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WolfsFang · 06-23-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewie4299

Sounds like a good analogy would be buying a high quality HD projector for a home theater system and then pointing it at your wall instead of also investing in a quality HD projection screen.

Missing half the equation.

no that dosent make sense since you would be able to use the projector 100% without any problems. From what brett is saying I would be driving blind if I would to just swap HID's in.

Brett · 06-23-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewie4299

Sounds like a good analogy would be buying a high quality HD projector for a home theater system and then pointing it at your wall instead of also investing in a quality HD projection screen.

Missing half the equation.

Something like that. The light emitting surface in each type of bulb has a different shape, so you need to focus is differently to put the light where it needs to go.

Chewie4299 · 06-23-2012, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Brett

Something like that. The light emitting surface in each type of bulb has a different shape, so you need to focus is differently to put the light where it needs to go.

Yea.... that's what I said too

Scaldy · 06-23-2012, 11:43 PM

All joking aside, has anyone upgraded to SiverStar Bulbs? It made a big difference on my old Honda Fit.

dirk_diggler · 06-23-2012, 11:52 PM

The lame output was obvious to me when i saw the car in Arcadia a few months ago. It was clearly inferior to the projectors in my Camry. It doesn't help that the car is so low.

Bristecom · 06-24-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Scaldy

All joking aside, has anyone upgraded to SiverStar Bulbs? It made a big difference on my old Honda Fit.

No offense but the SilverStars are way outdated. There are much better options out there now. There's a whole new class of +90 bulbs like the Philips X-treme Power, Osram Night Breaker, GE Nighthawk Platinum, or PIAA Night-Tech.

But nothing comes close to HID's. One of my requirements for a new car was HID's. I'm holding off until Scion either starts including them or there is an affordable way to swap the headlamps out with the 86.

civicdrivr · 06-24-2012, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Scaldy

All joking aside, has anyone upgraded to SiverStar Bulbs? It made a big difference on my old Honda Fit.

I'm running SilverStar Ultras. There was a noticeable difference from stock. I'm still swapping projectors though because the optics on the stock ones are garbage.

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86_ZN6 · 06-24-2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by WolfsFang

WTH 300 bucks for HIDS? Rather just buy them and install it myself, save like $200.

you're not buying just bulbs and ballast here for $100

you're buying the whole b-xenon projectors

BlaineWasHere · 06-24-2012, 02:56 AM

FR-S lights are not nearly as good as the HIDs on my GTI.

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Scaldy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 red FR-S mt Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 166 Thanks: 93 Thanked 55 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	All joking aside, has anyone upgraded to SiverStar Bulbs? It made a big difference on my old Honda Fit.

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dirk_diggler Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2011 BMW 328i Coupe M-Sport 6MT Location: Los Angeles Posts: 27 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The lame output was obvious to me when i saw the car in Arcadia a few months ago. It was clearly inferior to the projectors in my Camry. It doesn't help that the car is so low.

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