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Headlights for a 2004 Subaru Outback

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Headlights, HID, Blue Lights

I too am confused by the new "HID simulated" headlights.  I have the H1 low beams, 9006 (55 W) are my fog lights and the 9005 are my high beams (65 w).

I picked up some from E-Bay... here is what I found.

Back in 2005 people were buying bulbs, adding a blue tint, and reselling on E-bay.  They are crap.

In 2010 the replacement HID bulbs.  They they flickered after a year.

In 2015 they came out with LED bulbs, but required fans in them.  They lasted two years, the fan would fail, then burn out the circuits to run the bulb.

Subaru headlights

Subaru headlights

Subaru headlights

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