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Obsidian · 06-04-2006, 01:36 PM

I'm sorry I don't have any pics right now but I did want to say that I got the XTec 50 watt 8000k driving bulbs. They are a world of difference over the old ones. I can finally see street signs. The instructions were spot on and the result is well worth the time and money.

There are two pieces of documentation in your instructions I'd recommend including. The first would be some instructions on aligning the headlights. Mine were all messed up so I spent a while just trying to resolve what seemed like someone's prank

The second item is a picture of the fuse box with which fuses to change. I just got out the service manual but some may not know how to count backwards from 22

Mounting the ballast on the passenger side was a pain. But the most painful thing was getting the retaining clips around the bulbs. I actually had to bend those a little bit in order to get them to work. I spent by far the longest time trying to get those little paperclip-like pieces of metal around the larger plastic housing of the new bulbs.

Thanks again for the huge improvement in my driving experience! I'm no longer concerned to drive this thing at night!

I know there’s debate all over that halogen bulbs are actually brighter. I don’t know what to say other than these seem to illuminate a lot more for me. There’s no more “V” shaped blind spot in front of my car and I can see quite a bit further ahead than the stock bulbs.

06-04-2006, 01:36 PM	#45 (permalink)
Obsidian Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 305	I'm sorry I don't have any pics right now but I did want to say that I got the XTec 50 watt 8000k driving bulbs. They are a world of difference over the old ones. I can finally see street signs. The instructions were spot on and the result is well worth the time and money. There are two pieces of documentation in your instructions I'd recommend including. The first would be some instructions on aligning the headlights. Mine were all messed up so I spent a while just trying to resolve what seemed like someone's prank The second item is a picture of the fuse box with which fuses to change. I just got out the service manual but some may not know how to count backwards from 22 Mounting the ballast on the passenger side was a pain. But the most painful thing was getting the retaining clips around the bulbs. I actually had to bend those a little bit in order to get them to work. I spent by far the longest time trying to get those little paperclip-like pieces of metal around the larger plastic housing of the new bulbs. Thanks again for the huge improvement in my driving experience! I'm no longer concerned to drive this thing at night! I know there’s debate all over that halogen bulbs are actually brighter. I don’t know what to say other than these seem to illuminate a lot more for me. There’s no more “V” shaped blind spot in front of my car and I can see quite a bit further ahead than the stock bulbs.