not satisfied with Nokya Arctic White Stage 1

[jeff_o]

I got my self Stage 1 (stock wattage) Nokya Arctic White 7000K. Installed them yesterday and test drove last night. in the garage they're white with a hint of blue and looked great. but on the road... it felt like you have a dark tint film in your windshield. they're dark and not enough brightness.

i don't wanna go high wattage because i don't wanna melt my harness... any other bulbs worth trying (aside from going HIDs)?

haven't tried cosmic white, titanium white though.

[Zero]

You are totally wasting your money.

Instead of burning at a 7000 Kelvin rating, all those bulbs are doing is shining at the color of 7000k.

For the price of another set of ricer bulbs, you could buy an HID kit from VVME or DDM.

That "dark tint film" sight is because of the ricer blue tint they put on the bulb, which actually cuts the brightness and adds color.

When it comes time for rain, those ricer blue bulbs won't light up squat.

[WakeRider]

QFTW
You are totally wasting your money.

Instead of burning at a 7000 Kelvin rating, all those bulbs are doing is shining at the color of 7000k.

For the price of another set of ricer bulbs, you could buy an HID kit from VVME or DDM.

That "dark tint film" sight is because of the ricer blue tint they put on the bulb, which actually cuts the brightness and adds color.

When it comes time for rain, those ricer blue bulbs won't light up squat.

[v3bahumut]

HID or go home :chuckles:

[youngxlos]

^^^^ yeah dude stop wasting your money on ricer bulbs.

[Aznboi812]

yea just buy HID

[Entranced]

Dude... I told you these were a waste of time and money! :faint:

[jeff_o]

ok ok...it was just $11 from ebay. i just tried it out :D

[lamboceliGTS]

hahah $11 is better then the whatever for HID.

Got any pics?

[kaizer_soze]

the best non HID you can try is Philips xtreme power
http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=81

[Soo__Fuego]

the best non HID you can try is Philips xtreme power
http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=81

osram hyper are still a lil brighter

http://www.suvlights.com/product_info.php?products_id=164

but at 40 bucks for either brand bulbs you can spend 30 dollars more and have hids, just a thought

[boothten]

hahah $11 is better then the whatever for HID.

Got any pics?

You get what you paid for. Wanna skim costs and pay $11 for ricer blue bulbs?
See:
it felt like you have a dark tint film in your windshield. they're dark and not enough brightness.

[SmutasticGT]

the brightest non-hid bulbs I've every had on my car were the sylvania silverstars...there a hell of alot brighter then the nokya's. I had the exact same pair in the past. The blue hint looks cool but there noticably dimmer then stock.

[Entranced]

but you'll go through 3 sets of the silverstar's before you have to worry about your HID's going out...

[WakeRider]

yea stop complaining and fess up the money for the HID.... well worth the investment!

[bloodytiger]

H.I.D. or GTFO :closed:

[jeff_o]

k... here are the pics. it's really much darker... it's the camera adjustin to make it brighter.. but i've darken the pics as much as close to the real thing but it's really darker than the pics.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3616019604_7f938a8107_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3615198959_b6235d1c95_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3615199017_3405839319_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3615199179_2c0b774313_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/3616019908_3156cb6056_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3615198983_3a742340be_o.jpg

[Entranced]

wow thats dull. When I finally got my HID's, I turned them on and thought to myself "I should have done this sooner"

HID's should be everyone's first mod. they make the WORLD of difference... and its worth it!!

[trdmsprts27]

nokya's suck balls! if youre going to stay with halogen i suggest piaa or plasmaglow. both have bulbs in the 100w range but there not cheap lol. just get a HID kit from DDM for $78 shipped and your golden!

[jeff_o]

yeah... baby steps... btw i also took pics while i'm at the garage :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3617503663_aa71e69f4a_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/3617503671_4ef167d8b9_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3618324600_78b411403f_o.jpg

[03GTSTRD]

nokya's suck balls! if youre going to stay with halogen i suggest piaa or plasmaglow. both have bulbs in the 100w range but there not cheap lol. just get a HID kit from DDM for $78 shipped and your golden!

+1 on the DDM kit for $78 shipped. I paid more than that for PIAA headlight bulbs back in the day before I realized how dumb I was for paying that much for bulbs. Now I have and will always have HIDs on both of my cars.

[Entranced]

jeff... we need to get you some suspension bro.. after the clutch then, eh? :D

[v3bahumut]

What's with all the tape on the floor of the garage?

[jeff_o]

smutastic: are you referring to sylverstar ultras? they're the brightest among the sylverstar lineup.

v3: our garage is actually a drifttrack for RC :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2769076108_52ff819dd2_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2769076096_8834ab0950_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2769076048_b72805f9cb_o.jpg

[trdmsprts27]

i was wondering the same about the tape then thought it was the line up marks as to were to park and the angel of the door swing lol.

[bionictony]

haha cool drift track. You guys use HPI or Yokomo drift cars? HPI has a celica body.

[jeff_o]

i use Tamiya with Skyline body, my roommate has Yokomo with 350z and skyline body. yeah i saw the HPI celi body but it's just expensive :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3470117468_9bf9b7999e_o.jpg

[SmutasticGT]

haha you hit the nail right on the head, i went through exactly 3 sets a few yrs back and finally updated to hid last year.

[SmutasticGT]

but you'll go through 3 sets of the silverstar's before you have to worry about your HID's going out...

haha you hit the nail right on the head, i went through exactly 3 sets a few yrs back and finally updated to hid last year.

[IPD84]

I wont lie, the bulbs LOOK nice in the housing, but HIDs are the better investment hands down. The lighting outdoors is embarressing. With so many people recomending HIDs, I say go for it, Im very positive you wouldnt be disapointed.