FACTORY HID Lamps for 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oct 20, 2006 | 02:18 PM

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Lokius

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Originally Posted by metroplex

Interesting. I would have thought the Saleen HIDs would give that same piercing glow like the Audis, BMWs, and Mercedes.

Do we have to do the relay/wiring upgrade for the S197 lighting systems? The wiring diagrams seem to indicate the low beams are controlled by the smart junction box's low current board, while there are switching relays for the high beams and fog lamps. Daniel Stern thinks those are now power relays, but they're located in the power distribution box. I'm thinking the S197's don't need any wiring/relay upgrades and just need a good pair of H13 bulbs.

Dan Stern recommends Sylvania XtraVision H13XVs.
Has anyone checked the rated lifespan on the SilverStar H13s and H10s?

HID's in the mustang will never look anything like that of Audi, BMWs and Mercedes, because we do not have a projector based headlight. With a OEM HID ballast, the projector is the most important factor to light output and creating that piercing glow your talking about

Oct 20, 2006 | 02:20 PM

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metroplex

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For the $900 Saleen wants, I would have figured they used projectors. I know they sell projector HIDs that fit inside the OEM lamp housings on the lowly Crown Vics. Why couldn't Saleen do the same for the S197s?

Oct 24, 2006 | 02:00 AM

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Dan Stern recommends Sylvania XtraVision H13XVs.
Has anyone checked the rated lifespan on the SilverStar H13s and H10s?

IMHO Silverstars suck. I jettisoned mine in favor of all HID lighting - headlights AND foglights.

Saleen was trying to do the "bi-xenon" lighting system using a reflector to simulate "high" beams, that is why the optics are different and there is no "glow". It's still a rocking headlight system and I am glad I spent the $$$ even though it does nothing for performance. I just like to see where I am going.

Oct 24, 2006 | 08:55 AM

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Long overdue. Hopefully they will include quality optics as HIDs ruthlessly reveal substandard optics by way of glare. With quality optics, they're definitely the better performance lighting option.

Oct 24, 2006 | 09:00 AM

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IMHO Silverstars suck. I jettisoned mine in favor of all HID lighting - headlights AND foglights. .

Compared to HID, I would have to agree with you. On a $/lum basis, HIDs suck.

Compared to other standard replacement bulbs out there, the SilverStars are great.

Oct 24, 2006 | 09:48 AM

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I was hoping for BMW/Audi-quality HIDs... I'll just stick with the H13XV's. No SilverStars for me because Sylvania admits to the SilverStars having reduced lifespans compared to the XtraVisions with no additional lumens output. The color is just changed by way of a filter.

Oct 24, 2006 | 01:26 PM

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Compared to HID, I would have to agree with you. On a $/lum basis, HIDs suck.

Compared to other standard replacement bulbs out there, the SilverStars are great.

Can't argue with you there!!

I have dropped $1099 on the headlights and another $150 on the foglights to have HID.

Compare that with $40 and $40, yeah... That's a lot of money that could have been used toward a performance mod and not a looks mod.

Ah well, I am happy anyway.