Revistied: Solara Lighting

[impactX]

okay when u blow out bulbs or even melt harnesses from the bulbs and i have no problem with my HID kit only drawing 35w currents and discharging much more light im just saying u get wat u pay for... and you will eventually save on a real kit cause of the money u will keep paying to replace bulbs.. it was only a suggestion... oh and when i said u don't need them.. i meant u don't need the duals cause the HIDs are bright enough however some ppl out there want it to pass inspection like me...

Using HID with stock housing which is designed for halogen is illegal up here in Canada.

Not to mention, you will blind a lot of people and may cause... I guess that doesn't matter to you?

For your info, Silverstars don't melt harness.

HID is a more superior system than halogen bulbs. But they are too rich for my blood.

[Flipside909]

okay when u blow out bulbs or even melt harnesses from the bulbs and i have no problem with my HID kit only drawing 35w currents and discharging much more light im just saying u get wat u pay for... and you will eventually save on a real kit cause of the money u will keep paying to replace bulbs.. it was only a suggestion... oh and when i said u don't need them.. i meant u don't need the duals cause the HIDs are bright enough however some ppl out there want it to pass inspection like me...

But you own a TL...which comes standard with HID. Correct? Quality halogen bulbs don't go out. I've had OEM Sylvania bulbs last as long as 10 years before they burnt out. This was on my 90 Corolla LE before I got rid of it. Yes the cheap blue coated bulbs will not last, but an average use for a quality halogen bulb like sylvania will outlast the made in China wannabe Xenon type bulbs. I think you need to do more research before giving any of your suggestions. Even if I had to replace my Silverstars 3 times (3x40...you do the math) in a period of 10 years, it will still be way less than 300 bucks. Now tell me, how is that gonna help me save money over the years? You still contradict yourself.

[Yanks0114]

okay when u blow out bulbs or even melt harnesses from the bulbs and i have no problem with my HID kit only drawing 35w currents and discharging much more light im just saying u get wat u pay for... and you will eventually save on a real kit cause of the money u will keep paying to replace bulbs.. it was only a suggestion... oh and when i said u don't need them.. i meant u don't need the duals cause the HIDs are bright enough however some ppl out there want it to pass inspection like me...

Not only do i want to pass inspection, but its for safety purposes. Hi beam flashing is a sign for many things.

[kamlung]

i didn't know that silverstars didn't blow out that easily... and i have a first gen TL.. it didn't come standard with HID's... so i put them in myself.. it was a pain in the ass but i think worth it...

[SKYravefever]

i am just wondering.. you guys are spending all this money on these bulbs but when u add up the money u spend on bulbs.. its cheaper to just get ther REAL HID system.. they run pretty cheap nowadays and have dual beams.. even though u don't need them...

You might want to actually find out what the high beam does before mentioning that it is useless. Just because HIDs produce roughly 3x's the amount of light in the foreground, doesn't mean that you do not need high beams.

High beams are used to illuminate the background, i.e. further down the road. This is achieved in the H4 setup by illuminating the bottom part of the headlamp, and having the light bounce back up towards the signs and down the road.

Lastly, you are wrong in saying that HIDs are safer on stock headlight harnesses. If you knew that the initial inrush load of 13 amps is required to fire up one ballast compared to the 7 amps for halogens, you would have figured out that your stock wiring harnesses are just as vulnerable. In addition, it takes actually 42W instead of 35W to power the HID capsules as you failed to realize that 7W are lost in the heat created from the ballasts.

[Flipside909]

i didn't know that silverstars didn't blow out that easily... and i have a first gen TL.. it didn't come standard with HID's... so i put them in myself.. it was a pain in the butt but i think worth it...

Wow you need to read more carefully. I was only setting an example in reference to cost of a real HID setup. Even if the Silverstars did blow out pre-maturely, it would still be way less in cost than a regular HID setup in a 10 year period. I know that the silverstars will last as long as OEM bulbs or perhaps longer. I recommend you take a introductory college level Economics course and learn about cost and utility...that is if you are old enough. You have a 1st gen TL? Those were horrible in reliability and resale value...along with the original derivative, the Vigor.

[Yanks0114]

Sorry to be offtopic, but this is what solaraguy.com is all about, ganging out on outsiders not on eachother.

As for the Hids a bi-xenon setup is easily over $500 and its just not worth it as of now.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

Sorry to be offtopic, but this is what solaraguy.com is all about, ganging out on outsiders not on eachother.

As for the Hids a bi-xenon setup is easily over $500 and its just not worth it as of now.

The dual setup are like $500, and don't come in all ratings (at least when i was searching for them a while back). The $320 HID's - you loose your hi beams....eithercase both are illegal anywhere in america/canada.
The best thing about silverstar's what i learn here (THANK YOU GUYS) is that they are LEGAL! so next time a cop stops me or shall i say

[magnetic1]

For Bi-Xenon kits, there is only one that works right. Most kits move a shield for the high/low change.

Catz kits use a solenoid that moves the ACTUAL bulb, but yes, it is pretty expensive