Best headlight?

[backroad101]

Originally Posted by 4.0B2

i'm running the lights from LMC and I'm happy with them. I want to find a whiter bulb but overall i like it. they cost more than the eBay ones but they are well worth the extra money IMO. uses a 9004 bulb (i think... lol)

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fr/full.aspx?Page=63


however, without using their heavy duty wiring kit... i was melting dimmer switches. their wiring kit is plug and play tho.

Do this and get some good bulbs.

I am also of the thought that Silverstars suck. They just do not seem to last, even with taking every precaution there is when installing bulbs. This really seems to go for every Hyper White (or whatever you want to call it) bulb I have tried that basically has a painted coating on it to give it its color
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[6.2]

Go with Phillips bulbs.

[RavoHimself]

i have been running the silverstar ultras for the past year and still havent had one burn out. they are a really bright white light. i wouldnt get anything else besides these after running them

[backroad101]

In my other car I went with HIDs (have projectors and HID were an option, i just didnt have) but figured they were overkill for the truck. So, since every "hyper white" bulb I have ever bought has not lasted, I just bought the ones at Harbor Freight Tools when they were on sale for $5.99 a piece (head and fog lights). Been a year and just had one fog light burn out

[veefer800canuck]

The silver stars throw good light but they are horrible overpriced and burn out way too early.

I got some ceramic headlight sockets off eBay for greater heat resistance and also a set of 55/100 watt headlights, plain clear glass, not the funky blue/xenon/like HID ones that are universally craptastic.

They're working great so far, tons of light on the highway at night, but I haven't had them in long enough to comment on longevity.

[86ranger4x4owner]

So the ones from lmc and the heavy duty harness are good lights? Also whats the best HID light for an 88 if i decide to go that route. And on the lmc ones is everthing just a plug and play? like the harness and light itself? And if i got hids would they be plug and play or need modification? thanks

[Vexarana]

If you go HID you will need to install a projector into the headlight housing. The retrofit source (google them, not sure what the website is) has top notch projector retrofit kits. You can choose the bulb, the ballast, everything. It will cost you though. I want to get diamond cut housings and then install HID's into them but it will cost me ~$800 for everything.

[6.2]

^ x2

You can get a really awesome set for around $300. Incredible light output.

Theretrofitsource.com

Morimoto D2S is what I'd suggest for good price and incredible performance.

[86ranger4x4owner]

I think am going HID's when i get the money. I emailed theretrofitsource and they got me set up for what i need. They said i need some plastic housing lens instead of the stock glass type housing. Anyone have a link to a set? Thanks.