I am thinking of replacing the stock brights with some more powerful and matching blue/white ones. I do a lot of back-road nightime driving and the stock brights leave much to be desired. Anyone have any ideas? Are there any problems with replacing the stock units with brighter ones? Thanks in advance...

Andrew

 

You can search to find several posts on the subject here. I replaced my stock high beams with "blue-white" aftermarket bulbs. I found a more pleasing color but the truth of the matter is as long as it is a halogen bulb it will still produce yellow or slightly pink light. Some bulbs have a coating either dichroic or blue tint that reduces the yellow light somewhat but they do this at the expense of brightness. It is also questionable whether or not the higher wattage bulbs produce any real increase in brightness. In the end I'm pretty comfortable with the low beams alone. Even with brighter-whiter high beams there is little increase in usable lighting. Good luck finding anything with the appearance of your stock HID lamps. None of the imitations come close.

 

PIAA 50>80's are the way to go. Slip fit:

http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...p?threadid=6516

 

I looked at the pics and wow. You'll be able t see that deer much sooner before you hit him!!!

 

Thanks for the help fellas. My biggest concern is when I'm going down a hill and have to go up the other side. The low-beam has no fade at all as you know, so it just cuts off the extended vison so badly, I mean serious. I live in Missouri, and it's quite hilly here, so this problem is probably exaggerated in my case. And of course...I HATE ORANGE! That's what the stock high-beams look like to me now. Thanks again...

Andrew

 

I put in 100 watt (3850 degree equivalent to 130 watts) and they appear significantly brighter. They just seem to blast a hole in the night and even overwhelm the HIDs in their area. It would be interesting to sit side by side with a stock headlight S and compare the highs. Anyone around So Cal interested??

 

I was considering such a switch but was concerned about heat affecting the wires &/or nearby materials. I'd love to have brighter hi beams.

 

I currently have the PIAA 50->80's and really don't see much difference. I'm even considering taking them back.

Sideways - How long have you had the 100's?

My main concern is the heat of the bulb and the possibility of cooking the front lens.

Also, what brand are they?

 

I'm quite happy with my RAZO's 55w draw with an equivalent 110w output. Fairly high kelvin without entering the unusable blue spectrum, more on the pure white side.

 

AusS2000
The package says TWINSTARS car lighting revolution 3850k 100w=145w HID WHITE. My error on the previous post. The remainder is in Japanese. I remember them being less than $30 out the door. So far I have left them on for 10 minutes and there are no warm wires or smokin parts.