Honda Car Forum

Hi,
Can anyone recommence HID blue bulbs for an 04 accord ?
What's the difference in super white bulbs/Xenon ?
I just need blue bulbs ,any difference btw a PIAA or another brand ?
Thanks

Sylvania Silverstar is the best. Only $40/pair.





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I seriously doubt you would purchase HID bulbs for $40 pair

"DrPimpDaddi" <drpimpdaddi@aol.commodore64> wrote in message news:20031109221930.15878.00000365@mb-m21.aol.com...
> Sylvania Silverstar is the best. Only $40/pair.
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> I do not killfile nor use do-not-call lists.

why not ?

>I seriously doubt you would purchase HID bulbs for $40 pair
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Sure, go ahead and buy the $5 bulbs off ebay. You'll find out how foolish that
was when they're not street legal nor warrantied, which would be useful when
they blow up.




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Sylvania SilverStar are not HID bulbs. They are halogen bulbs with a
slightly different gas mixture inside for slightly higher light output.
The bulb has a blue tint, providing a whiter light than regular
halogens.

One of the gasses used in halogen bulbs is xenon, but they are still
just halogen bulbs, not HID bulbs. To confuse matters, HID lights are
sometimes called xenon lights.

You can not get HID bulbs that will simply replace your old halogens.
HID bulbs operate at much higher voltage and need a converter box
(usually referred to a a ballast). Bulbs and ballast will run you
several hundred dollars and when you are done, the light will not be
street legal.

There are DOT compliant HID options (e.g. Sylvania Xenarc 1010) but
those are additional lights you mount to the car, not replacement bulbs.

If all you want is to get a blue hue to your headlights go get a set of
Sylvania Cool Blue halogens.

LAVALLE wrote:
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> why not ?

>Sylvania SilverStar are not HID bulbs. They are halogen bulbs with a
>slightly different gas mixture inside for slightly higher light output.
>The bulb has a blue tint, providing a whiter light than regular
>halogens.

From Sylvania's own website:

"SYLVANIA's SilverStar halogen headlights are the brightest, 100% street legal
halogen on the road- burning cleaner and crisper, with a white-hot intensity
that will set you and your machine apart. SilverStar headlights are the only
halogens that capture the high performance look of HID, changing your view of
the night.

SilverStar halogen's color temperature is a white hot 4,000K, which is higher
than other halogens on the road and comparable to High Intensity Discharge
headlights.

SilverStar headlights shine with greater luminance than other halogens."




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As I wrote, Sylvania SilverStar is NOT an HID bulb. It is a halogen
bulb. It is perfectly legal. It might "capture the high performance look
of HID" but it is not an HID bulb.

DrPimpDaddi wrote:
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> >Sylvania SilverStar are not HID bulbs. They are halogen bulbs with a
> >slightly different gas mixture inside for slightly higher light output.
> >The bulb has a blue tint, providing a whiter light than regular
> >halogens.
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> From Sylvania's own website:
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> "SYLVANIA's SilverStar halogen headlights are the brightest, 100% street legal
> halogen on the road- burning cleaner and crisper, with a white-hot intensity
> that will set you and your machine apart. SilverStar headlights are the only
> halogens that capture the high performance look of HID, changing your view of
> the night.
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> SilverStar halogen's color temperature is a white hot 4,000K, which is higher
> than other halogens on the road and comparable to High Intensity Discharge
> headlights.
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> SilverStar headlights shine with greater luminance than other halogens."
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> I do not killfile nor use do-not-call lists.

>As I wrote, Sylvania SilverStar is NOT an HID bulb. It is a halogen
>bulb. It is perfectly legal. It might "capture the high performance look
>of HID" but it is not an HID bulb.
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There is not such thing as "HID bulb," it's just a slang for HID-like,
Xenon-like replacement bulbs.

I seriously doubt OP's talking about converting his lighting to real HID, which
involves more than just bulbs and costs over $1000.





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> There is not such thing as "HID bulb," it's just a slang for HID-like,
> Xenon-like replacement bulbs.

There certainly is such a thing as an HID bulb. D1R, D1S, D2R and D2S
are common types used in OEM HID headlights. Sylvania makes them as does
Philips.

You can also get HID bulbs that fit in headlights intended for 9003 / H4
and other popular halogen bulbs. Used with the proper ballast these will
allow you to upgrade to HID, but the result is not DOT compliant. Kits
with bulbs and ballasts can be had for under $600

> I seriously doubt OP's talking about converting his lighting to real HID, which
> involves more than just bulbs and costs over $1000.

Agreed. The original poster said "I just need blue bulbs"