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Old Dec 18, 2009, 01:48 PM
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2006 EVO IX dim headlights?

My stock headlights are super dim, 70,012 miles and never replaced. I can barley see at nights on certain roads. I went to autozone to check out some replacements but I'm not sure if these are right. This is what I found....

Silver Star Ultra headlight
Part # 9006SU-2

Application: Low beam
Without HID Headlights

Bulb type: Halogen

Color: 4100K

Filaments: 1

Wattage: 55

Are these the right ones? I don't want my evo to catch on fire cause I used the wrong stuff lol Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks
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Those are the correct bulbs; I use the same ones.
Old Dec 18, 2009, 02:40 PM
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Try out Phillips Xtreme Power's. I "blind tested em" on my camry and my wife picked up that the lights were better w/o me telling her....and thats saying something lol
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Originally Posted by Kracka
Those are the correct bulbs; I use the same ones.
Thanks bro!
Did you notice a big difference between the OEM bulbs? Also is it hard to install?
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Not really that hard, but time consuming. They are nice bulbs, I've run them on a few cars and always been very happy with them.
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anything with 9006 in the part number will work cause evos use a 9006 h/l bulb, and yes silverstars are really good headlights.
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Or for 65 bucks you can have wicked HIDS off DTM.
I had Stockers, then Phillips, and Silverstars, and just threw on the HID's.

Its a night and day difference man.
Im never going to use normal lights again.
Best investment imo.
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silverstars are far too expensive and their life isn't as good as it should be for it to be worthwhile

just go to HIDs
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Ddm tuning sells hids for 50 the same price as the silver stars I have a set of ddm tunings hid for my fogs in the evo very easy to set up …they are plug and play ddmtuning.com
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HIDs all the way...
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Question about the HID's?
So do I just get a set of bulbs and thats it? Will I neeed some kind of expensive kit or what cause I thought IX's were not set up for HID's....

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The base IX (like I have) have the nice globe lens or whatever you call it, perfect for HIDs. No it is not just the bulbs, you need is a complete kit. It's a little extra work but waaaaaay worth it.
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another option is HIRs... I got mine from John Deere. They are brighter than stock, but not as bright as HIDs. They supposedly don't pull the amps that silverstars do, so they do not pose a risk to your wiring harness.
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Originally Posted by billsIXmr
Ddm tuning sells hids for 50 the same price as the silver stars I have a set of ddm tunings hid for my fogs in the evo very easy to set up …they are plug and play ddmtuning.com
Thanks

I was checking out that site and found this: DDM slim ballast HID kit 35W & 55W http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...=101&parent=85

Is that the right one? I assume I should go with the 55W?
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You can find plug and play kits for the evo. I'm sure there are vendors on here that could sell you one. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, I believe the 35W is for low beams and 55W for highs. I only got the lows and I don't really NEED the highs but I still WANT the highs .


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