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Sylvania Silverstar bulbs
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Sun November 8, 2009
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89% of reviewers
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8.6
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Description:
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What if you had more light when you needed it most, like while driving at night. Brighter light is as easy as upgrading to SilverStar® - the brightest, whitest, 100% legal halogen headlights.
SilverStar® is whiter light, closer to the color of daylight. Whiter light helps you see better at night. And if your night vision is better, night driving is safer.
Upgrade to SilverStar, seeing is believing.
ww.sylvania.com
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ExplorerDMB
Moderator/Technician
Registered: January 2004
Posts: 6267
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Review Date: Sat January 21, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Good Lighting
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I put a set of these in my girlfriends 01 Mustang and they illuminated the road pretty well. I like them and so does she.
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My Useful Threads (38 Entries and Growing)
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celly
elitebychoicenotcharity
Registered: July 2004
Posts: 5504
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Review Date: Sat January 21, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Whiter light, seem brighter than stock
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Cons:
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Expensive
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I'm on my second set of Silverstar 9007s only because I sold my last Explorer and left the Silverstars on for the next driver. I remember reading lots of complaints that these things don't last long, but they seemed to be working for me before and they're working well for the few months they've been on. This was one of the first mods I did for my '99 Eddie Bauer.
While these bulbs have a whiter colour, they are nowhere near the colour of HIDs like Sylvania seems to advertise and other users claim. They're whiter than stock though and do seem brighter than stock as well.
Not the cheapest bulbs around, but not bad.
Overall I like these bulbs, but I'm still not convinced they're worth the premium price you pay for them.
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 '99 EB 5.0 V8, TMH, 1" Trick Flow UI spacer, Custom Volant based CAI (incl C&L MAF body), XC2 w/Henson tunes, Flo Pro catback, Iraggi 260 amp HO alt, EE swaybar & airdam, projector HIDs, Powdercoating by Turdle, Amsoil everywhere, other stuff.
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I didnt even waste my time to read that, nor will I, however I read some of it. 
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aldive
Elite Explorer
Registered: January 2001
Posts: 25269
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Review Date: Sat January 21, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Excellent lighting
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None
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I have them in the headlights, fog lights and clear corners.
Excellent light.
Highly recommend.
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Al Franklin
My truck
My Quest for 30
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dreamr
Hiding..... somewhere
Registered: October 2003
Posts: 3694
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Review Date: Fri January 27, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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excellent light
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I have them in both headlights and corners.
Honestly I do not kniow why all bulbs are not this bright. They are not overly piercing on other drivers eyes as are HID's and many of the bluer lights, yet they significantly enhanced the effectiveness of my headlights.
As to the corners I like the ionized coating in my clear corners. The lights appear to be irridescent blue/orange/gold. Yet they light up amber.
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Brenda ( Mustang Registry )
The Skunk ( Traxxas Registry )
Petite Pied ( Explorer Registry )
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dannyb420
Elite Explorer
Registered: January 2002
Posts: 533
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Review Date: Fri December 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Bright, White!
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None
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Great overall light, life is long, have not had mine burn out yet, on for 1.5 years!
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2009 Mercedes C300 Sport 4Matic,1999 Four Winns 298 Vista Twin Volvo 350's
SOLD'04 XLT Tinted windows, 10" Infinity Basslink, custom Sirius satellite mount,K&N Filters throughout,Sylvania Silverstar, eadlights,Fogs,signals w/ clear corners, LED puddle lights, license plate lights, and interior 265/70/16 Bridgestone Dueler REVO,F150 Recovery Hooks
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carlover
Elite Explorer
Registered: July 2005
Posts: 2748
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Review Date: Mon January 8, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Bright lighting.
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none
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Very nice upgrade from standard bulbs. Have had these on many cars over the years and had nothing but good experiences.
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Sean.
BTF built explorer race truck in progress.
BTF-FABRICATION.COM
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DoItBig
Wannabe Elite Explorer
Registered: November 2007
Posts: 77
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Review Date: Thu November 29, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Brighter and Whiter lighting
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If put on high trucks, can dazzle other drivers badly.
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I got these for my '96 Ford Taurus, Better lighting period.
They have allowed me to see things I never were able to see with my standard halogens. I've been shocked to see people in the dead of night walking! I never was able to see them before! Think of the possible accidents! This really helps if you want better lighting, but do not want HIDs or the possible Legality struggles of Xenon bulbs in non-projector housings.
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Current DD: 1999 Jeep Wrangler SE
My Garage Sitter:[Link]
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Alex C
Wannabe Elite Explorer
Registered: January 2008
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Fri January 18, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Increased visibility, nice white look, Reputable big name company
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Cons:
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A bit pricey (buy them when on sale or w/rebate)
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I replaced my highs and lows with Silverstar Ultras and my fogs with Silverstars. I also replaced my Harley headlight as well. They really do improve visibility. I had them on my previous vehicle ('00 Navigator) as well.
That being said, if you're buying them for looks, you may find whiter bulbs out there. Beware of what you're buying though; you usually get what you pay for...
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2004 Eddie Bauer Explorer (4.0 SOHC V-6)
CD-6 Audiophile HU w/factory DVD and Sirius, factory subwoofer, Ford Triptunes (Aux in)
Front and rear door speakers replaced with Polk DB570's ($49/pair at Crutchfield - easy self install)
Silverstar Ultra highs/lows, Silverstar fog lights
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x10engineer
Wannabe Elite Explorer
Registered: March 2006
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Sun November 8, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Nice light
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Cons:
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A lot of marketing hype
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I don't think these bulbs are worth double the price of regular bulbs (depending on which you buy you can be paying 1.5x the regular price).
They're claimed to be up to 50% brighter than ordinary bulbs. But if you read the fine print the measurements are made at 80% of the brightness of a normal bulb (they assume that the normal bulb gets dimmer with age). So if you do the math, buy a standard head light running at 100% brightness and it will be 25% brighter. The SilverStars run hotter and burn out quicker but they are at most about 20% brighter than a standard replacement bulb. For my money I'm buying regular headlights and replacing them more often. The SilverStars I have used seem to last about a year vs 3 to 4 for regular bulbs. I don't see a significant difference.
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