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RTG
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1/15/2005
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I was looking for some lightbulbs at the same website(www.procarparts.com) I bought my headlights, for my 99 5.2. I came across some CHEAP lightbulbs,like for example they have a pair of headlight bulbs for $3.29 80/100watt, whats the catch?? does anyone have any explanation on why the hell their so cheap? Im probably gonna buy a couple pairs, y not.
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hybrid
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1/15/2005
22:24:28
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Because they will probably last a month tops.
As with most everything else, you get what you pay for.
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RTG
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1/15/2005
22:25:45
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ya thats what I was thinking
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RObert George
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1/15/2005
22:47:56
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Hey thats not always true I bought a pair from them befor and they lasted me almost 2 years or so. Just because they are cheap doesnt mean that they are crap. It might just be the fact that they are over stocked and they want to get rid of them. Thats just my point of view. Thanx Rob
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RTG
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1/15/2005
22:53:32
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well im going to buy some floodlights from them, so while im at it im going to get like 3 pairs of light bulbs.
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hybrid
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23:25:54
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I don't know.
I cant attest for that perticular brand, but they appear to be just like every other 80/100 watt blue bulb out there on the market.
maybe if they were standard 55/60watt bulbs then I'd say go for it, but they arn't.
It's up to you, they are cheap and i'm sure it's not a big deal (money wise) to buy them and find out that they don't last long. I'm putting my money on them not lasting long at all.
I've only found one bulb thats of higher wattage that lasts longer then 6 months. Koito makes a set (believe the ones I have are 100/110watt) that I've had for almost 3 years. I also paid $75 for them.
I've tried everything from apc to zenon (including piaa), $10 per bulb to $40 per bulb. Silverstars and koito's are the only ones that I've got to last longer then 6 months.
it's your call, good luck with them if you buy them. I just know how much of a pain in the ass it is to change the bulbs in the dakota/durango's.
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greendak
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1/16/2005
22:36:14
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hey hybrid, do ya have a the website where ya got the koito's at?
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RTG
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1/17/2005
12:53:30
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I heard from a friend that Nokya lightbulbs are good choice, has anyone heard of them? If so how are they?
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hybrid
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1/17/2005
13:53:16
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greendak,
http://www.upgrademotoring.com/lighting/koito.htm
I didn't buy mine from there, but it's the only place that I've found that has them a variety of them (the other place only had h4 and 9004)
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hybrid
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14:04:43
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RTG, I would consider them a "middle of the road" bulb. I think they would last a lot longer then the $3.99 ones but not as long as say the sylvania silverstars. I would rank the nokya with raybrig and polarg bulbs.
The ones I've seen are NOT really much brighter then stock, and they tend to emit blue light vs the crisp clear light of the silverstars and koito's. If thats what your looking for (blue tint) then They would be a decent choice for the money.
Personally I perfer the white lights vs the colored ones, but my ex-girlfriend has some purple one in her 02 ram that looked IMO kinda nice. They didn't look like the cheap blue lights because the beam was white (or looked white) until it hit something (wall, car,etc) then it had a slight purple hue to it. Kinda of like the lexus/acura H.I.D lights. They only lasted a few months though. Got those from www.summitracing.com
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1/17/2005
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No Koito 9007`s, at least I could`t find any.
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greendak
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I looked on the website and couldn't find the 9007s either. Did ya get em at an auto parts store, hybrid?
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hybrid
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1/17/2005
18:59:22
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Sorry guys, I didn't have them in my dakota. For some strange reason I was thinking 9005's.
Yeah I've yet to find 9007's sorry about that one.
I have the h4's in my car.
An idea i've tossed around was retrofitting other bulbs. Cut the harness and splice in the proper plug (9004). The only hard part would be modifying the headlight assembly to accept the new bulb. I never looked to far into it just an idea i tossed around. I guess i'm so used to retrofitting parts on my car it just comes natural to do it elsewhere. my car is a mix breed it's part import and part domestic. (by my retrofitting of engine parts)
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