Wondering about lights

hatchet9mm

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I want new lights but stock headlights are self contained. I was just wondering what some of you guys would suggest based on what you've done. I want it to be brighter than stock but hids are out of my budget.
 

hvyman

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sylvania silverstar's are a great up grade. i use hid's so they dont compare but they are a great upgrade over stock.
 

hatchet9mm

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Does anyone know if sylvania makes the ultras in the selfcontained units that they have for the silvers. I almost bought a set of them, but I whant to know if I can get more powerful lights without breaking the bank for hids.
 

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Bulbs with coatings on them = dumb

Cheapest route to good lighting is going to be the Hella E-codes and a headlight rewire with relays.
 

hatchet9mm

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Do you have the link for how to do that? I mean for 20 bucks the oe replacements wouldn't be horrible.
 

hvyman

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you could also search on acura forums for some used head lights(with high beam projectors) with the ballasts and power supply(throwing a memory loss for terms.)

my car has like 06 tsx high beam projectors that are 5k(highest usable light) that are glued into stock(unsure- my friends don't think so i don't remember) housing with the ballast and all wired into the stock connectors. (don't flame me i know the re wire would be wise but i don't want to hack the car and my lights work great.)

there are cheaper alternatives than buying a quality custom hid setup(not the eBay shit that will die in less than 6-12 months). oem conversion can be done for somewhat cheap(er).

i've looked for a quality setup to replace what i have with the headlights only going up half way with dual projectors and my total was in the 7-1000$ price range. but then i think again and i already have a hid setup so i would just rather use the money else where.