Yeah, PIAAs are expensive. At least they give ya a one year warranty that is honored by most shops.

 

Thats kinda odd, my ultras i had in for about a year and i have DRL and they never popped. Bad luck i guess for your brother.

 

Could be a side effect of it being a 2 lamp system instead of 4 lamp...

Granted most halogens have a 200 or so hour lifespan, lol.

 

well i tried to put them in last night and found that in my new projectors i have 9005 in all 4 lights. so the ones i bought wont work, but for some reason the new bulbs had 3 prongs on them and the blazer only has a plug for 2 so i dont know what buls i got, it says 9006 su/2. so now i have to take them back and swap them

 

That's odd... First time I've heard of a projector having a 9005 lowbeam... If you're lucky, they're 9006, or otherwise usually H1...

Got any pics of your projectors?


As for the bulb... Make sure you didn't get a 9006XS or whatever it is for the new GM's... They're slightly different.

 

Yeah I have had my silverstars in for about 1.5 years now in both high and low beam, with the DRL high beams. I have put 13,000 miles on too in that time, and use them and the high beams a lot driving in the middle of nowhere in the UP and northern WI.

 

It sounds like the bulbs you bought were mispackaged. I think the H11 has three prongs.

I have seen projectors that have 9005 as low beam. The ones my buddy got for his s10 had that. They are really bright.

 

i was surprised to see the 9005 in it to, but thats what is in there. i dont have pix yet, its been raining almost everyday since i put them in, hopefully this weekend i can get some pix, i am still waiting on my led replacements to come in too, it really doesn't look right w/ a white led halo and the dim almost amber corner and bumper light. hopefully i can get all this weekend before i take the pix

*edit* im not really sure on the bulbs, h1 is the lowest and 9006 is better and 9005 is best of the 3? so did i come out good with the 9005's in my prjectors or are the h1 better?

 

i have every one of my exterior bulbs replaced with Sylvania SilverStars. With the brights i can see a huge difference. Brake Lights, signals, the works. Sylvania SilverStars are worth the money. (i also got them for the sale price ;D)

 

I'm currently running Silverstar Ultras for my high beams (Bought the 9005's instead of the 9006's by accident). When I am using my high beams, they look great, and I noticed they made my low beams look whiter and clearer regardless.

I just ordered a pair of PIAA Super Plasmas GT-X bulbs to replace my Silverstars. I ordered the lights a while ago, actually. I'm waiting for their warehouse to get another shipment in. I should've had em by now.. The Sylvania's aren't giving me problems, I like them a lot, it's just that the high beams do me no good. When I do use my high beams, they light up everything pretty well, with a blue tint. It just doesn't light up the road..