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Melting Slicks
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From: Auburn Michigan
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You need real HID projectors.
My lows are 6000k
I have a few of these in stock.
We have the PNP setups available also for $80 shipped
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From: Norman Oklahoma - The Only State in the Union with no Blue Counties!
Saw the foglights he sells on a couple of C6's last nite! Amazing! Saving up for fogs and Low beam HIDS as of NOW!
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Devil's advocate here. For a zero effort and decent improvement, at a very cheap price, the SilverStars are fine. Can't be a waste of time because they take no time 
No knock on the better kits, but I remember upgrading my old C4 and my wife's Accord with the Sylvania bulbs and it made a big difference. I believe my C5 had them in when I bought it because the lights are pretty good, and based on what I've read in here the stock lights stink.
Try them. It's no risk, and if they are good enough for your purposes that's all that matters...
No knock on the better kits, but I remember upgrading my old C4 and my wife's Accord with the Sylvania bulbs and it made a big difference. I believe my C5 had them in when I bought it because the lights are pretty good, and based on what I've read in here the stock lights stink.
Try them. It's no risk, and if they are good enough for your purposes that's all that matters...
Melting Slicks
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From: Rockford Illinois
I agree, with the HID option. The kits are expensive like pictured above. You can get the same affect and light output with a Plug And Play HID kit. Thats all I run in my cars and bikes.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Iowa
Devil's advocate here. For a zero effort and decent improvement, at a very cheap price, the SilverStars are fine. Can't be a waste of time because they take no time
No knock on the better kits, but I remember upgrading my old C4 and my wife's Accord with the Sylvania bulbs and it made a big difference. I believe my C5 had them in when I bought it because the lights are pretty good, and based on what I've read in here the stock lights stink.
Try them. It's no risk, and if they are good enough for your purposes that's all that matters...
No knock on the better kits, but I remember upgrading my old C4 and my wife's Accord with the Sylvania bulbs and it made a big difference. I believe my C5 had them in when I bought it because the lights are pretty good, and based on what I've read in here the stock lights stink.
Try them. It's no risk, and if they are good enough for your purposes that's all that matters...
Melting Slicks
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When you blind other drivers with glare, you create an unsafe situation on the road for yourself. Even if you could not care less about other drivers, just remember that.
Drifting
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From: Warrenville Il
My PIAA foglights also help alot.
See video link:
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just my opinion, but for a set of silverstars for both highs and lows costs $100 at retail price (I'm sure they can be had for less) a low beam only HID kit would be less (assuming keeping the halogen high beams) and is 10x better. I went with Silverstars at first and they are crap. no brighter than stock, not at all. just slightly whiter. HIDs also are rated for 3000 hours whereas most halogen bulbs last 300. I think they've fixed it now (ultras at least) but silverstars for a while there had a reputation for burning out quicker than other bulbs. I've got a full set of silverstars for the C5 sitting around somewhere...I have no idea where they are unfortunately.
I am shocked you saw no improvement. But, I am not trying to claim these are good as the HID's. Just trying to answer the OP's question from my perspective...
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The other option you have is to go for T84 Euro headlights. They are maybe not quite as bright as HIDs but plug and play replacements for the stock lights.
Just remember if you go HIDs, some are not DoT approved and may give a problem if your State has a good safety check.
The Euro are glass lenses with a much better beam shape. The bulb is a dual filament H4 giving both low and high beam. You fit a new harness into the low beam circuit that adapts the wiring and includes 2 relays. You can fit a high wattage kit which will give 135/90 on high/low beam. The standard is 65/55w IIRC.
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
Just remember if you go HIDs, some are not DoT approved and may give a problem if your State has a good safety check.
The Euro are glass lenses with a much better beam shape. The bulb is a dual filament H4 giving both low and high beam. You fit a new harness into the low beam circuit that adapts the wiring and includes 2 relays. You can fit a high wattage kit which will give 135/90 on high/low beam. The standard is 65/55w IIRC.
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
Last edited by DeeGee; Feb 1, 2010 at 02:48 AM.
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From: Middletown, DE
The other option you have is to go for T84 Euro headlights. They are maybe not quite as bright as HIDs but plug and play replacements for the stock lights.
Just remember if you go HIDs, some are not DoT approved and may give a problem if your State has a good safety check.
The Euro are glass lenses with a much better beam shape. The bulb is a dual filament H4 giving both low and high beam. You fit a new harness into the low beam circuit that adapts the wiring and includes 2 relays. You can fit a high wattage kit which will give 135/90 on high/low beam. The standard is 65/55w IIRC.
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
Just remember if you go HIDs, some are not DoT approved and may give a problem if your State has a good safety check.
The Euro are glass lenses with a much better beam shape. The bulb is a dual filament H4 giving both low and high beam. You fit a new harness into the low beam circuit that adapts the wiring and includes 2 relays. You can fit a high wattage kit which will give 135/90 on high/low beam. The standard is 65/55w IIRC.
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
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I had the T-84 Euro lights but converted to HID., when the ACA's came out I changed them. Originally they had the 4300K bulb, now have 6000k's. I also changed out my PIAA 1100x with new vert fogs converted to 6000k HID.
If I change the out again, I will go with RadioFlyer's!
If I change the out again, I will go with RadioFlyer's!
Last edited by JETZ; Feb 2, 2010 at 01:03 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Midland TX
The other option you have is to go for T84 Euro headlights. You fit a new harness into the low beam circuit that adapts the wiring and includes 2 relays. You can fit a high wattage kit which will give 135/90 on high/low beam. The standard is 65/55w IIRC.
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
I went with the Hi-Wattage 135/90 a few years ago - huge improvement. I would do the exact same thing if I had the choice to make again. The housings are also metal & glass vs all plastic like factory. The lens pattern also is easy on oncoming traffic.
