Headlight Bulb Removal

[Kdawgboostin33]

I know this is gonna sound like a Lame Ass question. But I was looking at putting in some Blue Xenon Bulbs into my GTS-T and was just wondering how I would replace them. Do you just turn and unscrew them? How many Would I need 2 or 4.

Cheers

[hippy]

they are H1, u will need 1 for each light .. just open the bonnect look behind the light .. its very easy once u see it... twist the cover open.. play around with the clip that holds it there ... you'll know when u see it .. and those blue xenons i don't think are blue at all .. just white .. they turn less white after a while of use ..

hope that helps

[Kdawgboostin33]

Sure does, thanks heaps

[Kdawgboostin33]

Hippy, Would you know what brand would be best to use?

[JimX]

Get Philips or Osram. Both brands sell very good quality blue and white bulbs. Most of the other "blue" brands produce the wrong kind of blue (there are exceptions but I don't know of them). I am going to get some Philips white bulbs myself. They're only $80 for 4, but I am holding off until I get my tax refund. My insurance came in and it hurts

Narva bulbs are over-powered to get their brightness and as such tend to fail early.

[Kdawgboostin33]

Excellent thanx Jimx, will give the phillips a go. I know what ur saying bout insurance, is a killer.

[hippy]

well from what i know pretty much everything out there is pretty shit .. there is one brand called ... damn i can't remember ...oh yeah its PIAZZ ... its what u find in BMW and all them $$$ cars stock ... they are the whitest and brightest u will ever see ... but i think it costs like 150 a pair ... my cousin had them on his R33 and they looked the goods ... but if u can't afford them ... well just do what i do and get whatever cause you're goign to be replacing them heaps heheehe ... just don't get any grease on the bulb or u will be replacing them even more ...

[Kdawgboostin33]

Thanks for that

[Ronin 09]

Bosch Silver Evolution. I have em in my R33 and they look great. They produce a perfectly white beam, with just a tiny touch of purple. Never had any cop trouble with them.

[hippy]

how much did they cost?? the nice bright phillips bluey ones are like 80 bucks a pair .. too much on headlights for me ..

[Ronin 09]

The only place that used to sell them was a place in melb that closed down.... they were like $150 a pair but were marked up heaps. I got mine for like 70 bucks a pair from Hong Kong. There must be someone around in Aust (even a mail order place) that can get them for under a hundred bucks

[JimX]

The Philips Vision Plus I want to get are $40 a pair from Autobarn. I think Covingtons might be a bit cheaper, I will check there before I buy. I think the blue ones are in the same price range.

[hippy]

are those the really blue bright illegal ones?? next time i go to auto barn i'll check out the name ...

[Kdawgboostin33]

Bought some Phillips Bulbs from Autobarn Yesterday, ended up sticking with the white ones, set me back about, $36.00, which is not too bad. But what about the Paking lights, is ist worth changing these or just leaving them?

[JimX]

Hippy, I don't think they're illegal, but ask the shop guys. If you don't want to take their word then maybe ask the RTA, or just ask the cop when he pulls you over

Kdawgboostin33, I wouldn't bother changing the parkers. Why would you want to?

[Anquetil]

Guys what V/W should they be?

Personally i'm after some blue/white bulbs.

I noticed some here & here.

[hippy]

among the best are a brand called piaa .. u won't find it anywhere i think .. its hard to get ... the best lookin lights i've seen ..

[hippy]

i've tried them optiblue .. they're not too bad .. can't beat it for 30 bucks

[Anquetil]

Hi Guys, though i'd post up some pics, theres hardly any difference looking at my crudy photos, but I have to say it really makes a difference when driving, i'd estimate about 30% better.

These are Philips Vison Plus ($39 from Autobarn) they were actually the cheapest ones they had. They have blue tips, but there is no blue element visible both when driving and looking at them from different angles with the naked eye.

[NA_R33]

aresspeed sell the piaa ones i believe, but dont quote me.