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Sylvania will tell you to replace your head lights annually !!! This is if you complain the silverstars burn out too fast, they'll tell you after 1 year, they get dim, and are past their rated life span !!

That can get kinda expensive, and lead to a garage full of Halogens.

 

I know though in my office, the floursent tubes get dim after a year, and the company replaces them on a schedule. Also with the warehouse high bay lighting. The bulbs do get dim after a while.

 

May not be such a crazy idea, and throw the spares in the trunk.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Good ol' OEM lasts a few years too.

 

No kidding.

 

The OEM bulbs on my 2001 are doing just fine. Not quite as bright as my 2007 truck...But fine.

 

And Martians can see the OEM brights on my GTO. Those suckers are BRIGHT.

the blur Enthusiast

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Last night I parked my 2003 truck in front of my garage door, and I will tell you the light was a dim yellowish shining on the white door. Both of the bulbs are GM original.

Pig Hunter Enthusiast

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I've only replaced 1 lowbeam and both drl in my '05 since I bought it new in Oct of '05 (143K). So the stock bulbs do last a while. I've replaced my rear stop/turn lights twice each though. Have any of you put in the higher wattage bulbs for low and high beam? Thinking about doing that, but leary of the higher wattage bulbs melting the lenses or harnesses. Any of you have any experience with these?

grizzlyrafting Enthusiast

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Just curious what would a set of HID's cost to install on a 2006 Sierra? Installed or do-it-yourself.. I do like the looks of them and I still have factory bulbs which seem bright but I know there's better and am thinking of going HID..

 

Thank you,

 

Al

brandon_guzzo Enthusiast

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Just curious what would a set of HID's cost to install on a 2006 Sierra? Installed or do-it-yourself.. I do like the looks of them and I still have factory bulbs which seem bright but I know there's better and am thinking of going HID..

 

Thank you,

 

Al

 

They start around 35 bucks and up depending on the wattage you choose. Check out the following site for some prices. I have bought DDM HID and so have many on the forum and they are great quality and the prices are pretty cheap as well.

 

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Product-Categorie...ghting/HID-Kits

the blur Enthusiast

the blur

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I saw a guy last night with HID's on a chevy truck. It was ridiculous, and obviously not done correctly. The light was scattered all over. The light source looked light a pancake of light, rather than a focused beam.

 

There is NO WAY a $35 HID retrofit will be done properly

brandon_guzzo Enthusiast

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I saw a guy last night with HID's on a chevy truck. It was ridiculous, and obviously not done correctly. The light was scattered all over. The light source looked light a pancake of light, rather than a focused beam.

 

There is NO WAY a $35 HID retrofit will be done properly

 

You are correct he asked how much the actual HID lights are. However if you want to install them properly you must by and projector and do a retrofit into the actual headlight. It also depends on which vehicle you install them in. For example my 2000 silverado projects light perfectly with HID while my dads 2006 silverado scatters light everywhere.

 

Brandon

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Please explain how your 2000 silverdo was done correctly. What is diffferent that made it work?

 

I saw a guy last night with HID's on a chevy truck. It was ridiculous, and obviously not done correctly. The light was scattered all over. The light source looked light a pancake of light, rather than a focused beam.

 

There is NO WAY a $35 HID retrofit will be done properly

 

You are correct he asked how much the actual HID lights are. However if you want to install them properly you must by and projector and do a retrofit into the actual headlight. It also depends on which vehicle you install them in. For example my 2000 silverado projects light perfectly with HID while my dads 2006 silverado scatters light everywhere.

 

Brandon

 

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