Non HID guys.. what bulbs to use?

[sticksdaman]

lookin for new bulbs what would you guys recommend... id prefer actual experience based comments and not hearsay... thanks

[T.Dot E30]

for what housing/bulb type?

[sticksdaman]

um i have no idea what you just said but im running us ellips on an 88 325is i hope thats the info you were looking for

[e34john]

osram silverstars. i dont know what kinda lights come on these but on e34s all the ellipsoid guys do the 9005 conversion.

[silverfbimmer]

what is involved in doing a 9005 conversion?

[E30_pilot]

osram silverstars.

Osram are H1 type. Which are for Euro Elip. So,I think you mean the
Sylvanias silverstars which are for the US Elip.

Another option as E34john has mentioned,9005 conversion is another option. I think E34 and E30 Elips are the same,but maybe someone can confirm this.

[StereoInstaller1]

So is that to put 9005's in the low beam position on US ellips's?

If so, anyone know of a writeup?

Luke

[JRowe]

I've done the Sylvania Silverstar 9005 conversion into US ellips, and I was pleased with the result. Basically, it simply allows you to put a high beam bulb in your low beam socket. No write up is needed as the conversion is very simply. On the inside of the bulb socket, there is a groove and a lip which allow only the right bulb to be used, ie a high watt or low watt. Simply grind the raised lip flat, and you can put either high or low beam bulbs in the socket. An extremely simple, 10 minute job.

IMO, this is the quickest, cheapest, and most effective light upgrade. Anything more and you start to look at spending much more $$$$.

[Avus E30]

your best bet if you have US Elipse would be the sylvania silverstars. if you go euro elipse then osrams

[sticksdaman]

so do i have to grind the silverstars or the housing to make them fit? or do they go right in?

[KenC]

You have to grind to get the 9005 undipped lamp in. Just get them, it will be self-explanitory.

[trashcop 80s 80s]

Honestly, I like the Sylvania Cool-Blues that are sold at autoparts stores. They are DOT bulbs with a slight blue tint dye in the glass, not painted blue. The tint is so slight that it just gives the output a whiter look but not the annoying, dim ricer look. The Sylvania Silverstars are ok too, but they cost twice as much.

[sticksdaman]

that was my next question what is the price looking like for these

[Avus E30]

ive had both the cool blues and the silverstars. the cool blues have a nice color for an HID but the output just isnt there. the silverstars cost more but the output is much better.

[netcsk]

http://www.rallylights.com/hella/9005.asp

http://www.rallylights.com/hella/9006.asp

Go the the very bottom of the pages linked to above and read about the bulbs. I hear (from a review in the Roundel last year) that these claims are actually very true and you will get more output from the bulbs.
Now, of course, you can still use the 9005 type (9011) in the 9006 housing for the added 10 watts, plus the extra output from the bulb design with extra modification. Obviously, you pay for these.

Even if you don't go with the above recommendation, I would stay away from bulbs with the tinted glass (sylvania silverstars). You can buy normal 9005 or 9006 bulbs from www.rallylights.com that have Xenon infused gasses without tinted bulbs (meaning more output over normal halogen, without the lose -- just like Osram Silverstars). The tint will reduce the light output in exchange for the shift in the spectrum (a filter essentially keeps all colors but the one that is being throw out from exiting, thus reducing the total output).