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sylvania silverstar.... how are they??

Old Mar 2, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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Yeah, I just made a friend recently who works there, he offered to... borrow... things for me.

Of course they don't stock RX-7 parts.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 06:54 PM
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I just put some hyperwhites on my car, not worth the money. Minimal difference... chalk up the extra ten bucks and get the Silverstars, from that pic they look like they're worth it.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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I bought them a few months ago for $25 apiece from PepBoys (ouch). They are certainly whiter than stock, and made my friend's stock headlights (1999 concorde) look almost yellow when we parked side-by-side. Clean white without the ricey blue, go for it.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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they are amazing..friends comment me on my lights when were driving all the time.. the light output is VERY white.
in this picture, you can see a tiny hue of amber color at the top--please note that its not from my silverstars, its from my city lights
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 07:51 PM
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I just got Silverstars last month and they are the best lights I have ever bought.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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Yeahhhh. I was pretty inpressed with them but they burned out in the usual 8 month lifespan that white bulbs have. They were great on dry pavement but absolutly sucked in wet weather. After having to break my back getting out the driver side bulb I just but in the 6 year old oem bulbs that the silverstars replaced and i'm not going to F with them again. h: Waste of $40.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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I love my silverstar used since Last August 03
they r great at foggy day, but the down side is not very good at rainny day
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 09:41 PM
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The wet weather performance I have noticed has been about the same as normal lights... remember, all lights suck in wet weather.

My last set was over a year old by the time I sold the car, no burnouts. The one burnout I know of was a couple year old, frequently used bulb.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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ya sorry to hear about your bad experience supa... mine are still goin strong. comin on lets see 10 months now?
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Kai
The wet weather performance I have noticed has been about the same as normal lights... remember, all lights suck in wet weather.

My last set was over a year old by the time I sold the car, no burnouts. The one burnout I know of was a couple year old, frequently used bulb.

The yellower a light is, the more useful it will be in bad weather.

Which, unfortunately, only half explains those piss-yellow fogs people leave on all the time.
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