TRUCK STUFF! (actually its just a passat)

[Kracka]

This beast is so manly I'd just find some chick driving a VW and have her haul them for me.

[cmspaz]

LOL!

[scheides]

Major issues today, the car had its first serious breakdown. Luckily, I found the solution at the local parts depot!



I was thinking about getting some of these anyways but this way it doesn't count as a mod--counts as maintenance!

[rose0529]

PHEW!! Glad you got it all sorted out.

[A//// Guy]

wooot! Ive never tried the silverstars, but I seem to burn out a regular bulb every 6 months. How do you like them compared to regulars?

[Halon]

I ran Silverstars in the old Green Dragon. The plug on the harness that plugs into the bulb couldn't handle the additional heat and ended up melting. Had to buy a new harness plug and go back to normal bulbs. Probably just shitty mitsu design, but maybe just a heads up to keep an eye on yours.

[polishmafia]

We installed Silverstars in customer's cars at the shop if they requested them. They aren't white, they don't have a tint of blue. They are just a lighter shade of yellow than standard bulbs. And they seem to burn out faster since they burn a little hotter.

[A//// Guy]

Hmm might as well just get an HID kit. I think my old kit on the m3 was around that price haha.

[simulatedwood]

Originally Posted by polishmafia

We installed Silverstars in customer's cars at the shop if they requested them. They aren't white, they don't have a tint of blue. They are just a lighter shade of yellow than standard bulbs. And they seem to burn out faster since they burn a little hotter.

+1 , That has been my experience as well.

[Kracka]

I ran Silverstars in my 1G and Evo IX for years with no issues, they were the best halogen bulb I could find. I was happy with them.

[scheides]

Originally Posted by polishmafia

We installed Silverstars in customer's cars at the shop if they requested them. They aren't white, they don't have a tint of blue. They are just a lighter shade of yellow than standard bulbs. And they seem to burn out faster since they burn a little hotter.

Yup, it says right on the box that they are not designed to last as long as 'normal' bulbs as they burn brighter and hotter. The light output is a noticeable difference.

Originally Posted by A//// Guy

Hmm might as well just get an HID kit. I think my old kit on the m3 was around that price haha.

Hah, the install looks like 1000x more work than I'm interested in for this car!

Originally Posted by simulatedwood

+1 , That has been my experience as well.

Originally Posted by Kracka

I ran Silverstars in my 1G and Evo IX for years with no issues, they were the best halogen bulb I could find. I was happy with them.

This is why I was willing to give them a chance. Yours seemed to last forever! I certainly didn't want to pay the extra-premium price at o'reily's but I did anyways just to avoid being caught with a light out & traffic stop.

[Halon]

Looks like you already have projectors. Do they have a decent cutoff? If so, could prolly just rock a PNP kit, pretty simple to install.

[A//// Guy]

Yea thats what i was thinking too, shouldnt be a big install, just have to get the bulbs inside the housing, wire them up and mount the ballasts.

[Speedfreak]

I've done a handful of the cheap Kensun HID 4300k kits from Amazon. 15 minute install and been good so far. A couple of the kits I did are running around in India(nephews cars) in their severe conditions also doing fine.

[scheides]

Went garage hunting today and found not two but THREE tires up in the attic! One has a nail in it but is otherwise fine. Two are from beaterX, the alignment was borked the second summer I owned it and the fronts wore uneavenly to the point of being wrecked. The rears however, still tons of meat left on them!

The third is from when I rolled my evo8. The Rota P45F was unsalvagable and I decided to get a new rim and tire just to be sure. SO much meat on this tire, it's practically new except for the fact that it still has gravel/mud on it from the ditch :P



Anyone have a spare Sumitomi HTR-ZIII 245/40-18 they'd be willing to sell me?

[scheides]

Goddamn ebay still surprises me!

This showed up today, $30. Works perfectly for vag-com action!





Also found this set of 'used' sumi htrz3's in the size I need...the damn things look new! $144 shipped. Unreal, hell yes!

[TkrPerformance]

That was super fast.

[rose0529]

That is some fast shipping!

[JET]

Need a most stylish truckster yet? :P http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hn...366108473.html

[turbotalon1g]