Bugeye STI Headlight vs WRX headlights

[Bugeye01WRX]

Hey everyone

 

I was wondering if anyone can help me with the different types of Headlights for bugeyes. I have what I have been told are "factory HID WRX headlights."

 

They are chrome housed and have the 2 circle lights at the bottom with the half moon at the top.

 

I also see a lot of Bugeye WRXs especially USDM or NZDM ones with these uglier looking ones.

 

Anyway, I've been wanting to black out the housing of my lights and was gonna just paint my existing lights but was thinking it might cost just as much to get a pair of already black housed lights.

 

It seems it is the JDM STI headlights that come with the black housing??

 

Is that correct? Can they be wired directly up to WRXs or do they have different connectors etc?

 

Is the light output from STI headlights any better? I find my low beam on my WRX to be absolute and utter garbage that I can barely see infront of me at night, however my high beams are amazing.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

[boon]

It's not a WRX/STI thing. My 01 STI had the chrome backed ones, the '02 has the black backed ones, as well as the better-looking one-piece grill. The connector is different for one of the bulbs, I did the swap on mine years and years ago and I definitely had to cut something.

 

EDIT: Although maybe only the '02 STI got the black ones.... unsure.

 

The light output is the same. Get better bulbs. Your low beams should be HIDs and I've always thought mine were really good so maybe you have trash bulbs.

[Bugeye01WRX]

42 minutes ago, boon said:

It's not a WRX/STI thing. My 01 STI had the chrome backed ones, the '02 has the black backed ones, as well as the better-looking one-piece grill. The connector is different for one of the bulbs, I did the swap on mine years and years ago and I definitely had to cut something.

 

EDIT: Although maybe only the '02 STI got the black ones.... unsure.

 

The light output is the same. Get better bulbs. Your low beams should be HIDs and I've always thought mine were really good so maybe you have trash bulbs.

 

Oh sweet so the HID lights I have are exactly the same as the STI ones? How come they have different connectors I would have thought that might have had something to do with light ouput.

 

yeah I might check my bulbs because they do feel pretty s***.

[boon]

Guess they just changed year to year? If I remember right it was like, 2 or 3 wires I had to cut and join.

 

EDIT edit: It might just be a little length of adaptor loom? You might be able to swap it if you can get like 25cm deep in the back of the headlight and around a corner. I just cut and joined it.

[Bugeye01WRX]

53 minutes ago, boon said:

Guess they just changed year to year? If I remember right it was like, 2 or 3 wires I had to cut and join.

 

EDIT edit: It might just be a little length of adaptor loom? You might be able to swap it if you can get like 25cm deep in the back of the headlight and around a corner. I just cut and joined it.

 

Oh yeah! If I wont get an increased Light output I might just go back to my original idea and paint the housing myself.

 

Thanks Boon