Replacement Headlights

[Grandmarquis865]

I need 4 new replacement lights and i was wanting to put the blue tinted headlights ive seen them in a bronco once and they were pretty bad ass anyone know what their called or where i can get them? the whole glass square is blue and i guess the bulb is to idk ..

[Grandmarquis865]

sumone move this to the electrical thread lol i screwed up..my bad

[85crownHPP]

Ebay has a lot of the "H4 upgrade" kits for our cars - the blue glass of the bulb usually reflects in the lense making it look blue i guess... only blue lenses I have seen have been done with blue coverings... both of which are illegal in VA... Id check you local vehicle laws before you buy!

[gabegt90]

also make sure you relay your headlights. You don't want all that high current through the headlight switch gonna burn out the wiring. You can buy your harness our make your own like I did.

[86GmLsCoupe]

Sylvania Silverstar replacement sealed beams are what I use and I think they look pretty nice. If you wanna get fancy, you can even RainX them like I do, lol.

[gabegt90]

Sylvania Silverstar replacement sealed beams are what I use and I think they look pretty nice. If you wanna get fancy, you can even RainX them like I do, lol.

yeah they were nice but have a short life span. One of my silverstars went out at the worst possible time right when I was driving on I 81 North driving to scottfest this year

[DuceAnAHalf]

yeah they were nice but have a short life span. One of my silverstars went out at the worst possible time right when I was driving on I 81 North driving to scottfest this year

ive been using 9005/9006 silverstars in my 97 for about 4 years. only had one go out so far

and the bulbs twith the blue coating put out less light because the coloring filters out some of the light

you can look into the sylvania Xtra Vision bulbs

[86GmLsCoupe]

yeah they were nice but have a short life span. One of my silverstars went out at the worst possible time right when I was driving on I 81 North driving to scottfest this year

Yes, this is true, they do have a shorter lifespan and I think is sorta common with most performance lighting. I think Sylvania has a a chart that indicates this as well. Supposedly from what I read they new Silverstar Ultras have improved lifespan and visibility. Perhaps toss a cheapie Wagner spare in the trunk just in case.

[Archangel]

Sealed-beam Silverstars do live a short and exciting life, however "regular" Silverstar bulbs like Duce used seem to have no issues at all - beats me how and why. To remedy the situation, switch over to Sylvania XtraVision lights, or do the quad-low mod (on a separate switch), or both.

If looking for bluish light, consider Sylvania CoolBlue lights, as that's just what they're made for.

[91waggin]

What's the quad-low mod?

[Archangel]

Well in my case it makes for some 680W of light power in your face, but that's more of a quad-low-deca-high mod (read as 2 fogs + 4 lows + 4 highs all at once, aka y'all bitches go blind now mod) :evil:

Really, you replace the high-only inboard headlamps with combined lo-hi headlamps just like the outboard ones, so you while you still have your 4 high beams your lows are now not just 2 but 4. Needs some rewiring, obviously, highly recommended to do the relay harness at the same time. Makes it real nice to make shit automatic - my marker lights engage the fog lights as well, then the low beams kill the fogs but keep the markers, and then the high beams light up everything I got and make the alternator's life miserable.

[91waggin]

Well in my case it makes for some 680W of light power in your face, but that's more of a quad-low-deca-high mod (read as 2 fogs + 4 lows + 4 highs all at once, aka y'all bitches go blind now mod) :evil:

Really, you replace the high-only inboard headlamps with combined lo-hi headlamps just like the outboard ones, so you while you still have your 4 high beams your lows are now not just 2 but 4. Needs some rewiring, obviously, highly recommended to do the relay harness at the same time. Makes it real nice to make shit automatic - my marker lights engage the fog lights as well, then the low beams kill the fogs but keep the markers, and then the high beams light up everything I got and make the alternator's life miserable.

I don't have to worry about the relay harness...I believe 90-91's had relays from the factory or maybe it was the fact that I have the autolamp package from the factory, but either way I can hear relays clicking when I turn the lights on. Also, if I didn't have relays my switch would have been toast long ago; I always run with my headlights on, no matter what time of day it is.

But that shit's seriously cool.

[86GmLsCoupe]

I'm still on my original switch (fingers crossed) but the relays don't sound like a bad idea at all, plus the lights will be brighter as well.

[gadget73]

91's dont have relays. Its the autolamp stuff. It still pulls a lot of current through the small factory wiring, and you'd do well to add a relay kit. The ground wire at the lights is also a pathetic thing, 16 or 18ga to handle both headlamps and the marker lights. I did a relay kit with upgraded lamp grounds on my car (86, non-autolamp) and got about 2 volts more at the lights. I was actually going to replace the headlamps due to crappy output, but those 2 volts fixed the problem. The light to voltage ratio isn't linear either, 15% less voltage is more like 30% less light output.

I really don't care for the light those H4 conversion things put out. The pattern is crap, and the color temperature is annoying. They're also not DOT legal and could cause you to fail inspection if you happen to live in such a state and the inspector is really anal. Cops can also ticket you for it, though this is probably even less likely unless you piss one off due to the bad light pattern they put out.

[91waggin]

91's dont have relays. Its the autolamp stuff. It still pulls a lot of current through the small factory wiring, and you'd do well to add a relay kit. The ground wire at the lights is also a pathetic thing, 16 or 18ga to handle both headlamps and the marker lights. I did a relay kit with upgraded lamp grounds on my car (86, non-autolamp) and got about 2 volts more at the lights. I was actually going to replace the headlamps due to crappy output, but those 2 volts fixed the problem. The light to voltage ratio isn't linear either, 15% less voltage is more like 30% less light output.

I really don't care for the light those H4 conversion things put out. The pattern is crap, and the color temperature is annoying. They're also not DOT legal and could cause you to fail inspection if you happen to live in such a state and the inspector is really anal. Cops can also ticket you for it, though this is probably even less likely unless you piss one off due to the bad light pattern they put out.

So like I said, I run with my headlights on all the time. I don't use the autolamp, so I just pull the switch out to turn the headlights on. And when I do I hear relays clicking. So what's happening then?