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Old 01-07-2013, 03:57 PM
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Anyone own a jeep? Jeep liberty to be specific.

I need to do my headlights as they are getting increasingly dim and I am looking for the brightest bulb for the stock lamps I can find. I'd like to get it locally vs. Online just for ease of access.

Any help is appreciated. It's an 06 liberty 3.7 V6
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Old 01-07-2013, 04:36 PM
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I installed HID lights on my truck and they are great but a cheaper and easier option I put on the wives van was the silverstar lights you can get them at Canadian tire.



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Thanks Jason, would you say the Sylvania bulbs are quite bright? I'm looking at those or the ge nighthawks
It all comes down to performance and durability, as 90% of my driving is done in the dark.
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I've used the silverstars in the past. Loved them its what I plan to upgrade too when our FJ or truck needs them.
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As far as lighting is concerned when you don't want to do an expensive ballast/HID upgrade, your best bet is definitly GE Nighthawk, or Sylvania Silverstar Ultra headlights. They are a lot better than stock bulbs for sure. You may also want to look at the whole headlight housing to make sure that its not yellowing or hazing. Some headlight lenses/housings tend to do this over time. Canadian tire also sells a polishing kit for these issues as well. I think its called headlight restore.
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As far as lighting is concerned when you don't want to do an expensive ballast/HID upgrade, your best bet is definitly GE Nighthawk, or Sylvania Silverstar Ultra headlights. They are a lot better than stock bulbs for sure. You may also want to look at the whole headlight housing to make sure that its not yellowing or hazing. Some headlight lenses/housings tend to do this over time. Canadian tire also sells a polishing kit for these issues as well. I think its called headlight restore.



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I have a jeep that and what I did was I got some over wattage lamps from a off road store they are awesome way way better then silver star or anything you can buy In store I will do some research tonight and tell you more of what brand and such they are twice the watts of regular bulbs
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Please don't put hid bulbs into headlights without projectors. It blinds everyone else on the road. Just get silver star halogen bulbs
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lol no worries no plans on going HID, I am looking into the sylania or GE, which ever is going to be the best long term I will go with, also yes the lamps are a bit yellow but only externally, I have some headlamp polish, so I will be doing this as well

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I used to run Silverstars but had to go back to regular lamps because everyone kept flashing their high beams at me when I would drive at night. Apparently there is such thing as being too bright. I tried lowering the focal points but it didn't matter, they were aimed correctly, just "too dang bright" apparently.
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