Headlight upgrades????????
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Instructor
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From: SC
Headlight upgrades????????
I'm sure this topic has come up on the forum before however, I can't get the search to work for me today.
I want to upgrade my headlights to the brighter bulbs and need some help. What bulbs and should I do headlights and fog lights?
Just need some ideas. Thanks!
I want to upgrade my headlights to the brighter bulbs and need some help. What bulbs and should I do headlights and fog lights?
Just need some ideas. Thanks!
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,761
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From: North Carolina
Good bang for the buck upgrade:
Slyvania Silverstar 9006 (lows) and 9005 (high)
Slyvania 885 for the fog lights, 50 watt vs standard 35 watt
Open the hood, Raise the headlamps, remove the black surround bezels (3 screws) gets you access to the bulbs. Do them one at a time, taking care to see how they come out, it will make installation of the new ones easier and ensure that they are seated properly. While the headlamps are raised, you can reach down there and get to the fogs easily. A good hint. Before you start any of this, pull your car up to about 15 feet from your garage wall or door. Turn the headlights on and make some tracking marks on the wall or door to indicate your low beam and high beam pattern. This is just a good reference to make sure that when you finish installing the new bulbs that they are seated properly. A mis seated bulb will be pretty obvious when you see the projection pattern. Your new bulbs should be brighter, but in relatively the same light pattern as the originals.
You might also want to raise your fog lamps, small torx screw located on the upper edge of the glass lense. You can go fairly high up without blinding oncoming traffic.
Good luck.
Slyvania Silverstar 9006 (lows) and 9005 (high)
Slyvania 885 for the fog lights, 50 watt vs standard 35 watt
Open the hood, Raise the headlamps, remove the black surround bezels (3 screws) gets you access to the bulbs. Do them one at a time, taking care to see how they come out, it will make installation of the new ones easier and ensure that they are seated properly. While the headlamps are raised, you can reach down there and get to the fogs easily. A good hint. Before you start any of this, pull your car up to about 15 feet from your garage wall or door. Turn the headlights on and make some tracking marks on the wall or door to indicate your low beam and high beam pattern. This is just a good reference to make sure that when you finish installing the new bulbs that they are seated properly. A mis seated bulb will be pretty obvious when you see the projection pattern. Your new bulbs should be brighter, but in relatively the same light pattern as the originals.
You might also want to raise your fog lamps, small torx screw located on the upper edge of the glass lense. You can go fairly high up without blinding oncoming traffic.
Good luck.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Volusia. Las Vegas FL, NV
Originally Posted by OOTS
Slyvania Silverstar 9006 (lows) and 9005 (high)
Slyvania 885 for the fog lights, 50 watt vs standard 35 watt
Slyvania 885 for the fog lights, 50 watt vs standard 35 watt
Le Mans Master
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From: Memphis Tennessee
Last edited by allegro; Feb 27, 2005 at 09:52 PM.
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