I picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. The bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and don't throw near enough light.
I need to find some good, bright, yellow halogen bulbs. What bulbs do you folks recommend? Ideally, I'd like to find something as bright (or brighter) than the typical Ford F150.
I run the Sylvania Silver Star bulbs in my truck and have never had a complaint. FYI white or blue light is brighter then yellow. Check out Sylvania's web site.
>I picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. > The bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and don't throw near > enough light.
> I need to find some good, bright, yellow halogen bulbs. What bulbs do you > folks recommend? Ideally, I'd like to find something as bright (or > brighter) than the typical Ford F150.
azwiley1 wrote: > I run the Sylvania Silver Star bulbs in my truck and have never had a > complaint. FYI white or blue light is brighter then yellow. Check out > Sylvania's web site.
It's an illusion, white or blue doesn't mean brighter. I had Sylvania SilverStar bulbs for a while too. First I was impressed by the whiteness compared to standard bulbs, later by the *extremely* short life. Junk!
I went to WalMart hoping for GE Night Hawk, they had none, so I settled for Sylvania Xtravision.
>>I picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. >>The bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and don't throw near >>enough light.
>>I need to find some good, bright, yellow halogen bulbs. What bulbs do you >>folks recommend? Ideally, I'd like to find something as bright (or >>brighter) than the typical Ford F150.
You don't say what year or model truck you have. The 4-bulb "Sport" headlights were a great swap for my '01 Ram 1500, much nicer than the original 2-bulb setup.
General Dog wrote: > It's an illusion, white or blue doesn't mean brighter. I had Sylvania > SilverStar bulbs for a while too. First I was impressed by the > whiteness compared to standard bulbs, later by the *extremely* short > life. Junk! > I went to WalMart hoping for GE Night Hawk, they had none, so I > settled for Sylvania Xtravision.
I use Sylvania Xtravision bulbs and headlight relays. Very big improvement over factory equipment. The relays made the most noticable difference. I found Daniel Stern's blue headlight article interesting. Where has he been anyway? He hasn't posted anything here in a long time.
> azwiley1 wrote: >> I run the Sylvania Silver Star bulbs in my truck and have never had a >> complaint. FYI white or blue light is brighter then yellow. Check out >> Sylvania's web site.
> It's an illusion, white or blue doesn't mean brighter. I had Sylvania > SilverStar bulbs for a while too. First I was impressed by the whiteness > compared to standard bulbs, later by the *extremely* short life. Junk!
Well, I can tell you from driving cross country repeatedly, that when I put the Silverstars in my truck, I had better clearity and illumination at night in areas where there was little to no light. As for longevity, I just replaced them after having been in there for 4 years. But whatever, to each his own.
>>>I picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. >>>The bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and don't throw near >>>enough light.
>>>I need to find some good, bright, yellow halogen bulbs. What bulbs do >>>you >>>folks recommend? Ideally, I'd like to find something as bright (or >>>brighter) than the typical Ford F150.
> You don't say what year or model truck you have. The 4-bulb "Sport" > headlights were a great swap for my '01 Ram 1500, much nicer than the > original 2-bulb setup.
> "General Dog" <rai...@yack.com> wrote in message > news:tybth.14167$yx6.1853@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... >> azwiley1 wrote: >>> I run the Sylvania Silver Star bulbs in my truck and have never had a >>> complaint. FYI white or blue light is brighter then yellow. Check out >>> Sylvania's web site.
>> It's an illusion, white or blue doesn't mean brighter. I had Sylvania >> SilverStar bulbs for a while too. First I was impressed by the whiteness >> compared to standard bulbs, later by the *extremely* short life. Junk!
> Well, I can tell you from driving cross country repeatedly, that when I > put the Silverstars in my truck, I had better clearity and illumination at > night in areas where there was little to no light. As for longevity, I > just replaced them after having been in there for 4 years. But whatever, > to each his own.
Amen on the Silverstars! I am pleased with their performance and longevity. The one of the right sde is the original bulb since new (four+ years) and the one on the left has been replaced twice due to deer strikes.
>>>>I picked up some new headlights because the old ones had turned opaque. >>>>The bulbs sent with the headlights have a blue tinge and don't throw >>>>near >>>>enough light.
>>>>I need to find some good, bright, yellow halogen bulbs. What bulbs do >>>>you >>>>folks recommend? Ideally, I'd like to find something as bright (or >>>>brighter) than the typical Ford F150.
