White/Blue headlights

2k2TahoeSS · July 30, 2002

Does anyone make a QUALITY blueish white headlight bulb that isnt HID? I want just bulbs that work with stock equipiment for my tahoe. Thanks

Ben

mcali17 · July 30, 2002

There are a ton of manufacturers that make these lights. What you have to decide is what you want. Do you want the blue glow or do you want a bulb that is super white and throws a lot of light on the road. Try these links. I have used Piaa's in my Jimmy and now in my Enovy and also in my wifes Chevy Cavalier Z-24. They are a little expensive but I have found their performance to be excellent. I have two sets of the super white and one set of the super plasma. The super plasma looks hid, but doesn't have good light output. The super white and extreme white look bright white and definetly help with performance.Here are a bunch of links to get you going:

www.autobulbdepot.com

www.piaadirect.com/page3.html

www.nextcollection.com/html/light_bulbs.cfm

www.tuneshops.com

www.xtremewhite.com/light_bulbs.cfm

I also have a pair of Noyka Arctic White Bulbs coming from tuneshops, for the 880 fog lights in my Enovy. If you want I can let you know how they look.

Have fun.

CMNTMXR81 · July 30, 2002

I have the PIAA superwhites in my truck. In my Tahoe I simply had a set of GE cool blue that I bought at Wal-Mart and the blueish tint on them was almost negligible. Noticable, but nothing like the mercury vapor discharge on high end luxury cars.

the look is cool, but I'll stick with the performance of the superwhites

dwil · September 8, 2002

I have the Sylvania SilverStars in my '02

I really like the high beams. Low beams I am ok with, but the high beams are really nice.

SilveradoWV · September 8, 2002

I have the Cool Blues in my low beams and they arent really blue, but they are whiter and brighter than stock! Not a bad switch since I found mine buy one get one half price! In the high beams I have Eurolite Fusion blue, they give everything a blue tint, and I had my dad get in front of me and let me follow him down the road to see how they looked! When I put them on high he looked back and said it looked like someone was welding!!!!!!! :thumb:

mcali17 · September 8, 2002

Well, I decided to make the jump and ordered a Philips Ultinon 6000K HID system for my Envoy. I will post pics when I get it.

tblazer503 · September 9, 2002

I have the Philips Silverstar for high and low beams on my '02 Trailblazer. Looks clean, and almost has a very slight purple haze around the edges. The silverstar's put out 4000k light which is the closest to true white(4300k) for non-HID bulbs. I think that PIAA Xtreme whites put out 4200k.... but cost more... the silverstars are sold locally here for $25.

TxDoc · September 9, 2002

http://www.sylvania.com/auto/silverstar.htm

mcali17 · September 10, 2002

The Piaa Extream White Plus are 4000K and the Platinum Super White are 3800K. These are directly off of Piaas website. Natural Sunlight is 5250K. The thing is, usually the higher the K or Kelvin Number the lower the Lumens or Light Output. That is why the only way to get the color and the Lumen output is with real HID. Piaa makes a 9006 5000K bulb, I had it in my GMC Jimmy and while they looked HID like, they had terrible light output. Philips 4100K HID lights have 3X the light output as a standard halogen and the 6000K Philips HIDs have about 2 1/2 times standard Halogen output.

TxDoc · September 10, 2002

Another item worth adding is the light harness from http://www.kennedydiesel.com. It allows you to run all four lights when the high beams come on.

The HB kit is designed to get the maximum voltage possible to the headlamps while relieving the strain on the headlight switch, and undersized factory wiring. The result is much whiter brighter lights increasing visibility by putting more light on the road in front of you. There are currently two kits available. The first fits most any vehicle using 9005 and 9006 lamps. This includes most GM 4 lamp composites from 1990 on. There are also kits for older vehicles with H4 (2 and 3 pin push on spade connector) lamps. This covers vehicles with the old sealed beam glass lamps all the way back!

Relays are sealed from the elements to provide a long, reliable service life. Power is taken from the alternator stud providing highest system voltage, AND a corrosion free connection. This also removes the headlamp load from the existing alternator to battery charge wire. Four lamp high beams is made possible through a diode that is plugged into a connector, conveniently located in the harness. Simply remove it to disable this feature if desired. These kits work independently of any plow lights etc as the relays are trigged when the OE lighting harness is activated.

I run Phillips Rally 70w low and 100 w high clear halogen bulbs in the 9005/6 applications. These are straight up, pure white high power bulbs. No "fuzzy math" (55= 100 like PIAA says) here, just excelent performance. These work very well, but are not D.O.T. approved. I believe the bulbs combined with the harness provide a great 1-2 punch and is the best bang for the buck!

The HB kit is designed to get the maximum voltage possible to the headlamps while relieving the strain on the headlight switch, and undersized factory wiring. The result is much whiter brighter lights increasing visibility by putting more light on the road in front of you.

Relays are sealed from the elements to provide a long, reliable service life. Power is taken from the alternator stud providing highest system voltage, AND a corrosion free connection.

Four lamp high beams is made possible through a diode that is plugged into a connector, conveniently located in the harness. Simply remove it to disable this feature.

HB kit cost is $135 and bulbs are $15ea. S&H add $7 via US mail Priority Service.

MarkD · September 10, 2002

TxDoc,

Where did you get the Phillips bulbs? (kennedydiesel?)

Also, there is an error in your link (period after the .com).

Thanks for the info.

mcali17 · September 10, 2002

TxDoc has the right idea. The only way to really get more light output from a halogen bulb, or more lumens, is through increased wattage. I think it is a good idea to replace the wiring as well, to carry the increased loads, however, you do have to be careful, because more wattage means more heat and if you are running 70W and 100W bulbs, in the same headlight housing at the same time, I bet in certain circumstances you could melt the housings. That was one reason I really like the HID. They only run at 35W so there is a lot less power draw and heat, and they still come with their own wiring, relays and fuses.