As everyone knows the headlights on the new WRX/STis are not very great.

I am looking to change mine and have read a good amount of conflicting information on the HID bulb/halogen projector/retrofit discussion. So I am looking for some people who have had success with getting a brighter white headlight than OEM with out the negatives.

I have seen many posts with people saying that HID Ballasts in the halogen projectors in the new WRX/STis are not blinding to oncoming traffic. Not sure if this is really the case. Doesn't make much sense.

What route do you guys recommend I take, retrofit, HID ballasts? I want to get it done correctly and not blind the on coming traffic as well...

 

These are what we call "liars".

 

don't be one of those guys

 

Yeah, don't be like me! I ended up slapping in a HID kit in the OEM halogen projectors and it's definitely not the same as HID projectors. I'm getting that all sorted out now, but if you have the time and/or dough... get em retrofited!

If you're looking for a brighter output, consider putting some Sylvania ZXEs! I had those and the output was way better and mimicked HIDs pretty well.

 

you could bend the "squirrel finders" down on the stock headlights (DIY Request, Squirrel finder mod. - Page 2) however the are put there so you can see street signs and stuff. I bent those and replaced my lens with TSX-R's and the cutoff is pretty clean with no glare

 

I have some zxe bulbs in my dresser. I was all about them when I had my ford truck but with my subaru they just arent that bright.
I replaced them with a 55 watt hid kit.....oops......burned the projector on the drivers side. Lol. Now its discolored.

I took the kit out and decided to buy a 35watt morimoto kit.
Installed and meh.....

The ultimate decision.......sti fixtures with oem stuff. Or worse comes to worst......get a oem retrofit from trs for 400 bux.

 

OopZ duplicate post. On a side note. Do u want to buy mt zxes for 40 bucks?

 

Swapped mine out for the h9 bulbs. Doesn't cost much and it's a lot brighter than stock. Phillips bulbs like 8 bucks each

 

Morimoto's from TRS is the only way i would go. Never had an issue with the set I retrofitted into my camaro. Very sharp cutoff line and alot of light. If your going to do it, do it right.

 

OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited

I run them in the FXT, they burn out 2x as fast as regular bulbs, and you MUST use a ceramic plug (harness conversion), also they are not US DOT legal (too bright) and only a few places here in the US import them from Europe...

however, they are far, far brighter than anything you can get here, and not have to swap over to HID.

 

I left my OE hid alone but did upgrade the bulb for the drl/highbeam. I went with a HIR bulb. Google it to get more info. It works like a charm and light output is very good in high beam.

 

I will be doing the same for my car as well. I am really liking how it looks and its not so expensive.

 

Thanks for the input, seems like this is the way I will end up going.

 

Looks like a hell of a lot of work to fab them in for the benefits. (and this from a guy who put a 7m-gte in a 4runner)

 

Doesn't look too bad honestly. They have a video up for 08-11 imprezas here's the video:

Watch "TRS Tips: Morimoto RetroQuik System For 06-13 Subaru Impreza" on YouTube