[patrickdubya49]

Get Silverstars. They're cheaper on eBay, too. Got mine for $25 shipped I believe.

As for the tint, if you really are having that hard of a time then you should lighten it. Otherwise, subscribe to Damon's credo of becoming the king of sideview mirrors because that's about the only other way to fix it.

When you park, notice when your reverse lights are reflecting off of the headlamp reflectors of the car behind you through your sideview mirrors and use that to help you judge your distance. And get better at parking. When I first tinted my old car I had to completely re-learn parallel parking in a more instinctive way, so I went to a park, set up two of the big metal trash drums they had there in the parking lot and practiced until I could get it right in a tight space.

 

[patrickdubya49]

I dunno, I've noticed a difference with the Silverstars. Definitely a difference in color (whiter) and a lesser difference in brightness but still noticeable. I guess its a little bit of a vanity issue but I like whiter lights even if they're not that much brighter, as long as the cost is reasonable.

My old Silverstars were going strong on 6 months with lots of night driving without any problems, and looked great in projectors so I had no trouble dropping another $25 for a set for the tC...figured they'd look good in reflectors too and so far they haven't disappointed. We'll see how they hold up.

 

[patrickdubya49]

Wait...you're too lazy to turn your headlights off during the day?

"And I'm talkin' about the Dude here - the Dude from Los Angeles. Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Dude. The Dude, from Los Angeles. And even if he's a lazy man - and the Dude was most certainly that. Quite possibly the laziest in all of Los Angeles County, which would place him high in the runnin' for laziest worldwide."