WEEKEND CLEARANCE - ALL WIZARD HALOGEN BULBS $15.95

[V-MAN]

BlueBulbs.com has just put their Wizard Auto Headlight Bulbs on clearance this weekend...

This place always has some sort of promotional offer.

Hope its a good find...

 

[perry]

Never heard of that brand, and the website doesn't have any info on the bulbs. Anyone ever heard of em??

Seems like a decent price if they'll last a while, and don't actually make blue light (just brighter white light)..

 

[w3b]

the least they could do is provide images... can't hardly find the right bulb when I go to a local store...

 

[RoadRuner]

take out your old light, should be a 9004,5,6,7 or something around that product code.

these lights do not offer any benefit unless they are a higher wattage rating. I put some similar bulbs in my 750il, and went from 55 to 85 watts and its a little better. However you guys with those plastic cars, need to be careful, more light==more heat == melting.

Also the little cars can have problems electrically due to the weak power provided by the wires.. Extra drain on alternator too. sooo..

 

[Probedude]

Don't be a poser!
I commute 100 miles a day and it is totally obvious which cars have HID's and which ones have lame 'blue' bulbs.

I even had the 'pleasure' of driving side by side with a poser with blue lights last week. "THEY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT HITS THE ROAD!" Unless they are higher wattage, they will not light up the road as far or as brightly. Think about it, they FILTER the light so that blue is dominant. Filtering REMOVES light!

So, not only do you look lame, you are also a hazard!

 

[djkball]

where can you get hid lights for you car though ?

 

[perry]

A true HID system will be mucho dinero, and probably not even DOT approved.

 

[Quest]

I agree with Probedude. Filters are not an advantage when YOU are the one having to see the road with them. As the Chief used to say on Hill Street Blues, "Be careful out there"...

 

[pjs]

But you have to have the blue filtered bulbs to compliment the "M" sticker you stuck on the back of your BMW or the turbo sticker you plastered on the rear of your clunker.

Paul

 

[Mysterie]

I was happy to have won a pair of those "blue" lights from www.motorsportspyder.com
(which to this day I have not recieved *sigh*), but I was warned that you can be pulled over and given a ticket for having these. Being that I have four neighbors that are cops I decided not to take that chance.

 

[shabby]

If you want the real deal, Xenon Shop sells hid lights for $310 bucks a pop, thats right $310 bucks per one light

 

[Probedude]

Perry,
Blue bulbs are not DOT approved. Only white is allowed.

 

[NutBucket]

I picked a pair of CB bulbs for my car and the packaging clearly proclaimed "100% Street Legal." Who knows. Anyway, I got the pair from my local autoparts store, Sylvania brand. $15 a pop. Not too bad. BTW, as a sidenote, these are rated 4 watts higher then the stock ones in my Accord.

 

[Souka]

In response to RoadRunner's comment "I put some similar bulbs in my 750il, and went from 55 to 85 watts and its a little better. "

If the wattage is that great of a diference, your lens's will cook....probably end up melting, discoloring, or catching on fire.

Careful...

 

[fonseca]

That retail price they quote is bogus, you can get these at Walmart for $17. Probedude, these are just halogen bulbs, and although the lens looks blue they will not show up blue on the road, only a brighter, more pure white. They DON'T look blue on the road at all, you have to pay a lot more if you want that. Those posers you refer to probably paid $75 for their true blue bulbs.

Also, as a word of warning, unless you have put an aftermarket alternator in your vehicle, you should not exceed the recommended wattage. You could kill some expensive parts. Save up and buy some true HID's, these use 40% less power than halogen bulbs and last for many more years, since they have no filament.

 

[RoadRuner]

bmw 7 series have all GLASS lens won't fry. Trust me, been running for 6 months at 85 watts in a 55 watt glass lens .

Only cheap cars made of plastic need worry

 

[oktane]

Sigh...

If you are using overwattage bulbs, it would be prudent of you to use relays for your connections instead of relying on the stock wiring. This may be necessary in some cases to handle the additional current for higher wattage bulbs, but will have the added benefit of making your headlights brigher by reducing voltage drop through your car's thin wiring and high resistance control switch.

If you are serious about this you might want to upgrade your headlamps to european "E-Code" headlights, which use H4 bulbs instead of the crappy US "sealed-beam" variety. H4 bulbs are available in 150/100W, 130/100W, 135/90W, 85/55W, etc.

-oktane

 

[Probedude]

Fonseca,
How can a blue filtered glass envelope looked brighter and whiter?

Optical filters work by NOT LETTING any other light through except light that is the color of the filter.

In other words, put a blue filter on a light that only lights red and you get NOTHING out.

Put a blue filter on a light that is white and you only get blue out.

You are therefore REDUCING the amount of light that is emitted from the bulb. You cannot add to the light.

 

[spec411]

VERY educated comments here, all good info!

blue bulbs are just for appearance, will not help see better,
using a relay wuth higher wattage bulbs is great idea
be very careful going to huigh wattage bulbs

europen e code standards are a great way to upgrade

the xenon link above looks like a good but expensive true hid syste,

 

[RoadRuner]

I hear the PIAA (SP?) are good replacements for the halogens.

 

[spec411]

nope the PIAA are NOT better. I think August Import Tuner or Max Power mag did extensive tests with all kinds of bulbs, including PIAA, Toucan, etc...

ALL were WORSE than factoru lighting,by 15-40%