NEED HELP!...Solara Replacement low-beam

[John Teste]

I am looking to replace my factory low- beam bulbs for aftermarket upgraded white or blue light Bulbs.

The car takes ( H11-55w ) bulbs, but I am having considerable trouble finding the bulbs.

If someone knows where I can buy some let me know the place and the manufacturer of the bulbs.]

Thanks in advanced.

[kgzero1]

ebay, hoen, luminics,.....

do a search of these forums and google.

[DocJohn]

I've used Hoen, PIAA, and currently Nokya bulbs all with good results. I would be careful with lesser known (off) brands as you don't want to use a bulb with too high a wattage and melt your bulb socket or wiring harness.
Unfortunately, the wattage marked on the bulb is not always its true (measured) wattage. I did a bit of testing on this myself, see:

http://www.angelfire.com/ky3/gabby/bulb_test.htm

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

I would suggest H^LO with 7500K, those work very good on my car and the best ones I've used yet, with history of Luminics and Silverstar in mind.

http://www.haloautomotive.com/

[DocJohn]

I would suggest H^LO with 7500K, those work very good on my car and the best ones I've used yet, with history of Luminics and Silverstar in mind.

http://www.haloautomotive.com/

I never heard of these (HALO) before (and I've done a bit of research on auto bulbs in the past). They are not sold around here. Where can I order some?

BTW - for the H11 bulb (as used Gen 2 low beams) they only list a 4500K bulb (which still looks nice).

[MikeATL]

I would suggest H^LO with 7500K, those work very good on my car and the best ones I've used yet, with history of Luminics and Silverstar in mind.

http://www.haloautomotive.com/

I never heard of these (HALO) before (and I've done a bit of research on auto bulbs in the past). They are not sold around here. Where can I order some?

BTW - for the H11 bulb (as used Gen 2 low beams) they only list a 4500K bulb (which still looks nice).

I am pretty sceptical of halogen bulbs that claim HID performance and high kelvin temps, i would be worried about it melting wires and blowing fuses.

[Astro]

^^That's why they make those upgraded wire harnesses.

[MikeATL]

^^That's why they make those upgraded wire harnesses.

oh, i have never heard of using a harness with halogen bulbs.

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

Well, I used it in the OEM socket and have driven for 1 1/2 hours straight and nothing melted (from Pomona amidst late-in-the-evening rush hour traffic to Burbank, roughly a 40 mile drive, not to mention that I do all the driving later on on and off until 1AM on some nights). As for output, Silverstar, although not bad, still looks too stock for me, plus it has too short a life. Hoping for better output, I got Luminics, but I almost immediately noticed a reduction in light output, even after I aligned it once and checked it twice since it felt as if I was driving strictly with my fog lights in certain conditions.

However, the Halos I mentioned seem pretty close to HID quality, even in the rain, but typical of all Halogen bulbs, it still isn't as nice as the real thing, (but at least I can see the road a lot more clear in the rain. This is especially considering I might move up to Oregon (but I'm mentally still in debate on that decision), where it rains so much it ain't even funny.

[MikeATL]

FYI: HIDs are actually worse than halogens in rainy and foggy conditions. Something about the glare and reflections and stuff.

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

FYI: HIDs are actually worse than halogens in rainy and foggy conditions. Something about the glare and reflections and stuff.

Hmm... For some reason, when I drive around in the rain in complete darkness with traditional lights, I feel like the lights aren't even on AT ALL, even though I know they are with automatic headlights still enabled. However, with HID [Halogens], it's a small improvement, but I noticed that I could see the road reflectors MUCH better. But then again, I don't know if that's the case with true HID.

[MikeATL]

...HID [Halogens]...

Yeah, with my HIDs in the rain I can see the reflectors and the center line much better, but the light on the pavement in front of the car is pretty weak in wet conditions. Fog lights help a lot though.

[PXLpainter]

I would suggest H^LO with 7500K, those work very good on my car and the best ones I've used yet, with history of Luminics and Silverstar in mind.

http://www.haloautomotive.com/

Where do you see the 7500K color temp available? All I see on their site is 4500K bulbs in all sizes. I already have that with my Silverstars and they seem too yellow in comparison to my HIDs now.