rated at 60/55W.

02 DX Millenium Red

[MikeyG_U2]

Philips Visionplus available at powerbulbs.com It puts out the most actual usable light of any halogen bulb. It is whiter than stock, but not pure white, it has a very slight blue hue when viewed from certain angles. I don't care about light color, justs brightness, and this is the brightest I've found.

It's a halogen/xenon hybrid. Which means halogen style bulb with xenon gas in it to make it brighter. The downside is that it will burn out quicker than a normal halogen bulb.

Side note: I use the philips Weather Vision H3 for my foglights, it's more yellow than most bulbs to cut through fog, rain and snow better. These are also availabel at powerbulbs.com

For more info than your brain can handle, check out:

http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/headlamp-faq.htm

[MSBlueP]

umm.. hehe.. HID Ish da best!

[goldstar]

Philips Visionplus available at powerbulbs.com It puts out the most actual usable light of any halogen bulb. It is whiter than stock, but not pure white, it has a very slight blue hue when viewed from certain angles. I don't care about light color, justs brightness, and this is the brightest I've found.

It's a halogen/xenon hybrid. Which means halogen style bulb with xenon gas in it to make it brighter. The downside is that it will burn out quicker than a normal halogen bulb.
The Osram Silverstars also contain Xenon gas. I thnk most Halogen bulbs contain some Xenon gas to improve lighting effectiveness.

02 DX Millenium Red

[JunkPunch]

I gotta look for the HKS Power Beams for my next set of bulbs then... But your saying it's what outputting not drawing??? So when the stock bulbs are on, they really just output 65ws of heat/light? I guess thats the same with your house bulbs right? I mean, when we buy 100w bulbs to replace the 60w bulbs, they sure seem brighter & hotter too!...
There is no such thing as "output wattage". A 65W bulbs draws 65watts. A 100W bulb draws 100 watts. Light output is measured in lumens, not watts.

[TrueProtege]

Silverstars rule. I had cheap $30 bulbs and light output sucked, the blue tinge was cool but I will never sacrafice the light output again just to have cool looking lights.

[MoJoeTCM]

Eurolite and streetglow suck, i sell this up and circuit city and have tried both, i was not satisfied with neither of the two....I have Nokya artic whites, blows the other out of the water... i love the blue tint it creates during the day...

[ARunto]

I use Hella H4 & H3 yellows. Nice yellow look with a hint of purple...also good light pattern

[Maxx Mazda]

Another vote for Sylvania Silverstar...

[Sushi-Monster]

Today switched to Silvania Silverstars... I must say, during the day, they look like your factory Mazda bulbs... but at night, there is a slight white look to them. For the usage factor, they are much better than the street glows. The have great output distance. You can finally see farther than 25ft. The only problem with these bulbs, is that they don't light up the ground as much as the street glows. At least now I can drive fast at night and see at the same time!

Also, both bulbs, still produce a yellowish light projection to the ground. I guess thats the same with almost any xenon based bulb...

I think my future mod will have to be a HID Sport20 Headlamp conversion from japan! Any other suggestions to getting a better (cheaper) lamp bulb replacement for our Proteges?

[vodapas77]

I think my future mod will have to be a HID Sport20 Headlamp conversion from japan! Any other suggestions to getting a better (cheaper) lamp bulb replacement for our Proteges?
Any cheaper suggestion? Yeah, get HIDs. If you really want to improve the beam area get P5 headlights and if it's the JDM look you're going for paint the P5 headlights black or get Canadian P5 headlamps. Cost me around $800 altogether for my current set up. If you go for actual JDM assemblies it's gonna cost you well over $1000 and if I'm not mistaken they'll be aligned wrong because they drive on the opposite side of the road. Could be wrong on that last part though.

Here's a thread w/ info. on how I did mine:

http://www2.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65752

[speedhawaii]

i have silverstars on my toyota. whiter but not that bright. i like that a lot lang

[YuYuRena]

Am I the only one using OEM??:cool:

[Maxx Mazda]

Am I the only one using OEM??:cool:
Probably. Those bulbs = TEH L0S3

[Black Majik MSP]

I've got the Osrams (thumb)

[Sushi-Monster]

Probably. Those bulbs = TEH L0S3

No kidding
I was soooo worried trying to drive fast with those lights

They were much worse than the street glows I'll tell you that!

[alexlitov]

You'd be surpirsed how much I searched on this topic... everyone has there own opions... I would rather want a direct answer now.

you make no sense what so ever. This is another thread with people expressing their opinions.... (killit)

[Sushi-Monster]

you make no sense what so ever. This is another thread with people expressing their opinions.... (killit)

its true... no one has a straight answer when it comes to bulbs... Everyone is like Silvania... or Piaa... Can never get a straight answer...

