This was just the thread I was looking for to help with options to replace the stock housings so thanks OP for all the research and resources! My one question was I searched Autopal and on Amazon this product came up. I'm confused because it says it's sold by Genssi and doesn't say Autopal anywhere except on the housings themselves in the pictures. Is this a legit product? Lastly is there a "tried and true" best halogen H4 bulb to put in these housings?

 

My new lights showed up today! Will post some pictures of how bright they are once I get them in.

 

been eyeballing a set of those. Let me know how they are.

 

If you look on the Genssi website you will find Autopal. There not the best, but you get what you pay for and anything is better than stock. Most people seam to use the Hella bulbs but here is a couple different ones to look at.

http://store.candlepower.com/naraulhiou60.html
http://store.candlepower.com/64205.html

 

Don't think these Genssi lights have been mentioned. There are a few output shots and while there not the most attractive lights for 44 bucks each they look like they have decent output.

 

That's the set I have.

 

Those Genssi's are neither street legal nor safe in a number of ways. Not recommended.


H4 bulbs. I loved Osram Rallye if you can find it (discontinued). In its place, I like Vosla +100's. I also like Phillips X-treme Vision +100 which overall I think is my new top recommendation. You may see the +130's and ask about them. My response is that I favor the +100's because the difference is honestly close to imperceptible while the 130's tint the high beams blue to appeal to ignorant consumers who think bluer is better when that is far from true.

 

Nope, they are NOT DOT legal at all.

 

I doubt those +100 bulbs are street legal.

 

How do you like those?

 

They are not bad at all, best set I have owned so far. I have yet to be flashed like the other sets I have tried and do not live in a state with inspections.

BUT, as mschi772 stated, they are not DOT legal so if you live in one of those states that does inspections, I suggest following his suggestions to avoid any legal headaches.

 

The cutoff picture I was looking at on that Amazon link was actually the DOT projector version which are alot more expensive. I didn't realize they had reviews for 2 different lights mixed together. Either way glad you haven't had any trouble with them. I'll stick with my non DOT projectors and just keep evading the fuzz.

 

Got any pictures of what they look like installed?

 

They are compliant with both DOT and ECE standards. The "+100" figure is one of those fancy pseudoscience marketing things designed to impress ignorant customers and allow incorrect assumptions about a product. They are still 60/55 watt bulbs which is generally the legal limit. I don't recommend them because they are 100 units/percentile more than something or 100 units/percentile better than something. I recommend them because they are, at the end of the day, a great bulb and are totally legal.

I think it's meant to imply they are 100% brighter than regular bulbs, but that's one of those painfully unscientific things. How "bright" is a regular bulb? What does "bright" even mean? It's all deliberately vague to allow them to put a flashy (ha, pun!) claim on the package to impress consumers while not actually having to back up any real promises. The marketing jargon is all very eye-rolling for people who understand the science, but at the end of the day, it IS a good bulb for real reasons.

 

Thanks for all the great info here - newbie learning a lot....

Also good to see someone from Racine - I grew up near the Racine County fair grounds.