Hi I have a 2004 wrx and looking to change the bulbs for some brighter ones. Don't want hid's.
So what can people suggest please.

 

go for piaa, bit pricey for bulbs but more brighter and still leagal.
leave them, dont spoil it, just clean the lenses reguarly makes a big diffrence

 

Ok bud.
What are xenon bulbs like?

 

Also what wattage can I go up to?

 

why dont you want hid's mate?

 

xenon bulbs are already fitted, just the standard stock shade

 

i personally think that hids wont look good on blobeye headlights, maybe bugeyes they look better

 

u can check legal wattage on car headlight websites

 

i think hid's look good on any car mine got a tint of blue looks great

 

the lamp shade looks too big for the hids to shine through, just my opinion looks too chavvy

 

Too many issues with mot for hid's.
Seen some on the bay.

 

hids look best on bugeyes

 

lucky ive got a bug yeah but there ok if there 4500k

 

thats why they look good then lol. i was gonna get some for my blobeye but they would look a bit dumb through the big headlights want a good clean smart look

 

4500k is the shade colour i belive and not the wattage

 

Phew, where to start?

OK, the numbers on HIDs, like 4300K, are called "colour TEMPERATURE", and the higher the number, the LESS usable light the "bulb" puts out, since the higher temperatures produce more blue than white and the human eye can't use it.

So-called "Xenon" bulbs aren't really, the are halogen bulbs with a little Xenon gas in the envelope to try for that much desired blue-ish tint.

Higher wattage bulbs are not e-marked, therefore not suitable for road use.

Higher wattage bulbs have been known to cause wiring and bulb connectors to overheat with disastrous results.

The maximum wattage allowed for a forward-facing bulb in the EC is 60W. Most headlight bulbs are 60, 60/55, or 55W.

You CAN fit so-called "uprated" bulbs, which draw the usual 60W but give the light output of, say, 90W, these would be 50% uprated.

They now exist up to 100% uprated, and should be E-marked.

These bulbs, and higher wattage tend to have shorter lives.

ALWAYS buy branded bulbs. Cheap copies only need to have their filaments misaligned by 0.25mm to produce LESS usable light than a standard bulb

PIAA bulbs are over-hyped, over-advertised, and over-rated. They are also over-priced!

The best uprated bulbs at present are made by Osram, Philips and GE who do them for Halfords.

HIDs in an aftermarket kit are now illegal, since the bulb and reflector/lens are incompatible.

 

id go for philips then as they are quite good aswell thanks alcazar

 

Have had PIAAs and they are great plus last a lot longer than the Philips I had before. However, they are very expensive so when one finally went last month, I replaced them with Ring Xenon UltraMax 120%... for £20 a pair of H4s, I don't think you can do much better... Light output is as good if not better than the PIAAs too.

 

I forgot Ring, they are decent.

Halfords Ultra Brilliance on BOGOF at the mo too.

 

Osram Nightbreakers are good. Transformed my classic lights!

 

i have these from PIAA they are a newish bulb giving great high output 140/130 and are E-marked and road legal and under £30 i personally think they are very good
i thought i would maybe have people flashing me cos of the high output but 4 months down the line not 1 person has

http://www.piaa.co.uk/bulbs/bulbshow.asp?ID=nighttech