Sylvania Silverstars-- My personal opinion
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Sylvania Silverstars-- My personal opinion
This is in no way to offend anybody.. but i purchased the sylvannia silverstars.. and lets just put it this way... They are horrible and in no way match the Xenon HID lights we have... Im not saying that I can buy something for 50 bucks and it will definently match it, but this came no where close. It was SLIGHTLY a little whiter than the stock highs.. As a result, my next choice are the PIAA Extreme White or maybe some Euro Design H4's... ( I know somebody with the Sylvannia Silverstars will look at this and become offended. I just wanted to tell the people who are thinking about matching their fogs with their Xenon's that it isnt anywhere close.. thats all )
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Re: Sylvania Silverstars-- My personal opinion
thats because you cannot match a halogen light with a xenon light, its just not worth the effort. if you DO manage to find a bulb that will match, it will have so much coating or filter that it will interefere with the quality of the light output
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i have the silverstars or my sedan, and they suck. there no whiter than stock. they still look yellow. so i blew 40 bucks on nothing..
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I know pretty much nothing about replacing the bulbs, haven't had a chance to catch up on this thing, but if you can't match halogen with xenon, why not put xenons into the fog lights? Excuse my question if its stupid.
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Just purchased another pair of no name lights to see if they cant get atleast somewhat whiter than the Sylvannia Silverstars... and nope.. they were actually worse.. I will not give up, if it takes buying then returning .. that is what i will do.. hah
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I have Silverstars in my fogs and they are actually pretty close. I have noticed as the HIDs warm up after the first couple of minutes, they change from very blue to a whiter color. The Silverstars aren't an exact match, but they are only about a shade off. They look green(not yellow like the stock lights) and make the HIDs look whiter.
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badboyg200,
Give the PIAA extreme whites a try. I installed them over the weekend and they look very good.
I will point out that when shining the PIAAs and HIDs on the (gray) sheetrock in my garage, I did notice that PIAAs didn't quite match the whiteness of the HIDs, i.e., there was still a yellow tint. But, when looking at the lights directly from above against the lamp housing or straight on, they look very close. I realize that I could've gone with a higher color temperature bulb, but I wanted to stay away from any bulbs that would possibly give off a blueish tint. In any event, I consider them to be much better than stock.
Give the PIAA extreme whites a try. I installed them over the weekend and they look very good.
I will point out that when shining the PIAAs and HIDs on the (gray) sheetrock in my garage, I did notice that PIAAs didn't quite match the whiteness of the HIDs, i.e., there was still a yellow tint. But, when looking at the lights directly from above against the lamp housing or straight on, they look very close. I realize that I could've gone with a higher color temperature bulb, but I wanted to stay away from any bulbs that would possibly give off a blueish tint. In any event, I consider them to be much better than stock.
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From what other members who have tried the PIAA fogs have said, they seem to burn out very fast as compared to the Sylvanias. Just something to keep in mind.
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PIAA's bulbs SUCK! They burn out so freaking fast. I have a pair of the sylvania's in, and when they first come on...they do appear to be yellow, but after a minute or so... they turn white. There is no way you can say it looks like the stock bulb which is a very dull yellow. There is a difference, and at a decent price.....
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I think i want to try a higher temperature bulb.. for I am looking for a little shade of blue in my lights... I just want it to look more Bi-Xenon-ish thats all.. I cant stand yellow in my lights.. I really dont care if they burn out fast.. I dont use my highs very often anyways so it doesnt really matter
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Re: Sylvania Silverstars-- My personal opinion
What about the Philips Ultinon 6000K ?
I hears some good stuff about them.
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if we're talking about matter of bulbs, i think piaas are great. just watch what you get. my friend was using piaas on his car for around 2 years and he didn't need them anymore so he gave them to me. it lasted me another year and a half at least. he was saying something about genuine piaas made in japan are good and long lasting, but if you buy the wrong kind, they will last you a very short time. also you have to make sure you don't touch the actual glass part of the bulb as the oil from your hands will cut its life more than half.
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Re: Sylvania Silverstars-- My personal opinion
Speedoholic --- The Philips Ultinon 6000K are HID lights... they arent the H4 size bulbs.. You need the HID kit for that ..
Does anybody know if it is possible to install HID's for the fog/ high/ low's area?
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Does anybody know if it is possible to install HID's for the fog/ high/ low's area?
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You can, and some have installed HIDs for fogs. The problem however is that you will lose functionality of either the high beam or fogs in a standard conversion.
I believe that CATZ sells a dual capsule H4 replacement HID which would maintain the fog and high beams. Not sure how well they work, and there may be some compromises with the beam patterns, which is also true with most HID conversions regardless.
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I believe that CATZ sells a dual capsule H4 replacement HID which would maintain the fog and high beams. Not sure how well they work, and there may be some compromises with the beam patterns, which is also true with most HID conversions regardless.
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As to other threads, I wil put this out here again. I've had PIAAs in my Maxima for over 6 years and they are still going strong. I know a lot of people running PIAA Super Whites without any problems with bulbs burning out. If you are getting a very rapid bulb burnout it is due to contamination on the bulb. When ever replaced bulbs(including standard light bulbs in your house), never touch the bulb surface with your bare hand. If the oils from your hands get onto the bulb, they will cause the light in the bulb to reflect back into the bulb. This creates a hot spot on the bulb. This hot spot will eventually crack and burn out the bulb. Always replace bulbs using clean gloves or a clean towel for best results. If your hands are sweaty, you could actually install the bulb and put enough fluid on them that they would break immediately.
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