Michigan dont know what snow is, lake effect snow my a$$ i been there and winter is a cake walk in the UP.

 

Good morning everyone. Michigan does too know about snow. I still think it's a piece of cake, but we're not likely to die when getting stuck in it for an extended period of time.

Which begs the question, how stupid do you have to be to subject yourself to an Alaskan winter?
Just kidding! I would love to get up there sometimes.

 

Anybody got some suggestions for whiter headlight bulbs?

 

My buddy just put silver stars in his '05 superduty and loves them.

 

I am pretty happy with the Sylvania Star's. But I do not know what "color" you have now to compare with.. Sorry Torr, that is all I have.

 

Mine are the star ones posted above. they are fine.

 

And that right there explains WHY you are still lost in Alaska .

All Right, I have a question about Alaska? First a Statment, My father was stationed in Alaska for a while, while there he said they had very little snow, because of how cold it was??

While stationed in South Dakota, the base use to send him out in a Crane Truck to go out and Rescue the locals during snow storms??

So here is the question, How much snow do you get? And Where at?

 

I have stock halogen bulbs. They work good, but when my white LEDs are on, it makes the headlights look more yellow. Kind of similar to replacing household incandescent with a CFL.

 

This may continue as an issue
File:Incand-3500-5500-color-temp-comparison.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A LED normally can put out a 5-6.5k color ( warmth)
I do not believe that a incandescent can match it. the best you can get from the silverstart ultras in 4.7k, which is pretty white, but it will not be as white as the LED's
SilverStar Ultra/Headlight (9007SU-2) | AutoZone.com

 

That or take the led's out and replace them with Ford blue ones. That'd be cool man.

 

I looked at the Ford blue ones, but they looked too gimmicky. Besides, I would have to tear them apart again. I have my other set torn apart too, so i could try it on them.

 

yeah if you are trying to match the LED's you're going to have to go HID.. LED's don't put out the broad spectrum of light that an incandescent does, they're pretty much one color. realistically you want a little yellow in the light.. it's actually usuable light, unlike the blues and purples you start to get into as you go away from yellow (like the riceburners that think the 8,10,12k HID's are "sweet"... yeah, good louck with those in fog and snow).

maybe wire the LED's so they're only on when the headlights aren't? i think with a relay it'd be doable. make them operate like a DRL of sorts.

 

I agree with wanting usable light versus looks. I have the LEDs on a toggle switch so i can turn them on or off when I want. I have heard HIDs are bad for putting in a Halogen case. But the mustang had HIDs that looked very similar to the halogen. Maybe someone here has more experience?

 

Torr, my experience with light, although it is in buildings, 5k is perfect, above starts turning blue in color. 5k shows, again my opinion, is crisp light. I dont feel yo would go wrong with the 4.7k Sliverstars, but they will not match the LEDs

 

As long as it doesn't look odd. That website said 4.1k.