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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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what are the brightest lights ( non fog ) that can be used in the stock fog lamp location. im talking about just changing bulbs, nothing else.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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I replaced mine with 885's they are 50W and make a significant difference.
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885's and a re-aiming will make a huge difference.
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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who makes the 885
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885 (50 watts) is the bulb number. 899's (37.5 Watts) are the stock replacement.

Here is a print-out from Sylvania for the C5:


Auto Lamp Replacement Guide - Results
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2003 CHEVROLET Corvette

Low beam headlamp
9006
9006SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9006ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9006XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9006CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

High beam headlamp
9005
9005SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9005ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9005XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9005CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

Parking light
4157NALL
4157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Front turn signal
4157NALL
4157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Rear turn signal
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Stop light
3057
3057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light
Assembly

Fog/Driving light
899

License plate
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Back up light
2057
2057LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Glove box
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Map light
212-2

Step/Courtesy light
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
37

Trunk/Cargo area
PC168

Under hood light
561

Instrument-general
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Automatic transmission indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

________________________________________ ____________

The applications presented in this replacement guide have been compiled using the best information available from the vehicle manufacturers at the time of your search. This guide is intended for general information purposes only, not to be construed as any type of warrantee as to any particular application. For specific applications the vehicle owner's manual should be consulted.

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I used 885's for a year... a nice upgrade.... i was happy until a club member installed HID fog lights...
Guess what i installed this winter.....
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HIDs are the brightest and are just barely more effort than a bulb swap.
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HIDs are the brightest and are just barely more effort than a bulb swap.
They are so bright, that I adjusted mine slightly up and use them as headlights. I've went past a bunch of cops (plus I live across the street from the police station) and none of them have looked at me twice.
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Be sure to check out your model year on www.sylvania.com since there are different bulb numbers for some of the C5 model years.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rws.1
I used 885's for a year... a nice upgrade.... i was happy until a club member installed HID fog lights...
Guess what i installed this winter.....
Help me with this. What brand do you do this with.

I have a 00 with fog lamps and want to do the same without a major hassle. It sounds like a plug and play thing...
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Ditto on the 885's. The one problem I've found with them is the stock 899's are rated at 1,000 Hour life and the 885's are listed at 200 Hours. A significant difference but I rationalize that the 30%+ increase in output makes up for it, even if they burn out sooner.
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Originally Posted by borkg2006
Ditto on the 885's. The one problem I've found with them is the stock 899's are rated at 1,000 Hour life and the 885's are listed at 200 Hours. A significant difference but I rationalize that the 30%+ increase in output makes up for it, even if they burn out sooner.
i am wondering if the extra expense for the after market hid are worth the extra effort?
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Originally Posted by ericshu
i am wondering if the extra expense for the after market hid are worth the extra effort?
Ain't nothing worth it once you see a HID light. Those stock light looks like **** compared to a HID bulb. Plus, the stock fogs are HID housings so they are actually made for HID bulbs.
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How much effort was it to mount the boxes on the HID installs? There isn't too much room in that area and I'm wondering if it is a PIA??
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Originally Posted by Bville-Bud
How much effort was it to mount the boxes on the HID installs? There isn't too much room in that area and I'm wondering if it is a PIA??
It's only a pain if you try and do it with the headlight assembly in the car. If you remove the headlights, you got enough room for Rosie O'Donald to take a bubble bath in there. Look at the picture below (don't pay any attention to the captions, they were for something else).



You can see that I had plenty room to mount my ballast and then some.
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Originally Posted by Junkman2008
It's only a pain if you try and do it with the headlight assembly in the car. If you remove the headlights, you got enough room for Rosie O'Donald to take a bubble bath in there. Look at the picture below (don't pay any attention to the captions, they were for something else).



You can see that I had plenty room to mount my ballast and then some.
Where did you get that kit and how much?
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Where did you get that kit and how much?
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