I was just wondering if its possible to get those crisp, white or colored lights for the headlights. I know you can get replacement bulbs, but will they fit my car? Would i need to replace the actual light covers to get a full effect.

With regards to the interior, I want to get neon or led lights under the dash or seats or something, but the upholstery is a crimson red. I'm not sure how bad red lights would clash. Would it be really bright? Blue lights would probably make everything look black right? I dunno. Just thinking about it.

You can buy *legal* bulbs from your local auto store, they are called "Silver Stars" by Sylvania. They are quite good from the reviews I've heard, but dont give you the blueish tint that the real HID headlights give off.

You can also buy *illegally* colored bulbs off the internet, and give off a distinct blue tinge to the lights. They look really nice. Drawbacks include headlamp cover melting (most are higher wattage to overcome the colored coating), and getting pulled over and frivolous ticketing by law enforcement.

I had no idea that the tinted lights were illegal. Thats a bummer, but I'm more than willing to check out the regular crisp white lights. Would I need pairs for low and high beams? would it look ridiculous with the stock light covers and blinkers. Not to mention the rear lights?

I think the silverstars look great on any car. I hate the yellowish glow of standard halogen. I have a set of the illegally colored lights on my car, I bought off the net, and I love the way they look. But I also know that the cops dont like them around here. I take my chances for the good looks

Ok i did NOT think i would have trouble with this but im really frustrated: I got low beam and high beam Silverstars online and they came today. I went to go put them in and i could not figure out how to do it. Maybe I'm missing something, but theres no screws to loosen to access anything...I'm assuming that i dont have to remove the battery to get underneath and inside everything, because i cant even see that far into the assembly.
There are two dial like things on the top of each light but they are so tight I'm afraid to unscrew them.

I looked in the manual, and it starts off by saying, turn light cover counterclockwise etc.. but how do i get to that? it's like it's encased in armor. I could wait till Friday when my bro comes up cause hes a big motor head and I'm sure he knows, but I'm dying to see what these lights are going to look like.

The dial things you speak of are likely just that - turn counter clockwise, and it should click and let go of the light. I am sure you are aware about not touching bulb glass, or it will fail prematurely.

they were on there REALLY tight. i had to use pliers to move one. and it was so difficult i just assumed they were for something else. Hmm. ill try again tomorrow.

So yeah i went out and tried to unscrew those plastic things again. I tried spraying some wd40 on it. The problem is there so tight that i couldn't even spray anything of importance. It worked a little and one of them moved about 1/4 inch. I dont want to strip them because they are made of plastic.

My net progress = i cracked the silver plastic trim of the right turn signal and now it's missing a piece.

I dont understand why this is so difficult lol

I just re-read the first post... Are you working on the TOP of the light fixture, or behind the light, in the engine compartment?

The bulbs are inserted from the rear of the light fixture, and held there by a plastic ring that basically snaps down to the fixture. The ring is loosened by turning it counter clock wise with your fingers, then the whole bulb/ring/wire assy will pull out the back of the light.

In most cases, the light fixture does not have to be removed, but, to do the passenger side light in my car, I have to remove the coolant overflow tank, to get my hand down in there. Excessive force on the ring shouldnt be nessesary, but you may have to press gently while turning it.

Ohhhhh okay. there's the 2 dials on each light assembly that look like theyre the only things holding everything together, i figured id remove those and the whole fixture would pop out where i could unscrew the back and blah blah blah. there is no way in hell i can get a screwdriver in to that area without taking the battery out. i can barely even see in there its so tight. On the other side, there isnt as much obstruction now that i removed the stock air filter. I might have to remove the new stuff, but thats easy....hmmm.

now that this is all clarified.... Round 3 tomorrow