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Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion Community Links Pictures & Albums Members List Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Tag Search Advanced Search Find All Liked Posts Go to Page... are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? Reply Subscribe Thread Tools Search this Thread 09-07-2006 | 05:23 PM #1 mingbling96 Thread Starter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 488 Likes: 0 From: richardson, tx, US are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? do they shine brighter. I know they are smaller. I got the one piece headlights from tyc for my 93 civic and it uses h1 bulbs, and the light dispersion and brightness is really good. Is it because it uses h1 bulbs or is it because of the design. I'm trying to decide whether or not to get the tyc headlights for a 97 civic, but they are pretty ugly though. But if they light up like my 93 civic headlights, then it is worth it. My other choice would be to buy the gunmetal headlights from ebay that resembles stock that uses 9003 H4 bulbs and get some silverstars. How would the two headlights compare in brightness? thanks Reply Like mingbling96 View Public Profile Find More Posts by mingbling96 View iTrader Profile 09-07-2006 | 05:25 PM #2 Eran HT White Ops iTrader: (1) Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,222 Likes: 3 From: I see what you did there. Re: are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? (mingbling96) Ew............. *slap* Just use a decent H4 bulb like Phillips Vision Plus or Osram Silverstars (NOT Sylvania). Also, Polarg MaxClears are really nice. Reply Like Eran View Public Profile Find More Posts by Eran View iTrader Profile 09-07-2006 | 05:28 PM #3 mingbling96 Thread Starter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 488 Likes: 0 From: richardson, tx, US Re: are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? (Eran) you don't understand how badass my lighting is with those tyc headlights. I have the silverstars on them, but that's not the reason. On the highway, with a bunch of cars, a far distant road sign would light up just because of my car, regardless of everybody else's car. if i turned it off, the sign turns dull again, so its definately my car. On a totally black road with no lights, the lighting is really good too. Is it the design of the tyc? or is it the h1 bulbs? Reply Like mingbling96 View Public Profile Find More Posts by mingbling96 View iTrader Profile 09-07-2006 | 05:32 PM #4 Eran HT White Ops iTrader: (1) Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,222 Likes: 3 From: I see what you did there. Re: are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? (mingbling96) You don't understand how gay projectors are. They're brighter because they're a foglight bulb. Also, in a projector, there is no diffuser. Reply Like Eran View Public Profile Find More Posts by Eran View iTrader Profile 09-07-2006 | 05:36 PM #5 mingbling96 Thread Starter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 488 Likes: 0 From: richardson, tx, US Re: are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? (Eran) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWD1V http://cgi.ebay.com/OSRAM-H4-S...wItem whats' the difference between these two? Is one better than another? the 9003 are h4 right? thanks Reply Like mingbling96 View Public Profile Find More Posts by mingbling96 View iTrader Profile 09-07-2006 | 05:39 PM #6 Eran HT White Ops iTrader: (1) Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,222 Likes: 3 From: I see what you did there. US-Spec Sylvania silverstars are coated to give a bluish color. Euro-Spec Osram silverstars are not coated, and thus give off more light. Reply Like Eran View Public Profile Find More Posts by Eran View iTrader Profile 09-07-2006 | 05:43 PM #7 MonkeyBoy668 Honda-Tech Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 870 Likes: 2 From: Suburbia Re: are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? (Eran) To be fair in a 97 Civic there's no real diffuser to speak of. Just 3 little prisms across the meat of the lense, the rest is just a simple projector. That's one reason I traded my 96 Civic in for a 97 Del Sol - the "crystal" headlight design, introduced with the 96 Civic, simply drove me up the wall. Couldn't see frickin' anything at night unless I had my high beams on. Reply Like

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MonkeyBoy668 View Public Profile Send a private message to MonkeyBoy668 Find More Posts by MonkeyBoy668 View iTrader Profile 09-07-2006 | 05:46 PM #8 Eran HT White Ops iTrader: (1) Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,222 Likes: 3 From: I see what you did there. Re: are h1 bulbs better than h4 stock bulbs? (MonkeyBoy668) It shields the bulb from vision from the front, thus diffuses the light Reply Like Eran View Public Profile Find More Posts by Eran View iTrader Profile Reply Subscribe Related Topics Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Bulb model for halo projector headlights s0biek Honda Civic (2006 - 2015) 1 06-01-2012 04:23 PM Headlight Replacement HondaCruizer Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) 9 02-07-2011 07:59 PM headlights hcivic99 Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) 2 01-28-2009 10:34 AM DA owners wat headlights are you using? 92DAIntegraXSI Acura Integra 10 06-26-2006 06:27 PM Tags brighter, bulb, bulbs, cars, del, design, difference, h1, h4, headlight, headlights, honda, light, sol, stock Back to Subforum Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) View Next Unread Car wont start need help !!! Thread Tools Show Printable Version Search this Thread Advanced Search Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Advanced Search Reply Closed Thread Share

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