Subject	Question about Headlights....
Posted by	EvilE's Z on June 06, 2005 at 11:30 PM
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Message	I want to upgrade my headlights...a really important issue for me as I am blind in my right eye and need to have as much legal light on the road as possible at night. I have the following two options and wondering what you guys think: 1) sylvania silverstar 9005 (from 9006) conversion, greater output (65watts) and cheap, my concern is overheating the housing, anyone do this conversion and have no issues and happy with the results. 2)Real HIDs, these have really come down in price, can get a new set of 5000k or 6000k temp kits in 9006 for about $250, takes about 45min to install...anyone do this, happy with the results, recommend to spend the extra money over option 1? Just looking for opinions as always your feedback is appreciated.
Follow Ups	Question about Headlights.... - EvilE's Z 23:30:12 06/06/05 You have some other options also - ZXRider(SoCal) 23:36:13 06/06/05 2nd on Bernie's kit - TT XTZ 14:05:36 06/07/05 Ballasts About $150 and rebased 9006 bulbs $130-150/pair - FantasyZ 14:52:56 06/07/05 Couple of comments... - 90Z-NA (ATL) 23:38:31 06/06/05 HID's. Nuff said. (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 23:41:34 06/06/05 Yeah, stick with the 4500K HID's if you go that route. - zgene4 23:48:38 06/06/05 4100-4300K is the proper range. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 00:21:24 06/07/05 yeah, I thought that looked wrong after I posted it. Went - zgene4 00:23:36 06/07/05 I was just too lazy. I knew it was somewhere around there.. - 90Z-NA (ATL) 08:23:35 06/07/05 I would go with HIDs in the 4300k range - Z-Tarded(Corpus) 23:52:13 06/06/05 Any HID sold for $250 w. 5K or more range is a POS. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 00:20:48 06/07/05 Should be an "OR" in there... - 90Z-NA (ATL) 10:21:01 06/07/05 HID>than any Halogen but - Rickytl (MA) 00:24:20 06/07/05 While we're on the subject... - zgene4 00:43:41 06/07/05 Picture=1000 words - olyar15 01:36:00 06/07/05 OEM or retrofit? (n/m) - mattztt 02:09:05 06/07/05 BMW OEM retrofitted into the Z headlight (n/m) - olyar15 02:10:26 06/07/05 Your profile says '99 jspec... wassup? (n/m) - 90Z-NA (ATL) 08:25:56 06/07/05 From what I remember, he has the '99 headlights - ENVYMYZ 09:48:05 06/07/05 Ahh, very cool indeed... - 90Z-NA (ATL) 10:19:14 06/07/05 Indeed - CrazyGreek 15:24:44 06/07/05 I went through 2 complete sets of headlights. First set - olyar15 11:25:23 06/07/05 Now THAT is a proper retrofit. (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 06:59:14 06/07/05 wow...nice difference (n/m) - Zeus 07:22:08 06/07/05 How much did that cost? (n/m) - paradox77(Austin) 07:26:28 06/07/05 Re: How much did that cost? - olyar15 11:38:14 06/07/05 Checked their website, the price went up - Wui (Philly) 12:21:02 06/07/05 The US-spec headlight has no easy way to adjust the low - olyar15 12:42:32 06/07/05 The Z32 retro-fitted HID headlights pictures - Wui (Philly) 14:37:58 06/07/05 Parts for retrofit cost $350-400 alone - FantasyZ 14:42:56 06/07/05 $1700... ouch! (n/m) - Mike@ZSpeed 07:50:07 06/07/05 man I think I have said this before to you but your car - Seafordguy 08:00:51 06/07/05 If you go with Silverstart, you'll need to clean your lens - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 13:29:02 06/07/05
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