hey everyone. i have an '04 accord and i wanna get whiter HID looking bulbs. I cant afford HID right now so I will settle for bulbs in the meantime.I am new to this. I have seen previous posts and it seems alot of people here like the silverstars. What I am wondering is does more wattage = brighter bulb or is that just in theory?I mean I have a friend who has APC super white plasma bulbs that are 12v 80w..and they seem to be fine on his '95 accord. The silverstars are rated at like 12v 61 watt i think..So will the silverstar outperform the APC eventhough the APC has more wattage? And does the increased wattage affect the headlight housing in anyway?Like will the housing begin to melt after long periods of heavy light exposure? I know that on my friends accord he put hyperwhites in his front bumper lights and wired them to be constant and eventually after a few weeks the housing starting melting..maybe it was because the lights the housing was designed for was for blinking only??I dont know i am new to this. Also what generation is my '04 accord considered and has anyone here had any trouble installing the new bulbs because I hear that you have to take the whole inner fender cover off??

thanks for all the help in advance....

 

save you self trouble and get really hids .bulbs will only burn you harness void the warrenty and those bulbs burn so quick so wait and when you have money get the really think becuse you can't compare bulbs to the really think .i got 2003 accord it is not so hard to change the bulbs just read you manual and when you get hids make sure you get plug and play so incase somethink go wrong you can remove them and put stock bulbs in .take my advice buy the really think >>>

 

Silverstars will outperform ANY aftermarket bulb out there. Your friend is running 80w bulbs...well it might be fine NOW, but it won't be long before the wiring starts to melt. Silverstars are rated at the factory recommended wattage, so they won't damage anything, and the light output is pretty good. The APC bulbs (or any other aftermarket bulb) has a dark blue coating on the glass...so to see ANYTHING, you pretty much have to buy high wattage bulbs. Just get the silverstars, you won't be disappointed.

 

yup i got some silverstar on my 03 accord. it looks way better than stock.

 

:stupid: Yeah get your self some Sylvania Silverstars and do the 9005-9006 conversion...search the board for how to do it and the results. I got a friend who's got a '04 coupe and we just did that for her car and she absolutely loves it! It's the best thing besides HIDs. DON'T get those crappy aftermarket bulbs, like APC, etc!!! The Silverstars ARE street legal and perform to factory specs.