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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Hello everyone;

Quick question, these xenon replacement bulbs you can buy in the aftermarket shops, are they worth it over a regular halogen and is there any concern with melting your factory headlight pots? The reason I ask is I heard from someone they are a higher wattage and therefore burn brighter. I havn't researched or looked into it much, just wondered if it was even worth it before I started looking. Thanks!

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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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they are actually lower wattage but yes they are brighter never had a problem with mine
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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what you really want is an HID conversion kit. go to ebay and type in the search box, "hid kit conversion"
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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only problem i ever had, is one of my fog lights keep blowing out. i don't konw waht the problem is, so i just started using the cheaper ones for now. but i do like them for my regular lights. never and issues with them, other then people constantly high beamin me.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 06:19 AM
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Thank you for the reply's gentlemen.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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Get the Sylvania Silver Star Ultra 2's. They're AWESOME, and you don't have to add a bunch of crap, like the HID's require. Just swap out the old bulbs.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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The silver star series bulbs are bad ***, be careful if you look at HID conversions because they will melt some headlight pots!
 
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