any good or bad experiences with sylvania zxe, philips crystalvision or GE nighthawk

cant really afford retrofit for my headlights right now

just want a better option than OEM bulbs and dont want to blind people with HID with the factory housing


so has anyone tried sylvania zxe, philips crystalvision or GE nighthawk platinum? or know of a better bulb

 

I am very disappointed with the Sylvania ZXE's. Not happy with the light output. I will most likely get the PIAAs once mine burn out.

 

I have the zxe for right now and happy with them. Great light out put without blinding people.

 

Put Crystal Vision's in my girlfriends Sonata... Not really any difference at all over stock.

 

Philips xtreme power

 

been reading reviews on philips xtreme power on Amazon.com. so far, pretty good reviews

 

VisionX on Amazon....... They have not failed me yet, over 2 years on the fogs and headlights. They work really well with the bi-xenon setup on the tacos

 

http://store.candlepower.com/64205.html (out of stock at the moment but they're also available at Daniel Stern Lighting.

Best replacement bulb I've tried. Brighter than the phillips xtremes. I'm totally satisfied with them. They are a little higher wattage than stock but the Tacoma wiring has been proven stout enough to handle higher wattages.

I live out in the desert with no street lights and these have been worth every penny.

 

thanks guys. just purchased the piaa xtreme white after doing some more research. crossing my fingers*

 

I have a 2013 Tacoma.

At work I put in a ZXE one night to compare. Hardly a difference.

The main market for a brighter bulb is to replace old worn ones that are dim. Most people don't know just putting in a standard one to replace a 3 year old standard one its actually going to look brighter.

They tell you right on the back of sylvanias they are comparing the brightness of the zxe/silverstar ultra/silverstar to a standard bulb at 80% output.



Not a fan, can't wait until I can retrofit these lights some day

 

I've tried the silverstar ultra in my 03 Tiburon and didn't notice much of a difference over stock. Not worth the money IMO.