Sylvania Silverstar

[SlickSketcher]

I bought the Sylvania SilverStar low beam bulbs the other night, 9006. They work awesome. I love them. A lot whiter and brighter than the standard 9006 bulbs. I highly suggest getting them. Got mine for $30 at Advance Auto Parts.

[SouthDakotAlero]

Welcome to the world of better night vision. When I first got the lowbeams, they were almost as bright as the stock high beams.

[johny_boy32]

I got the high's and lows, i couldnt be happier.

[hurstalero]

I two have the highs and lows. I love them. To bad Silverstars don't make fogs for our rides. I had to go with a higher wattage Street Glows!

Weber

[alero168]

i had them and they both pass and driver went out on me, like wtf. i just have stock looking bulbs now, but silvers are really nothing compared to hid which would be my next lights :)

[Oldsman]

Originally posted by alero168@Oct 14 2005, 05:14 AM
i had them and they both pass and driver went out on me, like wtf. i just have stock looking bulbs now, but silvers are really nothing compared to hid which would be my next lights :)
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oh i agree after seeing cliff's HID setup.

[14neonz]

I have the highs and lows too, and I really like them. I wish I bought mine at Advance Auto Parts though (like SlickSketcher), because they cost me 37/pair at Wal-Mart.

[coredump]

I'm on my second set of Silverstars now. They provide so much more light than stocks do which is awesome. My only beef i they only last about a year (and that was confirmed a while back on their website).

[jabartram]

i pulled my silverstars out and put in streetglows, much better and less cost.

[cgriffin]

does the bulb truly shine kinda blue ish purple?

[Silentalero]

its whitish but i went through 2 sets on the acura (9006) and i got tired of it so i went HID :) nicest part is im swapping em over to the alero once i sell the car

[King Asoka]

yeah, the silverstars are a good step up from stock, but they only last a year or so and for the price it isnt really worth it. Ive had my High beams for two years, but ive replaced both my lows once in two years.....I highly reconmend getting hids instead.

[coredump]

Originally posted by King Asoka@Oct 14 2005, 01:02 PM
I highly reconmend getting hids instead.
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Doesnt going HID require a whole lot of extra work and money? I didnt think there was any easy way to go HID on our cars.

[pawzbear]

^ yeh, what work is involved?

I went with silverstars because i could just pop 'em in and be done. And i have been quite satisfied.. however i am interested in HIDs..

[Wildman]

Funny to see this thread, cause I just replaced a low beam silverstar in my olds today. As far as lasting a year, I might argue with that, this is the second headlight bulb I've changed within a year, and the fog lights ive replaced about 4 of them.

Originally posted by hurstalero@Oct 13 2005, 10:13 PM
To bad Silverstars don't make fogs for our rides.

Not a direct replacement, but you can use the silverstar #883 i think it is, (I should have it memorized by now). Its a straight socket instead of the 90 degree type that the stock foglight bulb has.

[King Asoka]

^well ill say this, they last at most a year then....

for a hid kit its not that difficult. the ones Ive seen around here call for very little work. you find a good place to mount the ballast, run the wires, its plug and play, and insert the bulb like you would any other.

The cost is the big factor, but the bulbs will last a good long while. I cant quote exact life of the bulbs but if you do some searching im sure you will find it quite easily.

I can get a kit locally for maybe 300-400 CAD.

all you need is hids for your lows and use silver stars for your highs. Unless your really picky.

[SlickSketcher]

it would be awesome to have HID, but i can't afford that, so i'll stick with silverstar for now.

[Satsuriku]

just a quick question, would we use the 90 degree bulbs or the straight bulds for our cars or does it even matter?

[Coupe]

So Alero's have both a high beem bulb AND a low beem bulb? I own a GA and we use 9007's and they are both high and low in one bulb.
Im waiting for my clear chrome head lights to come in and im gonna use silverstars. They are heavily recomended on GA's also.

[Naich]

Yeah, Aleros have both high beam and low beam bulbs.

I've had my silverstars for about 18 months, both high and low beams. I think they are very nice bulbs.

I've had the run of bulbs too... from eurolite, to street glow, to some funky japanese bulbs, to HID's and finally to Silverstars.

I think I was the first one on this site to do an HID conversion on an Alero. It looked nice, but HID's don't give the full effect unless you retrofit projectors into the headlight housing. HIDs in themselves are already an expensive project, but add in retrofitting projectors, and you have an $700-$1000 project on your hands. Even if you do it yourself, it is going to cost over $500.

All the other brands bulbs I've used have burned out the wiring harnesses inside the headlights within a couple of months. Silverstars don't do that. I've heard that the Phillips bulbs don't burn out the harnesses either.

