2001 silhouette dim headlights

[troyandmarsha]

hey silouette 2000 and up owners,

do you have a problem with headlights that just aren't very bright at all?

i drive around with my brights on and no one seems to care.

any suggestions?

thanks,

Same as my 2003 Venture. I swapped the lamps for the 100/65 watt version and installed new bezels all around. Made a little difference. Still not super bright but better than before.

[463]

i have used SilverStar Ultra bulb for four years now there the best lights that i could find. heres a link : http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...ce/Silverstar/

[roadrunner2]

I think you'll find the problem is not a dim bulb.

All the GM sisters (Montana, Silouette and Venture) had/have the same fault.

The plastic lenses are very short lived. There are after-market kits that help clean up the foggy lenses but they don't last long and new after-market headlamps are quite expensive.

[merc81]

I bought new lens assemblies for about $100 for the set. Then switched to HID lights with a kit from ebay. Replaced the factory fog lights with better bulbs. Now I can see like it was daytime.

[woscarr]

Originally Posted by merc81

I bought new lens assemblies for about $100 for the set. Then switched to HID lights with a kit from ebay. Replaced the factory fog lights with better bulbs. Now I can see like it was daytime.

I'm doing the same thing. I have a ebay seller that sells them 49 each CDN free shipping from Ontario. Plus I will get a 9004 HID sys and a 880 HID sys for headlights and fog lights.

I'm thinking that will do the trick...

Cheers
Wayne.

[merc81]

The prices keep getting better and better from a variety of sources it seems. Several years back the only option was to pay nearly $200 for each front lens housing alone--only to have them fog up inside again within the year.
My son has done the same thing to his Honda Civic with one extra touch--he drilled small holes in the top rear of the housings. This has let the moisture evaporate it seems so we did the same to the van's headlights. One bulb had been starting to fog up but the hole prevents that now. The other still seems to fog from time to time, but not very much and it clears quickly now.

As far as the HID bulb kits--wow! I'll never use an incandescent bulb again. I can finally see normally at night in the van.

[dewaynep]

Yes, these are now $27/each from Rockauto.com. $65 for the pair delivered to my door. I'll be installing them tonight.