>> You don't say what year or model truck you have. The 4-bulb "Sport" >> headlights were a great swap for my '01 Ram 1500, much nicer than the >> original 2-bulb setup.
>>>I run the Sylvania Silver Star bulbs in my truck and have never had a >>>complaint. FYI white or blue light is brighter then yellow. Check out >>>Sylvania's web site.
>>It's an illusion, white or blue doesn't mean brighter. I had Sylvania >>SilverStar bulbs for a while too. First I was impressed by the whiteness >>compared to standard bulbs, later by the *extremely* short life. Junk!
> Well, I can tell you from driving cross country repeatedly, that when I put > the Silverstars in my truck, I had better clearity and illumination at night > in areas where there was little to no light. As for longevity, I just > replaced them after having been in there for 4 years. But whatever, to each > his own.
My first Silver Star burnout came after just one year, and I hardly used them. There used to be a chart somewhere, I think on Sylvania's own site, that listed life expectancy of their various bulbs. The Silver Star's hours were much less than Xtravision or any of the other bulbs.
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:13:29 +0000, General Dog wrote: > You don't say what year or model truck you have. The 4-bulb "Sport" > headlights were a great swap for my '01 Ram 1500, much nicer than the > original 2-bulb setup.
This is for a '96 2500. Are the '96 2500 Sport model headlights better than the regular model stock units?
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:48:40 -0500, Nosey wrote: > General Dog wrote: >> It's an illusion, white or blue doesn't mean brighter. I had Sylvania >> SilverStar bulbs for a while too. First I was impressed by the >> whiteness compared to standard bulbs, later by the *extremely* short >> life. Junk! >> I went to WalMart hoping for GE Night Hawk, they had none, so I >> settled for Sylvania Xtravision.
> I use Sylvania Xtravision bulbs and headlight relays. Very big improvement > over factory equipment. The relays made the most noticable difference. I > found Daniel Stern's blue headlight article interesting. Where has he been > anyway? He hasn't posted anything here in a long time.
Chuck Dubois wrote: > On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:13:29 +0000, General Dog wrote:
>>You don't say what year or model truck you have. The 4-bulb "Sport" >>headlights were a great swap for my '01 Ram 1500, much nicer than the >>original 2-bulb setup.
> This is for a '96 2500. Are the '96 2500 Sport model headlights better > than the regular model stock units?
Yes, but I changed to Sport headlights + relays + 10-gauge wiring + Silver Star bulbs all at once so I can't say how much improvement is attributable to what.
I think any year Sport headlight will fit any year of 2nd-generation truck, with a minor bit of plastic trimming necessary to fit earlier Sport light brackets on later model trucks. Alternately, it looked to me like the standard light brackets could be trimmed to accept Sport headlight shells.
Daniel Stern supplied my "RIK-RAM" relay kit, Sport headlights came from eBay. I went to Radio Shack for spiral wire wrap for a tidy mouse-resistant harness, and a plastic Project Box that I mounted atop the factory fuse box to house the new relays. 10-gauge wires were a struggle, I'd use #12 if I had to do it again.
Here's my headlight circuit: http://tinyurl.com/2mmqeq And... it works! I think the switch on the dash runs cooler too, without the heavy amps running through it.
>>>>I run the Sylvania Silver Star bulbs in my truck and have never had a >>>>complaint. FYI white or blue light is brighter then yellow. Check out >>>>Sylvania's web site.
>>>It's an illusion, white or blue doesn't mean brighter. I had Sylvania >>>SilverStar bulbs for a while too. First I was impressed by the whiteness >>>compared to standard bulbs, later by the *extremely* short life. Junk!
>> Well, I can tell you from driving cross country repeatedly, that when I >> put the Silverstars in my truck, I had better clearity and illumination >> at night in areas where there was little to no light. As for longevity, >> I just replaced them after having been in there for 4 years. But >> whatever, to each his own.
> My first Silver Star burnout came after just one year, and I hardly used > them. > There used to be a chart somewhere, I think on Sylvania's own site, that > listed life expectancy of their various bulbs. The Silver Star's hours > were much less than Xtravision or any of the other bulbs.
I believe you are correct.... it seems I also saw somewhere that Sylvania warns you that the Silverstars aren't as long lived as their other bulbs, but four years ain't bad for the extra light output.
> My first Silver Star burnout came after just one year, and I hardly used
> > them. > > There used to be a chart somewhere, I think on Sylvania's own site, that > > listed life expectancy of their various bulbs. The Silver Star's hours > > were much less than Xtravision or any of the other bulbs.I believe you are correct.... it seems I also saw somewhere that Sylvania > warns you that the Silverstars aren't as long lived as their other bulbs, > but four years ain't bad for the extra light output.
