Rominl is correct. 8000K is blue, and blue light has a larger wavelength than yellow or white. Therefore it radiates outwards instead of forwards. What results is a glow of light known as "glare". This is what is blining drivers because it spreads outside of the beam pattern and above the cut-off line, right into other motorists' eyes. Compare for instance your halogen foglight which is in the range of ~3000K. Relatively no glare. However the three 8000K bulbs around it are engulfed in blue glare as seen below...

 

Yeah, that glare is killer....:eek:

 

What would you pick PIAA or Silverstar.. I don't know which one I should get. I was first going to get HID but I dont have the cash. What would you think would look better. I think I am going to get the silverstar.. Should I put them in my fog lamps too? I drive on dark streets you think these bulbs will acutally look brighter then stock when I am driving so that I can see the road better?

 

Dex put Silverstars in his fogs at one point and I had PIAA Platinum Superwhites in mine; the Piaa's were definitely brighter. Don't have any direct comparisons of the primary headlights using the same bulbs, however.

Click here for a link to Dex's website with some comparison pics of the foglights.

 

I would get the Silverstars only because comparable PIAAs are no brighter and cost a lot more money for no good reason. Others swear by PIAA, but I've tried both Silverstars and Xtreme White Plus with no perceived difference (certainly not enough to justify the inflated price). If you want brighter for the same cost, buy the Silverstar 9005s and stuff them into your 9006 socket. Extra 10 operating watts and no cap on the tip.

 

Take a look and tell me which one you think is brighter.

 

Purebliss -

I 'd really try to save for thd HID kit. Think, the $60 you are paying for the silverstars is a fraction of the cost for a HID upgrade. Besides, your current lights work don't they?

Save for HID!

 

Wow they both look bright..What am I looking at in the pictures? They both look almost HID

 

A comparison of SilverStars and PIAA 9006 bulbs in the foglight housing.

PIAAs on the left / SilverStars on the right.

http://www.digitalsimple.com/Fog%20L...Comparison.htm

 

Dex, I don't know which one is brighter.. But I know yours looks much ricer.... Oh, sorry much nicer....

 

Dex, how much were your PIAAs because I compared $80 PIAAs to $50 Silverstars. I've seen PIAA bulbs go for as high as a few hundred dollars...

 

Hey, give my (pre-lip and aftermarket wheels) car on the left a break! I think that pic was actually snapped not long after I took my Greddy lip off.

Lex400SC, the PIAA's were in my car on the left. These were one of the first upgrades I did to my car in late 99/early 2000. Still have all the same Piaa bulbs in my car today with no issues (rubber gloves make all the difference in the world for handling auto bulbs and increasing bulb life potential).

If I recall correctly I got the PIAA's in a bundled two pack 9005/9006 set as I did both high beams and fogs at the same time. I think they were about $145 for the set of all 4 bulbs. I save all my receipts so I can check when I get back into town.

 

Hey Dave, I wasnt' talking about your car.... I was talking about the fog lights... IMO all GS's are hott..... Even ones like yours... Well, how it used to be....

 

I haven't purchased my PIAAs yet.

Most PIAAs here are around $60 or less.

http://www.optauto.com/webstore/prod...t=352&last=352

You'll drop ~$40 or $50 on SSs.

Price, sure, the PIAAs are more expensive; no quesiton.

I was striving more to debate which ones are brighter. When I saw the same wattage bulbs, in Yellow lenses, in a positive side by side comparison on which ones were brighter, that was my abolute proof.

I mean, I'm considering the PIAAs for my highs, which I won't use very often, and there again, may not warrant the extra $ for their usage, but I'd rather by, what I perceive (key) to be a better quality bulb.

Shoot, I may get the SSs for my highs too for the exact same reason. Damn it, look what you guys mafe me do; change my mind again.