Yep. Bought a set of housings off ebay that included "100/90" watt bulbs. Used the Putco wiring harness. My headlights are still pretty crappy. My guess is the cheap bulbs. Think I'm better off getting some brand name ones?
I used No-alox on all connections, freshly sanded grounds put in with self tappers.

 

Are they properly aimed ?

 

Yeah. The light output is just barely an improvement over what I had. Also, to eliminate some variables: New duralast gold battery in January, rebuilt starter February, all new 4ga battery cables in March.

 

thatll do it.

lemme guess, plastic housings and blue-tinted bulbs? throw it all out, buy some real stuff. I have Hella DOT glass housings and 100/90 narvas with the putco harness and it is BRIGHT.

 

Haha, yep those are the ones. I don't have the money to drop on the Hella housings though, and in any case, I doubt that the housing will make a very significant difference. I guess I'll pick up some decent H4 bulbs and if it's still crappy I'll buy some better housings in a couple months.

 

Lemme guess, you got some "Diamond cut" or "Crystal cut" housings? That's definitely why. Get some Autopal housings if you can't afford Hellas. They're like ~$40

 

i went with vision X housing and bulbs.... great improvement

 

My hella dot housings for 45 for the pair.... In 2007. I guess they're more expensive now. The housing is just as important as the bulb.

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Which housings did you get? Autopals? If so the bulbs that come with them are ok but not great. Upgrading to better bulbs is a good idea.

If you got some other random housings then the bulbs that came with them are a crap shoot.

 

OK, so a friend had a set of Hella 60/55 H4s and I put one in and the difference is huge. At least 50% more light on low, probably 70% more on high. The ****ty bulbs that came with the housings are sure as heck not 100/90s lol. Anyways, it's still not a nice white light that I'm looking for. Doesn't have to be pure white, but just something a little less yellow.

 

PIAA 60/55w xtreme white plus bulbs. Thats what im runnin. Crisp pure white. Well worth the $.