I see there is a lot of talk regarding hid conversions but what about upgrading to a better, brighter bulb.

I had friends swap out their bulbs for higher power bulbs in Fords. The harness burnt up and so did the warranty.

Any issues with doing bulb swaps on Dodges? Anybody have any experience with putting better, brighter bulbs in?

 

I put PIAA Star White bulbs in both my headlights and fogs... http://www.piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-9000.html. I wanted to make sure I kept a stock color looking bulb, and that's exactly what I got with the Star Whites. They work great too....about 25% brighter than the really POOR factory lighting (especially considering I have fog lights). Anyway, reasonable price for all 4 and improved lighting that doesn't look blue or drastically different from stock. I have had them in there for a few thousand miles and no negatives in any way.

 

having a 06 you are very limited in finding a bulb that is way brighter, Silverstars are available but not in Ultras, just like the PIAA's they are not going to be available until springish...

had HIDs in H2 hated it..........

 

I went to 8000k bi-xenons in my 06 and I like them. They are a lot brighter than it was stock. The higher the k rating the dimmer the light. Mine are about three times brighter than stock.

 

I personally did not install any other bulbs in my Ram, but in my experience with my 2002 Accord, the silverstar bulbs didn't last 3 months. I put them in at the same time and they blew within 2 days of each other. To be fair, Accord forums indicate that they don't last long in our cars, but since then I went to HID's and you'll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands if you want to get them away from me.

I went with the 4000k kit for the brightest and whitest light. My reasoning may sound odd, but of converted cars I've seen, the ones that draw the most attention--to me at least--are the ones with blue or purple light, up there in the 6000-10000k range. Either way they're far superior to halogens of any kind. Once you convert, I doubt you'll ever go back.

 

I have been interested in converting to HID were is the best place to go?

 

That is not necessarily true. The K rating (or Kelvin scale rating) has to do with temperature and color, not necessarily brightness. The higher the K rating, the more purple the light becomes. 6000Ks look yellow or yellow-green. 8000K are light blue, 10000K are a little bluer, and 12000K (my personal favorite) are a deep blue-purple. 14000K are purple and 30000K are DEEP purple and ar emuch dimmer than the aforementioned.

 

I believe that was what I was trying to say that the higher the kelvin rating the color goes to blue and then to purple and the lights are less bright than the 4000k ones. From every sight I looked at before getting the ones I have now that was how it was explained.

 

I see. I think I just misunderstood!