New light bulbs for Honda Accord '00

I have an 2000 accord EX and want to change the light bulbs as they arn't
that bright.
What would be a good replacement bulbs as I don't want to spend too much by
changing light assembly or anything like that.

Some one told me that i should replace my 2006/2005 51W lamps with something
like 2006/2005 80W, dont know where I can find higher wattage lamps?

Thanks,

-B

 

You should bear in mind that 50/55 watt bulbs are the maximum allowed by
law.

 

You should also bear in mind that there are some people who think that
any extra and brighter lights on the front of any vehicle means that the
driver of such car is a blind, inconsiderate, idiot.

 

There's that, too!

 

well Mr bob... appreciate your consideration of other drivers on the
road....

let me ask you this... do u have a suggestion here?

 

brian:

what else do u think is a better alternative then....

should i get those fog lamps? or put those blue halogens? All the ones I saw
in the mkt said that they are permitted my law. what thoughts?

 

Well, you could install fog lights. They would help in foggy or rainy
conditions.

You could also, install driving lights, they would help on clear nights.

On a Ford Ranger I had years ago, I had both types of lights installed. They
were a large improvement over the headlights alone.

No matter what you install and use, please remember to turn them off when
approaching oncoming traffic.

 

What ever you decide to add,just don't use any extra light ANY TIME you
can see another car. This goes for divided highways, and traffic you are
following, no matter how far behind. If you can see them, they damned
sure they can see you. bob

 

I agree with your desire to see farther/better than the wimpish DOT approved
bulbs provide . . . the Europeans have a much better idea here (and DOT
probably hasn't changed their max allowed wattage since they raised the
national speed limit above 30mph <vbg>)!

That said, I also agree with others that warn you to kill the Hi Beams if
you can see any cars coming toward you or going away (in front of you) as
really good bulbs are blinding to drivers hit with them (even in the rear
view mirror).

My previous solution (late 1980s when the large bulb units were installed)
was to buy Hella headlights from some very helpful folks in FL (can't recall
who I bought them from). They were made for the replaceable high power bulbs
that came with it AND they were a special focused lens that dropped off the
light drastically 3' above ground to maximize "throw" but minimize blinding
hazard. They worked great. I will also say that they were NOT DOT approved,
but they were Canadian DOT approved (and due to a reciprocal agreement with
Canada-USA, they were street-legal in US).

Now that I have two Honda Civic EXs (2001 and 1999) with the fancy headlamp
structure, I'll probably look to get some higher power bulbs myself. I have
not done any homework here with these new headlamp structures yet.

Another word of caution: Don't go nuts here, as the lamp structure needs to
be able to handle the heat of the higher wattage bulb without melting the
plastic headlamp structure or wiring! Talk with someone knowledgeable before
buying bulbs to make sure it won't damage your car and that they are made to
"minimize lighting up the sky" and blinding people.

I don't think that the "blue light" bulbs gives any more usable distance
than the standard bulbs, but I could be wrong here. Start by looking at
lamps at www.jcwhitney.com to see some of what might be available.