But I dig the silverstars. I think they're a nice compramise between good looks, functionality, and price.

[burg03]

I have silver stars as high and low on mines, and no problems yet.

[eag182]

I have HIDs and they make silverstars look like, well, take a look:

http://www.pbase.com/eag182/image/54961779

:pimp:

[Satsuriku]

Satsuriku Posted Today, 08:58 AM
just a quick question, would we use the 90 degree bulbs or the straight bulds for our cars or does it even matter?

:cry:

can anyone let me know about this?

[Naich]

The 90 degree bend helps get it into the correct position, but you don't need 90 degree bulbs. It might take a little work to get straight ones to fit.

And eag, the camera adds a lot to the actual difference in the pic you show. They are definately better, but silverstars don't look yellow like that in actual use.

[Str33tRacer]

i was gunna was WOW silverstars suck... yeah but on the silverstar package it said they were a kalvin temp of 4000 and isnt that the stock temperature as well?? i was looking at 6000 to get a clearer color without the blueish tint

[Satsuriku]

hey guys, what is the model number for the clear bulbs that blink amber for the signal? for some reason i cant seem to find them. i know the size of the bulb is 3157. thanx team ^_^

[ddba12]

Yep I just got a set of the 9006 low beams at advance auto parts for $36.88 and planning on getting the highs.

[Satsuriku]

i found some signal bulbs (3175) but they look like they have a blue tint in it, i don't know if thats what these are suppose to look like or if its the packaging thats doing it. someone let me know? thanks :cool:

[strtrydr]

^ ...(If by signal bulb, you mean turn signal then)... I have those bulbs and they have a blueish tint when not being used but they glow amber when turned on!

Anyway, I have had my silverstars (high & low) for almost 2yrs...will be 2 yrs at the end of this month...and i still haven't had any problems with them yet.

Originally posted by Satsuriku@Mar 15 2006, 07:48 AM
hey guys, what is the model number for the clear bulbs that blink amber for the signal? for some reason i cant seem to find them. i know the size of the bulb is 3157. thanx team ^_^
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If your after the ones that are chrome but flash amber look up TITAN BULBS they make them. If you want a clear bulb that flashes amber then i can't help you with that one...the answer has eluded me too!

[Satsuriku]

^damn, anyone able to answer that for both me and strtrydr??

[cavaliers60]

I have the silverstar amber turn signal bulbs... they have the blueish tint to them, but I really like them... They have a darker Amber color than the standard amber bulbs... Here's a pic of my car with them...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/100_5747.jpg

I also love the Silverstar headlight bulbs... HIDs are just too expensive for me.. lol

Also for the people who are having poor life on their headlights, one tip if you didn't already know, if you touch the bulb, you are pretty much screwed on bulb life... oils on your hands create hot spots on your bulb which decreases bulb life... I've had this happen to me once.... and my bulb actually exploded.... but that was in my old car.. :lol: so it didn't matter to me. :lol:

[strtrydr]

^ I can vouch for the fact that touching the bulbs reduces their lifespan; I know this from replacing bulbs at my job, they always tell us NOT to touch the bulb or we will be replacing them real soon.

I made sure that i didn't touch the bulb when i installed mine, so that is probably why my silverstars have lasted so long!

Originally posted by cavaliers60@Mar 17 2006, 10:07 AM
I have the silverstar amber turn signal bulbs... they have the blueish tint to them, but I really like them... They have a darker Amber color than the standard amber bulbs...

...I also love the Silverstar headlight bulbs... HIDs are just too expensive for me.. lol...

*OMISSIONS MADE TO QUOTE BY: strtrydr*
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Yeah, that is the same setup i am running right now and like i said before the whole setup has lasted almost 2yrs so far!

[99redcoupe]

how do you take the freakin signal bulbs out?

[clutch1]

If you buy the new bulbs they'll be on a long rectangular box plug thing. It'll be obviously because it's the base of the bulbs and the only other part is the bulb itself. Besically you just gotta look for that box on the stock turn signal bulbs and pull it out. I think there's a sub assembly you can take out to make it easier by pressing a couple of tabs in and pulling, too. Just poke around with it and you'll figure it out if that didn't help.

[Redog]

yeah, the silverstars are a good step up from stock, but they only last a year or so and for the price it isnt really worth it. Ive had my High beams for two years, but ive replaced both my lows once in two years.....I highly reconmend getting hids instead.

Then something is wrong, I had my Silverstars in for 3 years now

[99redcoupe]

what white tab are you talking about i cant find any of them to press down.
what am i missing sorry for the stupid questions