3rd and 4th gen same bulb hi/lo 9003/H4, I've always liked PIAA (night tech or xtreme white)

 

Thanks for the advice. I assume something like this would be good?

http://www.tunersdepot.com/2011-hon...ht-bulbs/piaa-xtreme-white-plus-headlight-bulbs-crv-cr-v-h4-9003-hb2-85462.html

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I assume this model would be good?

http://www.tunersdepot.com/2011-hon...ht-bulbs/piaa-xtreme-white-plus-headlight-bulbs-crv-cr-v-h4-9003-hb2-85462.html

 

Right now I have the OSRAM Night Breaker and they are brighter than the stock ones I had but not by that much. You can check out www.powerbulbs.com for reviews and ratings and based on what you like see if you can find them in your local shop.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Its funny, i have run into a fj cruiser and civic forum while doing a google search on certain bulbs and comparisons and there are actual posts and pictures of people doing tests. Anyone know if the our cr-v forum has one? I couldn't seem to find one.

.....at the end of the day, this is a kind of a tough decision. The only stores near me (advanced auto parts and autozone) carry the zxe's as the brightest bulbs as i had before. So whatever i get i need to order. Hopefully i still have my stock bulbs from before i get a new pair

 

I checked autozone and their prices are terrible, OMG, for crap bulbs

PIAA is among the most expensive and trustworthy bulbs, and from the looks of it $50 for the pair online, autozone wants more than 50 for a pair of sylvania lol

if you go PIAA ebay has them for just under $50
aside from that if you want to go the poor man route, nokya whites are similar to stock

OR (I can mail you my stock bulbs pay for shipping call it a day lol)

 

Tell me about it. I did find a set of piaa's on turnersdepot. Mfg sku# 15224. I'm sure i can find them cheaper, but i wanna be sure i'm looking at the right items. Would you recommend these?

Thanks

 

yeah the xtreme white I mentioned in my first post, either that or the night tech

here's my way of saving you some cash I run a special part # search (I have a history of ecommerce)
http://carkart.com/index.php?route=...iBRCknPXk-u_V_4gBEiQAD2-mgYrdzGkBh0Up1HeQ32tTuC1apVOVTX_EJmUktzqOENUaAkru8P8HAQ

 

Philips x-tremeVision was recommended by the Auto magazine I read.

 

I have OSRAM Silverstar 2.0 H4 (Twin) from powerbulbs.com 27$ CAN and I like them a lot. I've read some posts in this forum of others that installed them (with pics) and compare to others bulbs like Night Breaker ... and I don't regret my choice.

 

The bulbs in my '09 were several years old and getting a bit dim, and I also noticed that the lens covers were a bit cloudy from exposure and road abrasion. I first polished the lens covers with a drill attachment included in a Mother's restoration kit - took about 30 minutes each and came out shining like crystal... Huge improvement. I really don't care for tinted headlight bulbs (plus ANY coloring on the bulb actually decreases light output, and blue is more reflective in wet weather causing hazy glare) but wanted something brighter if possible, though not bulbs I had to replace every few months. After a bit of Googling I decided on a set of Philips VisionPlus bulbs... they were highly rated for both brightness and service life. I can't tell you if they are actually "60% brighter" than "normal" bulbs, but I can tell you they are rated at 60/67 watts vs the 55/60 watts the original bulbs had imprinted on them, so they are physically higher energy. Some additional research confirmed that the stock wiring harness was capable of the power increase (9.9 amps vs 9 amps each / both beams on). All in all, a worthy $20 investment that are definitely much brighter than my older bulbs, and a nice clear bright white/yellow light.