Four years for lights that were almost ALWAYS on is something that I would not complain about. I hated that damn auto daytime running light set up on the Silvy, but at least on mine, when you disable it (by removing the bulb) it turns your heads on, all the time. They have been great for me, love the fact that I can see VERY well at night in the desert, so I won't change.
> > Ahem!! Three fer three with the Marlin this year, and one fer one with > > the Dodge... and you were saying..... ?Marlin?!? <gasp> Winchester all the way!!! <VBG>
What's wrong with Marlin??? I wish I still had my old Marlin 444, I loved shooting that thing
>> > Ahem!! Three fer three with the Marlin this year, and one fer one with >> > the Dodge... and you were saying..... ?Marlin?!? <gasp> Winchester all >> > the way!!! <VBG>
> What's wrong with Marlin??? I wish I still had my old Marlin 444, I > loved shooting that thing
Not a damned thing wrong with Marlin. I just like fucken with you guys..... Remember I'm sweet and innocent... <BG>
> "azwiley1" <azwil...@cox.net> wrote in message > news:1169594347.780090.44730@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >>> > Ahem!! Three fer three with the Marlin this year, and one fer one >>> > with >>> > the Dodge... and you were saying..... ?Marlin?!? <gasp> Winchester >>> > all the way!!! <VBG>
>> What's wrong with Marlin??? I wish I still had my old Marlin 444, I >> loved shooting that thing
> Not a damned thing wrong with Marlin. I just like fucken with you > guys..... Remember I'm sweet and innocent... <BG>
> Denny
Look here Wabbit!! You want to be stuffed and on some ones mantel?
>> "azwiley1" <azwil...@cox.net> wrote in message >> news:1169594347.780090.44730@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >>>> > Ahem!! Three fer three with the Marlin this year, and one fer one >>>> > with >>>> > the Dodge... and you were saying..... ?Marlin?!? <gasp> Winchester >>>> > all the way!!! <VBG>
>>> What's wrong with Marlin??? I wish I still had my old Marlin 444, I >>> loved shooting that thing
>> Not a damned thing wrong with Marlin. I just like fucken with you >> guys..... Remember I'm sweet and innocent... <BG>
>> Denny
> Look here Wabbit!! You want to be stuffed and on some ones mantel?
Hell he's so overstuffed it would take a Lull to raise him.
>> Hell he's so overstuffed it would take a Lull to raise him.
> Is that a nice way of saying that NO ONE makes a mantel big enough for > wide ride? <VFBG>
I was just suggesting a piece of equipment to get him off the ground. I wasn't really thinking about the size or the strength of anything to hold wide ride. But I think you should probably hire a good engineering firm to work up the design. <GBFG>
azwiley1 wrote: > > My first Silver Star burnout came after just one year, and I hardly > used
>>>them. >>>There used to be a chart somewhere, I think on Sylvania's own site, that >>>listed life expectancy of their various bulbs. The Silver Star's hours >>>were much less than Xtravision or any of the other bulbs.I believe you are correct.... it seems I also saw somewhere that Sylvania
>>warns you that the Silverstars aren't as long lived as their other bulbs, >>but four years ain't bad for the extra light output.
> Four years for lights that were almost ALWAYS on is something that I > would not complain about. I hated that damn auto daytime running light > set up on the Silvy, but at least on mine, when you disable it (by > removing the bulb) it turns your heads on, all the time. They have > been great for me, love the fact that I can see VERY well at night in > the desert, so I won't change.
Excerpts from Daniel Stern's Blue Bulb page:
"The cost? Bulb lifetime. The filament changes made to produce enough extra light that the bulb will still be legal despite the blue-filtration losses mean the filament's lifespan is shortened considerably."
"The Sylvania SilverStar bulbs have a very short lifetime, because the filament is overdriven to get a legal amount of light despite the blue glass."
I think my light circuit upgrade, with relays and shorter heavier wires routed more directly from battery to bulbs, did away with a lot of voltage loss present in the stock circuit. The overdriven Silver Stars won't live long under full power, but I would never have known with the stock wiring. I'd just be impressed that my voltage-starved Silver Stars were shining noticeably brighter than my voltage-starved stock bulbs did.
Since the upgrade, the Xtravisions have already surpassed the poor Silver Stars' meager lifetime. And the truck's original 6-year-old 9004 bulbs are doing fine as inboard High Beams.
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