Josh13mustanggt

What is everyone using for headlight bulbs besides the OEM bulbs? I can't see at night so I need something bright. Got a set of the Silverstar bulbs and those are not much better. I did not realize that changing these bulbs are such a pain, especially on the passenger side. There is no room over there to see and you have to unscrew the little screw that holds the bulb in.


When I had my Camaro I found some cheap lights on Ebay that worked great. I can't seem to find the same ones for the Mustang.

ElkGroveFordGuy

What year mustang do you have?
Do you have the factory HID bulbs?

Josh13mustanggt

I have a 2013. As far as I know they are the factory bulbs (D3S).

David Young

I paid $525 for my factory option HID headlights on my 2011. HID headlights are standard from the factory on all 2013-2014 Mustangs

5.M0NSTER

Wait, you have HIDs and can't see at night??? Something is off. Are the headlights pointing too high or too low? I have factory lights on my '14 and they are some of the best lights I've ever had.

Joeywhat

You won't get brighter lights unless you upgrade the ballasts as well.

Not sure how the stock HID bulbs aren't enough... Any brighter and they'll burn the retinas of anyone in front of you.

David Young

He said he replaced his bulbs with 'silverstar bulbs' and the light output didn't get much better I told him once he needs to run his VIN to see what he has. He's having all kinds of problems

HOSS429

i dont know if they are anything like my toyota but you can put the bulbs in wrong and lose brightness .. mine can go in 3 ways but only one is correct ...

Josh13mustanggt

I am just blind at night lol. Need something just a little brighter then the stock lights.

Josh13mustanggt

Where would I run the VIN and what will it tell me? I don't remember you recommending that. I'm not having a lot of problems. Nothing wrong with the headlights, I just want something brighter. I did post about a noise when turning. That has since been fixed, it was a loose bolt somewhere up there. Brought it to a shop for them to check out.

Josh13mustanggt

These are the headlights I took out of the car. I will be putting them back in.

David Young

Were the silverstar bulbs something like 2 for $40? Even from American Muscle the factory HID bulbs are almost $400 for 1 bulb. The reason I tell you to run your VIN number is to see if your Mustang was a lemon buy back or even been in a flood it will tell you the history. Your local Ford dealer should be able to do this for you. They are probably somewhere on line you can check it yourself. I'm not being a wise butt to you, I'm being a wise butt to whoever sold you your Mustang

Josh13mustanggt

Got you. I did get a car fax with the car and then went to the dealership with my VIN to see if any warranty work has ever been done and when my factory warranty ended. Everything checked out, the car only has 24,000 miles on it. The way the car was setup when I bought it leads me to believe a younger person was driving it and the parents set restrictions on it. Overall, the car has been great. I am just very particular with my cars and want everything perfect. Working out the little kinks now and then the power adders will start!!!

TheReaper

You still have a Drive Train warranty.

Joeywhat

Silverstars are garbage. Worse than OEM.

Seriously, you can't get brighter without changing the ballasts. They are most likely 35 watt right now, and you can't just toss in a brighter (55w) bulb. In most cases, 55 watt bulbs are VERY bright and you'll **** off everyone in front of you.

JonsMustang

You need D3S bulbs. I'm running a set of Morimoto's D3S at 6000K. Been on there for over 1.5 years now. No issues and I like the tint of blue.

FromZto5

^ yes... Silverstars are crap. They may make "HID" bulbs, but they are poor. You truly get what you pay for. For ALL my vehicles, I run OSRAM's. Hands-down, the best HID bulbs out there. True, I paid more for these...significantly more than your $40 Silverstars, but trust me, they are WORTH it.

http://www.xenondepot.com/d3s-cbi-66...p/66340cbi.htm

But yes, it is no surprise you are having visibility issues at night with your current setup. Those are terrible. Sorry.

TheReaper

FYI.......I'm pretty sure that Osram makes Silver-stars and all the HID's for Ford. SilverStar® ULTRA

Joeywhat

They're a large company, they probably make a lot of different lights for various companies.

The products under their own name are good quality, however.

FromZto5

Yes, probably... whether they do or not, I do know that the Osram's are fantastic. I always thought bulbs were bulbs were bulbs were bulbs. But there's a big difference in color, light output, and reliability.

agree.