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My headlights suck, what is the best option for improvement?

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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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Default My headlights suck, what is the best option for improvement?

2012 JKU Rubicon.
Stock headlights suck.

What are my options?
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by NoQuarter#121
2012 JKU Rubicon.
Stock headlights suck.

What are my options?
I got rebel off road hid kit ...awesome before and after
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Silverstars are a quick low cost replacement option. Pick em up at any auto parts store like Pep Boys.
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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How much are you willing to spend?

I ran the IPF headlights for a while and they worked great. Pretty sure they are around $150 or so on Northridge. They come with everything you need and are plug and play. If you're willing to spend quite a bit more coin but also enhance night driving by quite a bit, you might look into JW Speaker headlights. They are an LED projector style light and IMO are worth the money. Those will run you around $800 for the pair.

Here is what you would expect to see with the JW's

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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRedJK
Silverstars are a quick low cost replacement option. Pick em up at any auto parts store like Pep Boys.
thats what i did. the best silverstars bulbs i think were 30 or 60 bucks. they are a best bang for your buck i think
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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get some hids, h13 55 watt, high low u can order them from ddmtuning.com about 75 bucks shipped easy to.install and stupid bright
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 09:48 PM
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I replaced all my lights with DDM HID's. Kick ass and dirt cheap in comparison to all the other options. Have not had a single kit fail or flicker yet on any of the vehicles I've had it installed on.

At least up here the silverstars are pretty expensive for what they are, they also seem to fail A LOT sooner then a normal incandescent bulb. Bought waaay too many of those when I had my car and never again. Couple silverstars and you've paid for the DDM HID kit and no where near as bright.
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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also ddm has life time warrant on ballest had them in for 3 years still no problems only broke one set of bulbs but 30 bucks for replacement
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by zero_traction69
get some hids, h13 55 watt, high low u can order them from ddmtuning.com about 75 bucks shipped easy to.install and stupid bright
While agreeing that they are stupid bright, in the stock housing they throw off a ridiculous amount of glare that will almost certainly piss a lot of people off.
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