I bought my old 93 Z28 back, now it needs some TLC

[mcalus]

Interested to see how they work. I bought some really nice basically brand new OEM lights for bank$$$ and they still suck. Once this things back together I want to go over the lighting of the car again.

Stock lighting is a joke on this thing.

I should have the HIDS Monday or Tuesday.

I pulled the stock housings and the bulbs in the lows. I also pulled the little container thingy behind the lights. Maybe it's a heat shield? Not sure but they have seen better days as well as the black trim rings around the lights. I'm going to sandblast and powdercoat them. If I feel lazy I'll just paint them.

[BP_Z28]

False, Michael does not get lazy with his camaro build.

[meissen]

My car has has silverstars installed by the previous owner. They work fine and i hope they continue to last... Theyve been working for at least 10 years now.

Either you never drive at night or you have something ridiculous going on. I've never seen a bulb last 10 years... I got tired of doing the silicone method because my bulbs would only last 1-2 years before blowing out.

[birdie2000]

Either you never drive at night or you have something ridiculous going on. I've never seen a bulb last 10 years... I got tired of doing the silicone method because my bulbs would only last 1-2 years before blowing out.

I call shenanigans too. I've never seen a Silverstar bulb last 10 months let alone 10 years.

[popo8]

Re: I bought my old 93 Z28 back, now it needs some TLC

I installed silver stars in the stock housings of my z...been 3 years now.


Larry (Popo8) Co-owner
LTXtech.com

[Fox Slaughter]

Had Sliverstars in my Saturn for like least 5 years. Never changed them, just put them in.

[meissen]

But are you guys driving the car at night at all? I mean - if you only use the headlights one evening drive a month I can see how they'd last a few years...

[Fox Slaughter]

My Saturn was my DD since Jr year in high school until a year ago when I traded it in.
It even drove it to New Jersey.

Now turn signals, I rarely use those haha.

[birdie2000]

I'm shocked, they say right on the box that the life expectancy is pretty low. My brother and my co-worker both had them in their trailblazers and I was replacing lights for them at least once a year, not exaggerating. Maybe it's something with those trucks?

[Fox Slaughter]

Did you touch the bulb when you installed them?

[birdie2000]

Absolutely not, wear latex gloves whenever I replace bulbs like that.

[mcalus]

My HID's should be sitting at home

Here are the pics of the parts I took off yesterday. I got the "trim rings" all prepped today.



Im going to start powdercoating some more parts in the engine bay. Brackets etc, not as much as looks but more longevity. I need to tackle a lot of things in this front washer/headlight/radiator support area.

[Fox Slaughter]

I need to send my trim rings to get powder coated also.

[mcalus]

I call shenanigans too. I've never seen a Silverstar bulb last 10 months let alone 10 years.

I need to send my trim rings to get powder coated also.

Send them over, I'll do them all at once.

[Fox Slaughter]

Eh you're kinda far when Darren is right down the road from me haha.