**NOT ASSEMBLIES** planning to get the iconic spyder ones in the future, but im talking headlights themselves, brands etc. I know we take HID, and theres alternatives like LED's n such, but anyway, I'm so tired of my dull *** lights, I cant see anything at night, (yes my headlights are polished), and Im looking for something bright, but not obnoxious to other drivers. Fog and headlights please!

 

Are you talking about the lenses/ projectors?

 

im talking about good brands on either leds or hids and fog lights!

 

I am sure Morimoto is considered one of the best in the business. That, and the TSX lens swap for the OEM projectors are the most beneficial/ popular swaps around.

As far as the poor light output you are describing, what HID bulbs/ temperature are you currently using?

 

no idea dude they just are the basic if not oem lights that came with the car.

ill be getting the spyder lenses, the sequentials, and im pretty sure they use stock hids, im really tryna find something bright but not overbearing to others

 

Your stock bulbs are in the 4100-4300K range. And, if they are original to your car (11 years old) then they likely need replacing anyway- especially if you do a lot of night driving. If you wanted a "brighter" bulb, you could consider a colder bulb (5000-6000K). I run Osram CBI 5500's as that is as close to "daylight" as you can get and offers the most usable light output. Anything colder than 6K and you get too much blue/ purple output which greatly diminishes light quality.

Technically, LED's are only better because they use less power to produce the same/ slightly more lumens than HID's. Also, LED's have a longer lifespan as long as heat is controlled.

Lighting technology is one of those things that most people will never agree on. Whether it be incandescent, HID, LED, or the newer laser technology, everyone has their own opinion. Just do your research and see what appeals to you. Hopefully others will chime in...

 

thank u for your input, i am considering LEDs cause i just need something good, and worth my $. Where I live and where my gf lives theres no lamp posts, and im just tired of not seeing anything. do you have any recommendations for led brands, or should i research

 

You're going to get much worse output out of pretty much any of the aftermarket headlight housings for our cars. Almost all of them suck for lighting and use cheap projectors and lenses and such. Replace your factory bulbs with new ones and see where you're at. Nothing will really give you much for light on backroads outside of auxiliary LED lightings like a light bar. Diode Dynamics makes ones that should be high quality.

 

anything is gonna be better than what i got, i understand where youre coming from though and i just have to see what i can come up with

 

We held a similar discussion in this thread about the benefits of a light bar.

Trust me, I know where you are coming from. Less than 5 minutes from the beach and I am in the sticks.... with a ton of critters, clueless tourists, and clutzy clucks running amok..

I would suggest you upgrade your HID bulbs and, possibly, swap your existing fogs to the Morimoto LED units. Based on those results, then you can determine if a light bar would be helpful. I had considered one at one point, but I just do not drive much at night anymore.

 

i see the motos are ab $100~ for the fog

heres these hids youre probably referring to https://www.z1motorsports.com/headli...BoCAcIQAvD_BwE

 

These are the newer version of the HID bulbs I am running now. Mine are 5500K, these are 6000K.

Here is one version of the Morimoto LED fog lamps. There are a few others. I see no reason to swap to HID fogs unless you just want them.

http://theretrofitsource.com will point you in the right direction. I am not suggesting you buy from them, however, try to avoid buying from Amazon or eBay unless you can guarantee their products are legit.

 

price wise for the one listed on z1, i mean i dont see how the morimoto hid's at 6000k for $65~ you can beat that ya know

 

I bought a pair of Morimoto LED Fog lights 8 years ago from RetroFitSource, and they're still working just fine today. These are whole assembly replacements, not just bulbs.

They were only $100 for the pair back then, so I just looked and today they're $148. Still a bargain for quality parts, IMO.

 

ended up buying slyvania H8 LED's off ebay brand new for $30, very good deal for name brand, ill see how it runs, but when I go to get my coilpacks off z1, ill be getting those morimoto hids there too