I've upgraded my bulbs ('cause that's what we're talking about here!) to the Sylvania Cool Blue's. I coulnd't be happier. The light is brighter WHITE, not blue at all. Granted, as Kenric pointed out, they're obviously less yellow, but they certainly are NOT BLUE and do not look like the cheap-dipped-in-a-rainbow-of-different-nailpolishes-blue-green-red-purple bulbs. I dislike those (hate is a strong word...) tremendously. The bottom line is, you couldn't tell these from standard bulbs, but they sure do clear things up on a dark country road. I was soooo excited the first time I saw them, best $20.99 CDN I've spent on my car... well, almost!

I'd follow others' advice and replace the cubes or get the Cool Blue's... don't get higher output bulbs unless you upgrade the wiring harness. A higher quality bulb in the stock lights will be very obvious... the 'coloured' lights I mentionned above have to be over-powered to overcome the light lost to the coloured coating painted on the glass. And they still don't illuminate that well. They're just for looks (read: not for looking (ie. driving IMHO), since they're so dim!)

Good luck,


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Erik Nordin Smith - 1990 745Ti - 'ICE RCKT'

With conversion kits to run true HIDs in your car you wouldn't have to worry about frying your wires. HIDs draw about 10-15 amps when they are turned on for the first few seconds, then they go down to 1-2 amps, which is MUCH less than what a normal light bulb uses. here is a link to a set of TRUE HIDs

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1842837995

If you were going to be putting HIDs in your car, first buy a nice set of cibie headlight cubes from ipd, and if you aren't liking the pattern and increased visibility from those, then go for the HIDs. The cibie lights cost about 50 dollars a cube, so about 100 to upgrade your low beams. I say you would like those much more than the current headlights on your car.
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1980 244DL, 1982 245GL, 1987 744GLE, 1991 245SE, 1996 855GLT, 2001 V70