Serene
07-26-2004, 01:40 AM
Does anyone know of any fairly cheap headlight upgrades?
Looking for something to replace the lights on my Z28, the stock lights are terrible, and I'm not looking to spend 700 on HID or whatever
Thanks!
93formula
07-26-2004, 01:43 AM
you dont have to spend 700 on HID, i just got a HID kit off of ebay for 150, check out ebay or google HID conversion kits, most are less then 400 new.
ArizonaZ
07-26-2004, 01:48 AM
I made my own upgrade for 100 bucks for 4 silverstars, a dremel and a little time.
Looks awesome at night now.
While there is a guy who sells housing that are already set up to put regular gm bulbs into the housings, you can do it yourself.
All you do is drill out the bulb out of the stock housing, make the hole a little larger and put a 9006 55w or 9006 65w bulb in there (same plug in as stock bulb)
I opted for 9005's in the lows and 9006's in the highs, which are the same ones as on any other gm vehicle, but the silverstars are very nice and white.
Serene
07-26-2004, 01:51 AM
Do you have any pics of the silverstars? Maybe some comparison pics with another stock lighted fbody?
ArizonaZ
07-26-2004, 01:55 AM
i'll take some tomorrow. :)
med_reject
07-26-2004, 01:59 AM
i got the piaa H4s. They take the same wattage but claim to emit the same amount of light as a regular 135/125 watt bulb, while drawing 65/55.
Once you install the "conversion kit", these bulbs screw in and out every time they need to be replaced.
Serene
07-26-2004, 01:59 AM
Thank you, that would be fantastic!!
bunker
07-26-2004, 03:32 AM
Hella makes H4 conversion housings around $70US, come with everything & you get an awesome H4 bulb selections out there, I have the H4 housing & H4 HID system LOL :)
Matt.
marshall93z
10-20-2004, 04:53 PM
i put the silverstar high beams in my low beam housing and i still dont think they are bright enough!! a little bit brighter than a regular bulb...
Brent94Z
10-20-2004, 06:33 PM
This could go in the General Tech forum but since a lot of headlight upgrades are talked about in the Appearance Forum, I'll move it there where I think you'll get the most bang for the buck :)
S8ER95Z
10-20-2004, 09:20 PM
Anyone know where to get headlights like the old Calloway C8? (almost like the current Z06 offering)
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Anyone have pictures of their headlight mods they have done? I have seen the PIAA Conversion and I like it.. would be sweet to have it encased...
Violat0rX
10-20-2004, 10:28 PM
I posted pics in the other headlight thread. Check them out.
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62272&page=12&pp=15
I assume you've got a 93-97 camaro since you're looking at the piaa upgrade, if so the Hella 90mm are always an option...or a combo like my setup :)
pu12en12g
10-21-2004, 09:17 AM
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62272&page=12&pp=15
Agreed :cool:
Skip the silverstars (they are junk) and go with the Hella 90mm setup
Z28SORR
10-21-2004, 12:42 PM
While there is a guy who sells housing that are already set up to put regular gm bulbs into the housings, you can do it yourself.
This guy?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&tc=photo&item=7929140814&category=33710
95_LT1_6SPD
10-22-2004, 11:09 PM
ive got the hella ff75's like a hole new car at night now :)