[yourguyry]

hey guys i did a little looking around, would these be the lights that work for our car??? i know many were talking about different lights a long time ago. i think everyone was trying to find the blue lights, or the super white... but i found these, and was wondering if this helped. I think i may get them... i like the brighter look.

http://www.europeanautosport.com/optik.htm

 

[Shocker]

yes there fit the h9 and h11 i forgot the fogs. But 78 dollars for the set (2)! Normally I pay like 15 dollars a pair shipped i want to change the bulbs but it wont happen until the H9 and H11 get made by more companies.

 

[AmesGTO]

Go with the Hoen's. They are a huge improvement.

Here is a pic with the Hoen's on the left and factory on the right. These pics are in my SS. The improvement in the GTO was actually much more than in the SS, but I didn't get good pics.

 

[ZillaGTO]

Where did you get the Hoens and what part number do I use. That looks much better.

 

[AmesGTO]

The GTO uses H9's and H11's for low/high and 9005's for fog lights.

http://www.hoen-usa.com

I'd recommend getting the Plus line. The H9's are listed as xenonmatch, but they are really Plus's. You can just order them and you'll get the right ones since they only make the H9's in the plus line.

 

[GTOdriver7]

Hoen H9 bulb pair $36.00 USD

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H11 Hoen 55W fog light pair $29.00 USD

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Hoen 9005 xenonmatch plus pair $36.00 USD

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Shipping $24.51 USD

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Total $125.51 USD


so we this is what we need right?????

 

[Shocker]

yea thats alot for bulbs i think what do you think. They need to do free shipping for us arent they sponsoring your meet Ames?

 

[Shocker]

this is it gtodriver

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Purchase Item

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Total

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Hoen H11 plus bulb pair $36.00 USD

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Hoen H9 bulb pair $36.00 USD

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Hoen 9005 xenonmatch plus pair $36.00 USD

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Shipping $24.57 USD

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Total $132.57 USD

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[Shocker]

free shipping and i'll be sold!!

 

[GTOdriver7]

hey ames,
can you tell us EXACTLY what you are recommending.

 

[AmesGTO]

The shipping does seem high for 3 sets of bulbs. I would email them and ask for a discount, they are very responsive to email.

I just did the H9's and H11's. I don't use the fog lights unless I need them and in those cases I would rather have the more yellow light.

I've ordered from them several times, seems like my bill is usually about $86 with shipping and everything.

They are amazing in the GTO you can't believe the difference. Worth every penny. In the SS they are a lot better, but not as much of an improvement as in the GTO.

They are sponsoring the Ames Meet. They are providing a lot of free lighting as give aways.

I'm not pimping myself out either, not that anyone said I was I just want to make this clear, I can see how it might look. I paid for all my lights from them both in the GTO and SS. If you check old posts I recommended these lights before I ever thought of the Ames meet. I'm not including myself in any of the Ames Meet give aways either, so actually the Ames Meet is costing me quite a bit in time and money.

 

[AmesGTO]

hey ames,
can you tell us EXACTLY what you are recommending.

Get the H9's and H11's both in the Plus line. Like I said the H9's aren't listed as Pluses but they are.

Here is the summary from my order email:
Qty: 1 Product Id: h9p Hoen H9 bulb pair ($36.00 USD)
Qty: 1 Product Id: h11p Hoen H11 plus bulb pair ($36.00 USD)
Shipping and Handling: $16.68 USD
Total: $88.68 USD

 

[GTOdriver7]

Get the H9's and H11's both in the Plus line. Like I said the H9's aren't listed as Pluses but they are.

Here is the summary from my order email:
Qty: 1 Product Id: h9p Hoen H9 bulb pair ($36.00 USD)
Qty: 1 Product Id: h11p Hoen H11 plus bulb pair ($36.00 USD)
Shipping and Handling: $16.68 USD
Total: $88.68 USD

so we dont need the 9005's

 

[AmesGTO]

so we dont need the 9005's

Only get the 9005's if you want the fog lights changed out also. I wouldn't. Fog lights work better when they have a yellowish color. But some guys like to drive around with fogs lights on all the time and it would look strange to have the fog lights not match the others.

 

[Shocker]

i wish i could go to Ames. Where's Hoen located? I emailed about a ls1gto discount. I would have too have all 3 even though I never use fogs!!! I also already bought the bulbs that are chrome then lite up amber those should be cool!! I just dont like the fact of daytime runners so i'll put the parking lights on most of the time.

 

[Shocker]

which bulb is the daytime running maybe i'll pick up 2 of those instead of buying fogs i wont use.

 

[TriShield]

I've never been a fan of halogen bulbs pretending to be HIDs. I plan on installing real HIDs in my GTO unless it offers them in 2005 or 2006.

 

[AmesGTO]

i wish i could go to Ames. Where's Hoen located? I emailed about a ls1gto discount. I would have too have all 3 even though I never use fogs!!! I also already bought the bulbs that are chrome then lite up amber those should be cool!! I just dont like the fact of daytime runners so i'll put the parking lights on most of the time.

I think the bulbs are actually from Europe. I never really checked though. They ship from Gardena, CA.

I'm pretty sure the DRL's are the low beam, never really checked though. I have also seen some cars use the high beam at a lower power.

Sylvania makes some Silverstar turn signals that look blue/purple when off, but when they flash they are orange. I got those so they would match the Hoen headlights when the car is turned off. I had Silverstar headlights in my GTP and wasn't that impressed by them, but the turn signals look good.

 

[Shocker]

i have bulbs in my truck right now and i was next to the high sedan lexus and his HIDs looked just as good as my 10 dollar bulbs. Hids are nice I saw DY's but I cant pay $500 for a setup. Its not worth that much to me. I'll try the Hoens but if they dont last as long as i hope its back to factory lights that should be much cheaper.

 

[AmesGTO]

I've never been a fan of halogen bulbs pretending to be HIDs. I plan on installing real HIDs in my GTO unless it offers them in 2005 or 2006.

I know what you mean the HID's are always going to be better. They are also considerable more money. I probably would have installed them anyway, but it involves cutting up the plastic caps and I don't want to get that far from factory with the car.

Hoen's are Xenon's, which are a big improvement over the factory bulbs.