so i was driving my moms new carolla this evening taking her back from shopping..and it has some fuggin bright headlights! they arent HID or projectors..nothing really special. and seeing as how many are sick of our 2 candle power lights...is there a way to get more light out of ours? would modifications such as different bulbs (as in completley diff numbers) work any? rewiring everything to higher gauge?

im just wondering what our weak link is to be honest..and if it can be remedied. i do alot of driving in rural areas, and i ended up wiring my fogs to come on with both low and high beams. while this is "ok" i would like to get a bit more out of the headlights..i could swear the fogs are brighter!

its all in the headlight design at that point. theyre newer and better plastic, but i would def suggest getting HID's. you wont wana go to normal lights after

Yea I know exactly what you are talking about they are extremly bright for halogen, and they even have clean cut-offs and pan off nicely.

hmm yeah..i just have looked at our lights..and the color balance is very low. they are very orangish/yellowish like a dim bulb. i didnt know if this was something such as a lack of proper gauge wiring that we could upgrade to get a lil more output or what. they look like their starving for power. also are bulbs such as 9007 and such any brighter?

i know our plastic isnt the best (ok its pretty crappy) but still, that dosent explain the starved look that the lights put off.

and yes, iv tried diff bulbs.

the stock lightbulbs are awful. I got Sylvania Silverstars and now have no complaints at all, they are plenty bright enough for me... at first I only had the silverstars in the lowbeams, and they were brighter then the stock highbeams but did not go as far or as high on the road.

you do know that lights dim over time right? have you tried new lights?

Originally posted by Chamuko
you do know that lights dim over time right? have you tried new lights?

I agree with ^^^. Also I have a 98 car and the lights are ok.

Don't complain about lights until you have see 93-95 lincoln mark viii lights!!!

To improve the lightning situation, see if u can afford hella ff75 driving lamps. You can find them under $80

http://www.hella.com/produktion/HellaPortal/WebSite/Internet_usa/ProductsServices/Performance_Lighting/FF_Series/FF75/FF75.jsp

I have see them at work on my friends mark viii they are great.
they also have them in blue shade.

Originally posted by 96eclipse2nr
and yes, iv tried diff bulbs.

:P

If you don't mind spending about $70 PIAA Super Whites rock.

go with h.i.ds i did:D...and to think these are only low beams

Does she come with the kit?

haha u can have her all u want, thats my ex, ur paying for the extra shipping though lol

lol...not to hijack but what hid kit is that?