Really, if you want to know, buy both bulbs... Just spend the damn money. Thats what I did. You just can't take one answer when they haven't tried anything else. That statment will pretty much apply to anything.

Anyways, it looks like its either HID's, or those HKS Power beams... Either way, it'll look like I'll have to spend more money to find the lights I want.

[Mr. Win]

STOCK! lasted the longest everything else blew out.

[Maxx Mazda]

Silverstars won't blow out...

[Sushi-Monster]

I'll admit stock will probably last you anywhere from a year to 2 years. But as Maxx says, silverstars won't blow out for at least a year. But for sure when they die, pick up some silverstars... you won't be disapointed... of course if you can find those HKS Power bulbs, that would be very intresting to see how bright those bastards can get!

[Kansei]

Really, if you want to know, buy both bulbs... Just spend the damn money. Thats what I did. You just can't take one answer when they haven't tried anything else. That statment will pretty much apply to anything.

i'll second that. There was coonstant debate on the Sylvania Silverstar vs Osram Silverstar. I bought both. Installed the Sylvania's first, didn't mind them at all, then installed one Osram, and *shocking* couldn't tell the difference much at all. The only reason I kinda could was because the driver side headlight is aimed down more so it doesn't look as bright. Sadly, both of the Sylvania bulbs blew within a month (i made sure they were NEVER touched) so now i'm just running the Osrams. I got the osrams for less, but I'd get the sylvania next time because shipping took forever.

[03MSP]

I am running sylvania silverstars, I used to use the sylvania cool blue's but went through three of those in a matter of 7-8 months(silly) crappy bulbs.

BTW, I will never switch back to the stockers no matter how long they last, ewwww.

[starflare21]

I'll admit stock will probably last you anywhere from a year to 2 years. But as Maxx says, silverstars won't blow out for at least a year. But for sure when they die, pick up some silverstars... you won't be disapointed... of course if you can find those HKS Power bulbs, that would be very intresting to see how bright those bastards can get!
they had this headlight kit that came with it's own ballast, wiring harness and all when the HID kits were back in it's overly expensive days (forget the brand name but it was a japanese company). you could control the percentage of the brightness of the bulbs. fooled around with one of the display ones before, shoved an HKS bulb in there and it makes an EVEN brighter improvement. but for the $300 odd dollars it was selling for that's already almost as much as a decent HID kit. just a little tid bit.

[capnsavem]

i, myself, have had a HORRIBLE experience with silverstars... always blowing out prematurely.. i finally got fed up and got some EURO TYPE R's.. best bulbs i've EVER HAD!!!! they come with a 1yr fully replaceable gaurantee... i got them at Pann Auto down here in San Diego....

[BMC]

I tried alot of different bulbs, came right back to PIAA...nothing else comes close. I am running the super plasma's.

[Maxx Mazda]

I tried alot of different bulbs, came right back to PIAA...nothing else comes close. I am running the super plasma's.
Are you sure you tried Silverstars?

[BMC]

Are you sure you tried Silverstars?
Yes, others that I've tried and liked are Silverstars and CATZ Galaxy white, but so far PIAA's are my favorite....hope they last :)

[Maxx Mazda]

Let us know.

[TiGrayMsp716]

I love piaa but damn they are expensive.... catz are good too. Been using them for years....

[INGREXCO]

well, my 2cents. I have silverstars in the BMW and although they are whiter than stock they still look like a set of regular halogens. not worth the money. Streetglow is the closest hid look ive ever been able to get out of a halogen. i was not happy with eurolite purple ones they looked like a stock bulb. right now i am running the CUZO Purple ones. i wanted to try something new, they look kinda cool but have horrible visibility. in my opinion stick with your streetglows

[Sushi-Monster]

well, my 2cents. I have silverstars in the BMW and although they are whiter than stock they still look like a set of regular halogens. not worth the money. Streetglow is the closest hid look ive ever been able to get out of a halogen. i was not happy with eurolite purple ones they looked like a stock bulb. right now i am running the CUZO Purple ones. i wanted to try something new, they look kinda cool but have horrible visibility. in my opinion stick with your streetglows

when you get the chance, hit the HKS Powerbulbs... I can't get them here... and for people to ship them up VIA US, they don't seem to take the chance. One person on the forums says its much better than the street glows so it's goin to be hard to imagiane how thats gonna work out. If those HKS bulbs can give you extreme visablilty with whiteness I'll hunt them down.

[FunkyBuddha]

Osram Silverstars

[omega0021]

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