# Silvia headlight bulbs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [June 28, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395 "2005-06-28T22:23:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/1 "2005-06-28T22:23:07Z")
Hey, I have the silvia headlights with the dual projectors and the square fog light. My low beam burnt out and I can’t find anything like it anywhere. I have asked guys that have been in the parts business for 20+ years and they have no idea what it is. It looks exactly like an H1 but an H1 has one wire post, and mine has 2 wire posts. Equally sized and spaced. My headlight look like these: [![](http://members.shaw.ca/uploadspace/1.jpg) ](http://members.shaw.ca/uploadspace/1.jpg) [![](http://members.shaw.ca/uploadspace/2.jpg) ](http://members.shaw.ca/uploadspace/2.jpg) Anyone familiar with these? Perhaps ran into the same problem? ---
**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/2 "2005-06-28T22:45:05Z")
It is called an H3C. Go to Acura or honda and ask for a foglight from a 98 predlude or a daytime running like (i think) for a 98 ish acura CL. They should have them but be warned they are expensive. Ebay also has some ricer blue ones if you want. ---
**Author:** ![TyPhOOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/typhoon/32/5800_2.png) [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/3 "2005-06-28T23:07:15Z")
H3C indeed … ---
**Author:** ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/4 "2005-06-28T23:26:19Z")
OK thanks guys! I’ll check it out tommorow. Do aftermarket companys support these bulbs? Can you pick them up at auto parts places, or are they really hard to get a hold of even when you know exactly what your after? Also, if different brands make them, which ones have you guys found to work quite well? I am not a fan of really colourful headlights. I like White light with a hint of blue. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/5 "2005-07-06T14:04:13Z")
OK, I know that the H3C can be found. It is on E-bay, but where can I buy some around here? I talked to 4 different places and none of them had even head of it or seen anything like it. And the Honda dealer said the preludes never used those bulbs. I found that PIAA makes them but they aren’t in the american books. So where can I find these damn things?!?! ---
**Author:** ![qualthar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/74df32/32.png) [@qualthar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/qualthar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/6 "2005-07-06T15:21:12Z")
When I was looking for new bulbs for my Skyline (they have H3C as well) I came upon this website. [http://www.mx6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115008](http://www.mx6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115008) It’s an H3C to H3 conversion, I might consider doing that if the H3 bulbs are more common. After reading the article it looks really easy to do, almost too easy 😛 I do know that H3C bulbs are generally a pain to get, and I imagine it would really suck for your PIAA warranty if you have to wait for shipping for your replacement bulbs. Just another option for you to consider 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aerocabin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@aerocabin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aerocabin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/7 "2005-07-06T16:33:50Z")
Speedtech in Calgary has them on the shelf. ---
**Author:** ![qualthar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/74df32/32.png) [@qualthar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/qualthar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/8 "2005-07-06T17:05:02Z")
> [@aerocabin](#): > > Speedtech in Calgary has them on the shelf. I’m too lazy to drive that far 😛 Are they the PIAA H3C or another brand? Also, I’m not sure if the H3 is easier to find. Are they readily available? ---
**Author:** ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/9 "2005-07-06T21:33:00Z")
You can get H3 at like Walmart and Crappy tire!! They are very easy to come by. And you can get blue tinted ones for under $20 each. And yeah, that conversion would take like 2 minutes, very easy thanks for posting it!! On my housing I can’t see very well, have to go by feel. So I will have to see if it has a screw I can use for a ground. If it does, then problem solved!!! ---
**Author:** ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/10 "2005-07-07T21:07:25Z")
Just to update anyone who cares… I tried converting over to a regular H3 by adding a ground wire to the headlight housing around the bulb opening and it worked perfectly. The H3 bulb is a perfect fit and is alot cheaper and easyer to get ahold of. Doing this was easy but I did drop the tiny screw into the headlight housing, so if attempting make sure you have a magnet incase you do the same. ---
**Author:** ![qualthar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/74df32/32.png) [@qualthar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/qualthar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/11 "2005-07-07T21:23:18Z")
> [@silvia](#): > > Just to update anyone who cares… > I tried converting over to a regular H3 by adding a ground wire to the headlight housing around the bulb opening and it worked perfectly. The H3 bulb is a perfect fit and is alot cheaper and easyer to get ahold of. > Doing this was easy but I did drop the tiny screw into the headlight housing, so if attempting make sure you have a magnet incase you do the same. Sweet… glad it worked out so easily. What brand of bulbs did you buy? I’d like to get a pair of PIAA for the quality & warranty 😃 ---
**Author:** ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silvia-headlight-bulbs/139395/12 "2005-07-07T22:03:18Z")
I only bought a cheap ass $8 bulb because I din’t want to buy anything expensive for my experimenting. Now that it worked I don’t know what bulb to go with either! Just to let you know…On mine, red and green were power and black was ground. Double check but I would guess other nissans to be the same. Don’t hook it up backwards or you will probably ruin your expensive new PIAA bulbs!