Need to find bright H1 projector bulbs

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  1. scooper77515

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    I bought Spyder replacement headlights for my truck, with projector low beams. Original bulbs were pretty bright, but went out. I replaced with a new set of sylvanias. But now low beams are soft and orange, and useless. Had to drive with hi beams on last night just to see the road.

    What are good crisp and bright white light bulbs to teplace these with?

    Specifically 55watt H1 halogen projector bulbs.
     
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    Hi Scott. Hopefully all is well with you and yours these days.

    What you want to look for is the Kelvin ratings of the bulbs when choosing for color. I grew up mostly in deer country so I typically spend more for the top line PIAA's. Good night lighting is like good tires and brakes.. you're super glad you spent the extra money when things start cutting and abruptly stopping in front of you at highway speeds. Never hit a deer in my life until we started doing a lot more night traveling up into the woods with our little one's.. then I hit 3 over a 5 year span. Needless to say, all my cars eventually got auxiliary driving lights and full sets of hi-po bulbs. Also been known to run higher wattage "off-road" style on some occasions too. I figure if the Mercedes and BMW's of this world can run around with a gazillion candlepower of plasma light shining in everyone's face then I should be able to run a couple hi-po bulbs too. lol

    Unless you want the tuner look.. stay away from the heavily tinted blue versions from just about all of them. Xenon gas is the hi-po stuff you want to be looking at since it changes the color and allows brighter light without burning out like hotter halogens would. Sylvania silverstar and their ultra versions are fairly decent. Have them in my wifes car only because I was too lazy and impatient to order/wait for the PIAA's right after she got here car. Most local auto chains carry the Sylvania stuff.

    Good luck.. take care,

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    I agree with you 100% about using highest quality brakes, lights, etc.

    I ended up with the xenon sylvanias, and still not very bright.

    They do not fit "directly" into the sockets on the aftermarket lights, so I had to do a little modification to the holes so the bulbs would fit.

    Now I am wondering if these light bulbs are directional, and if I put them in clocked 90 degrees, will it affect the light pattern?

    When I first bought the headlights, they were VERY bright, but when one bulb went out, I bought a matching set of sylvanias and have been less than impressed since.

    Thanks for the feedback.
     

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